ATM Hack

  When the manuals are provided online and the default passwords are not changed on most system when installed you are just asking for problems. I think the main problem with this system is that you can enter programming mode straight from the keypad, this is convenient however it would be much more secure if the operator was required to unlock the front of the machine and flip a service

Rechargeable USB Battery

When I think of USB and batteries I automatically think of a device that uses a battery to make 5 Volts and outputs it using a USB jack. Moixa is doing the opposite, it uses a standard USB port to charge batteries. Best of all the plug is built into the battery. “No, they’re not the latest USB Flash drives in a fancy casing – Moixa’s USB Cell products are

Rybitski LED Tree

Chris Rybitski has made a creative LED tree using some new parts and some well placed recycled items. “All of the LEDs have a common ground (the 14 bare copper wires that are all soldered together to form a bouquet of wires). An insulated wire is then solderet to the anode of the leds and wrapped around the bare copper wire. Parts: * 14 ultrabright blue LED’s * xbox 360

Strida Folding Bike

  This is a go anywhere/store anywhere bike. The Strida is sure to turn some heads! “Features a rear pulley drive train kevlar belt drive rated up to 50,000 miles is greaseless and ultra durable. Strida is designed to need only a single speed. the gearing is 56 gear inches, roughly equivalent to 4th gear on a ten speed bike. Injection molded 16″ wheels are rustproof and never need truing.

Surface Mount Component Soldering

Sparkfun has put together a good guide on how to solder surface mount components. “More and more ICs come in surface mount packages only these days. And I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say ‘Well I can’t solder that because it’s SMD’. They’re wrong! You can solder anything. That’s right, anything from your own dorm-cell-room. This tutorial will show you just how to solder crazy things

DIY Server Rack

Deadly Computer Blog has some plans for a DIY Server Rack, who says you can’t buy computer gear at Lowe’s and Home Depot… “So, this is something mike has been looking to make for the past few days, ever since he got his new computer case for his awesome new computer. He originally wanted to buy a server rack, so he can mount his case in it, and mount the

iButton Electronic Lock

This project uses a Dallas iButton to operate an electronic lock. Have a look at the full article for lots of detail and project source code to build your own. "This electronic lock can be used with any type of iButtons you may already have, since the only thing needed is the internal serial number, that’s different for every iButton. The command used to read the serial number is the