video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksi4jm_Gkjk
Here’s a cool Wii HACK someone made that unlocks a door! It uses FreeBSD, some type of bluetooth device, and Wiimote to make it a complete system. I bet you can use less parts. Will someone hack one again soon?
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFynVo836dI
This is sick! Check out the servo snakebot using an Atmel Atmega32 microcontroller and bunch of Futaba servos! You can see more videos of the snakebot here.
Check out this mouse jiggler that jiggles your mouse annoying when plugged into any computer. You might have to call the IT department if you don’t know if the USB jiggler was inserted into your PC by your evil spirited co-worker. Talking about evil spirited co-workers, check out the USB Mouse Prank Garrett did on me the other day. (Well, Garrett is not evil, he’s a nice guy~)
video://blip.tv/file/get/Make-MakerFaireMay19539
Cool, check out the Maker Faire Showcase video. Nice hat Phil! (Are you going to wear it at the faire?)
Yes, make to check out Zedomax at Maker Faire. We will have live blogging where you can get yourself on Zedomax!
We will have some fun stuff like USB Mouse Prank and
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aPQqNt15-o
Oooh, check out this cool simple homopolar motor made with a standard AA battery, magnet, and some wires!
If you want to check out some real industrial motor stuff, make sure to check out our DIY with some industrial steppers.
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Cool, this guy jumped out while Bill Gates was speaking at Peking University in China. I think Microsoft should go open-source…
Wen sez, “On April, 20th, Bill Gates went to Peking University to give a talk titled “Creativity, China, Future”. After the talk, someone held a piece of paper written with ‘Free software, Open source’ rushed to the stage before Mr. Gates while spoke word to support open source software. It is
video://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgfLLWjYp4s
Check out this cool Roomba that can shoot continuous soft BBs to the target which it tracked through it’s laser sighting.
This is a current project of mine, hacking a Roomba Red. After seeing all the roomba hacks on MAKE and Hack A Day I really wanted to build my own bluetooth controlled roomba. What really finally motivated me was seeing all the different projects on
video://blip.tv/file/get/Zedomax-USBMousePrankDevice395
I was at work trying to draw some stuff and Garrett came over with his USB Hid Portal device and plugged it into my USB hub (which was annoying at first) then suddenly my mouse started making circles on its own! So we decided to call this the USB Mouse Prank Device… There’s really no howto on this but you can check out Garrett’s past USB projects such as:
Tight, check out this really cool M&M Line Trace Robot! It’s awesome! They should sell these at M&M stores. (I recently bought a M&M sculpture for my dad’s birthday but this is even better!)
For the holidays, my local grocery store sold m&m’s candy containers in the shape of a racecar. The containers are painted metal (probably steel), with a thin plastic coating on the inside. A dinky package of plain m&m
Here’s a cool Deer Repellent for those of you with deers on your front yard that eat up your plants. But just turn it off on Christmas so Rudolph the Raindeer doesn’t get scared.
My original “Deer Repellent/ Seismic Sensor” recommended using a speaker with a weight glued to the cone as a vibration sensor (see bottom of page) but it recently occurred to me that the speaker could supply the mass itself. By gluing
