March 16, 2008
DIY HACK - How to make an NES Game Cartridge Harmonica or ‘HarmoNESica’!
This one deserves our attention due to the fact that the creator is ‘masked’ to protect his online identity. Just kidding, this DIY is about how to make an NES Game Cartridge, (that’s right, I bet you got one of those in your garage somewhere) into a HarmoNESica. Basically, it’s a Harmonica, but you can make it look cool. ... More
March 2, 2008
Wii HACK - Wiimote Curtain Control!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Haha, this one is cool one to have. The curtain control system is an existing system from Goelst and is called “G-Rail 6200″. Normally it is controlled by infrared or wallswitches. However, it can also be controlled with a CAN bus. I used t ... More
February 14, 2008
DIY HACK - Convert thin air into electricity!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Ever thought of turning electrical waves floating in the air into electricity? Well, here a guide if you need it. This is btw, similar to the new “wireless” batteries that Phillips is working on. (i think it’s phillips…) via HighT3ch ... More
DIY HACK - HOWTO build your own in-car PC!
Here’s a good one on how to build your own in-car PC! Although I wouldn’t recommended as people woud probably rob you as quickly as you install it. As a marine electrician I’ve installed a few desktops in yachts to avoid the above mentioned problems so when I bought a used Grand Caravan in July and it had this empty space betwee ... More
February 10, 2008
DIY HACK - HOWTO Make A Dangerous Blow-pipe!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s something you can make to torture your neighbors. Well…j.k. Imagine there is a famine and you are back to the hunter-gatherer times. If worst comes to worst and you need to catch a rabbit, a rat or anything that is digestable or anything that ... More
January 26, 2008
Atmel AVR HACK - Temperature Controller using Microcontroller AVR
Check out the Atmel AVR temperature controller hack, although I made a better one last year that can be controlled via ethernet, the case looks awesome! Wine doesn’t like subzero temperatures, and during wintertime, my “winecellar” got pretty cold. There was an electric heating element, but the thermostat was broken, so it was ... More
January 18, 2008
Gamer Tries to Build Nuclear Reactor at Home, FBI Came Around to Play
Cool, this guy’s on TV for tryin’ to build a nuclear reactor. Too bad he didn’t have a SiteHoppin.com shirt on… :p Apparently bored of his amateur game-building hobby, he decided to try to make a small-scale nuclear reaction in his room, blogging his antics on the web. Someone blew the whistle on him when he made claims ab ... More
January 15, 2008
SiteHoppin’ Entrecard Tech Blogs - Microcontroller AVR Oscilloscope
I’ve summed up all the tech blog on Entrecard on SiteHoppin so you can use the following link to “site hop” tech blogs: http://SiteHoppin.com/Special:Random?tags=entrecard-tech&mode=2 We will be doing a special, “Site Hoppin’” through all Entrecard tech blogs and (hopefully) get an interesting post per each ... More
January 14, 2008
DIY HACK - HOWTO build a “Fire Alarm” Alarm Clock
Wow, this has to be the loudest and best solution for you doozers. Ever sleep-in because your alarm clock wasn’t loud enough? With this design that is guaranteed not to happen! This hack takes a standard cheap alarm clock, some interface components and a fire alarm bell to get the job done right. Normally these small alarm clocks use a piezo buz ... More
January 6, 2008
DIY HACK - HOWTO Use your iPod Touch as VOIP Phone!!!
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Well, this isn’t actually a howto but it’s such a great hack, we had to the title. Watch the videos as the authors hack it into a VOIP phone. via Makezine Cons ... More
December 17, 2007
How To Make A “Secret Container” Out Of A LIGHTER
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s how to make a secret container out of your regular BIC lighter. Cool stuff. via instructables bic, Cool, Cool, cool_stuff, DoItYourself!, DoItYourself!, Entertainment, Entertainment, Hack, Hack, lighter, Projects, Projects, secret, Video, Video ... More
Zedomax Christmas Wreath now on… Lifehacker!
TIgHT! We are on Lifehacker!!! Although it’s been almost a year since we last made that Christmas Wreath! Happy Holidays everybody! Special Thanks shotout to Tamar Weinberg for featuring it as a Weekend Project. You made my weekend! AOL, AOL, Blog, Blog, christmas, christmas_wreath, Consumer, Consumer, Cool, Cool, DIY Zedomax, DIY Z ... More
November 14, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make some sounds with Arduino!
So, you want to make some sounds with the Arduino you just bought last Friday? Check out uCHobby as they show you how to do some basic stuff with sound and Arduino including how to make “Hello World” sound using a PC speaker. This is the second in a series of articles about generating sound with an Arduino. The first article co ... More
November 13, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make a Solar-powered bike helmet with night lights!
Wow, it looks like there a lot of solar powered stuff that’s coming out lately. Check out this instructable that shows you how to make a solar powered bike helmet with night lights! This project could be done in many different ways and I spent a lot of time trying different parts and ideas. The key breakthroughs for me were to use 3 AAA bat ... More
November 12, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make a Christmas Tree Projector!
If you ever need to prepare for Christmas this year and you DON’T want to bring a real Christmas tree into your house, you can prepare yourself right by making one of theses Christmas Tree Projectors! (Warning, your cat or dog might think it’s real…) This device, projects an image of a Christmas tree onto the wall. The size of ... More
November 9, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO hack an industrial sewing machine!
Looks like Lady Ladyada hacked an industrial sewing machine. Definitely check it out. Unlike little portables which turn on the DC motor when the foot-lever is pressed, industrials use a clutch motor. The motor is running the moment you turn it on, and when the foot-lever is pressed, it moves the clutch towards the motor, engaging it. This means ... More
3-Axis servo motor drawing “HackADay”
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Here’s the video if you can’t see it. (some kinda YouTube bug…yes blame it on the big company) Cool, check out this awesome 3-Axis servo motor drawing “HackADay”. You can get the board for really cheap from this guy. The preprog ... More
November 7, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO make your own 360 panoramic photo-bot
Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Wow, check out this instructable on HOWTO make your own 360 degrees panoramic photo-bot! this is my 360 panoramic photo robot, the idea is shooting in 360 degrees in the smaller time as possible without errors, take the panoramic in a hard conditions and fun!. t ... More
November 5, 2007
DIY HACK - HOWTO convert an Arduino into AVR chip programming hardware for use with AVRDude
Into AVR chip programming? Check out how you can convert an Arduino into an AVR chip programming hardware for use with AVRDude! By the way, AVR is microcontrollers from Atmel. Check out AVRFreaks for good AVR info. (Thanks David for the tip! ) I ported the Atmel AVR910 In System Programmer protocol to the Arduino. Now I can write programs to my ... More