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Arduino Hack - How to Connect Sensors to Pachube!

by max on June 30th, 2009
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Do you want to learn how to connect sensors via Arduino to the free online monitoring site, Pachube? This could be a great way to monitor any of your Aduino projects, even if you are on the other side of the globe. I recently discovered Pachube and have just fell in love with it. This is a video of my first Pachube project and what I’ve been able to do. I connected two light sens ...

Motorcycle Hack - How to Make a Motorcycle Control Panel!

by max on June 10th, 2009
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I am not really sure what the point of gathering data on a motorcycle would be for, (as I rather just go really fast) but you can surely make one of these motorcycle control panel from Arduino and gather data for fine-tuning your motorcycle. Hey, I’m really pleased with how this is going. This is still a prototype but it’s functionally complete and works very well. It’s messy b ...

DIY RGB LED Color Table!

by max on June 9th, 2009
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Here’s an awesome DIY RGB LED Color Table that will knock the socks off your shoes. Check out the videos at the bottom where you can watch the RGB table go nuts with equalizers. Hmmm… I wonder if he can turn it into a Tetris game, “that” would be awesome. My name is Edo, I am a 23 years old from Hamburg Germany and I’m studying computer science at the Hambur ...

Arduino Hack - DIY Ultrasonic Cat Water Dish Monitor/Twitter!

by max on June 9th, 2009
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Check out this cool device that can monitor a cat’s water dish and also twits it to Twitter. 1. Arduino waits for serial communication from computer connected by USB. Upon request from the computer, it will take a water level reading and send it back. 2. The computer, an NSLU2 reflashed with De ...

DIY Guitar Hero Robot Video!

by max on May 11th, 2009
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Wow, check out this DIY guitar hero robot that pretty much beats most humans. I’ve made some progress on my “Guitar Hero Robot” mod. I dissected a used “Guitar Hero” guitar and wired its inputs to the nifty Arduino Duemilanove . Now the sensor input feeds the notes back into the X-Box. via make Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen ...

Twitter Hack - How to Make a Twitter Power Meter!

by max on April 10th, 2009
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Twitter has probably been the hottest growing social networking/microblogging service this year hands-down. Needless to say, its uses are endless and great for the DIY community for tinkerers, makers and alike. Without further due, I announce Lady Ada’s new Tweet-A-Watt power meter system so you will know exactly how much energy your “twittering” is costing you. I di ...

Nintendo Hack - How to Convert your PowerGlove into a Wiimote-lik ...

by max on April 7th, 2009
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Do you remember when the first Nintendo PowerGlove came out? It was like the tightest game controller ever. Well, nowdays “nobody” uses a PowerGlove but here’s a guy who hacked it, added an accelerometer, and now functional just like a Wiimote, or maybe even better. Over the past month, I’ve done just that. I stripped the guts out of an original Power Glove, replace ...

Arduino Hack - Arduino Unmanned Aerial Vehicle!

by max on December 11th, 2008
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Download latest version of Flash to view video!. Click Here to View in Full Screen Mode Stuff like this really interest me as I find it amazing how you can fit an Arduino in an UAV such as this one. As you can see; when the Blade CX2 bounces on the ground, the power wire for the compass comes unplugged, then the rudder is out of control, which allows the Blade CX2 to spin, then the proxi ...

Arduino Hack - How to Make a Nintendo Keyless Entry System!

by max on December 11th, 2008
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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 Here’s a fun hack that uses a Nintendo controller, Arduino, and CD drive to create a fun, keyless entry system. Use a Classic Nintendo controller to lock and unlock your door! The output from the Controller i ...

DIY Arduino Rotating LED Persistance Of Vision(POV) Display!

by max on November 6th, 2008
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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 Here’s a really cool DIY that involves an Arduino microcontroller module, LEDs, and a motor to spin the freak out of the POV display. I really enjoy this except I can’t understand the language on the ...