now that Thanksgiving is in full swing, I believe I can safely mention Christmas without getting the beat down. In this project, Christmas is just an reason to develop a parallel port linked manage box capable of changing 320 private circuits. The interface is built out of two kinds of chips: the 138 decoder as […]
If you’re trying to find a last-minute Christmas present, you probably won’t have enough time to reproduce [Helmar’s] candle-powered Christmas card. He’s been working on it for a few years now, considering that his first prototype in 2010. Though he pieced together the original card with parts lying around his workshop, the most recent iteration looks […]
We often read about the minicomputers of the 1960s, and see examples of their use in university research laboratories or medium-sized companies where they might have managed the accounts. It’s tempting though to believe that much of the world in those last decades of the analogue era remained untouched by computing, only succumbing in the […]
much fuss has been made over the strength of 3D printed parts. These parts are certainly stronger in one direction than another, and post processing can increase that strength. What we’re lacking is real data. Luckily, [Justin Lam] has just the thing for us: he’s evaluated annealed printed plastics, and the results are encouraging. The […]
Well, we have to admit, we never saw this coming… A 3D printed lawn mower? What? Why? Huh? How? Those were at least a few of the thoughts running through our head when we saw this come in on the tips line. [Hans Fouche] has a giant 3D printer that takes up most of the […]
A large ransomware assault is currently under way. It was very first commonly reported having crippled the UK medical facility system, however has because spread to various other systems throughout the world including FedEx in the US, the Russian interior Ministry, as well as telecommunications firms in Spain as well as Russia. The virus is […]
I’m not sure exactly how many readers keep an eye on our Twitter account: @hackaday. We hit a new milestone today at 40,000 followers. For those of you who have been watching the Twitter feed recently, you’ve probably noticed it’s no longer limited to simply announcing each new post as it hits the front page. Madness, […]
[Jack] sent in his writeup for Web enabling a house lamp. While we will certainly have some comments stating this is as well simple, it does a excellent task of breaking things down to the basics. For those that aren’t confident in their electronic skills, this is an easy hack to a commercial device that greatly […]
Yes, Kindles are wonderful, a computer full of PDFs are awesome, and [Tim Berners-Lee] will probably go down in history as a lot more crucial than [Gutenberg]. That doesn’t indicate there’s not something intangible about books that brings out the affections of so lots of bibliophiles. even a book filled with blank pages can be […]
This job is a fantastic example of the Raspberry Pi’s ability to eclipse Arduino when it pertains to interaction. [Fall Deaf] mentions that he utilized to utilize an Arduino board with an Ethernet shield to add extensible interactivity to his project. but this one, which is a home automation lamp project, utilizes a Raspberry Pi instead. […]