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Controlling your home with tiny, cheap touchscreens

https://a.wholelottanothing.org/controlling-your-home-with-tiny-cheap-touchscreens/?ref=a-whole-lotta-nothing-newsletter
This turned out really well and was a cheap solution to my problems (it cost me about$16 but it currently shows me $21 for a screen). In the weeks since I set it up, it's been so useful for everyone else in the house that I'm considering buying one for the kitchen to control all the living room lights without anyone having to take their phones out, and another one in my barn to turn all the lights on whenever I walk in (currently I always fire up the Apple Home app and run a shortcut to turn on the 6 different light switches).
#diy #esp32 #hardware #homeassistant #iot
archive.org #38800

A perfect mix of 3D printing and woodworking

https://a.wholelottanothing.org/a-perfect-mix-of-3d-printing-and-woodworking/?ref=a-whole-lotta-nothing-newsletter
I love that this might be the last crosscut sled I may ever need to build, because I can replace all the parts that get chewed up over time by saw blades. And I love that this guy from YouTube or other woodworkers might dream up any number of entirely new jigs that I could also plop into the sled someday.
#3dprinting #diy #woodworking
archive.org #38665

Dungeons and Dryers · thega.me.uk

https://thega.me.uk/2026/07/dungeons-and-dryers/
But last weekend, while I was running my monthly ‘Storm King’s Thunder’ D&D campaign, I asked one of the group to help me get the dryer down from the shelf. Immediately the group set to work removing the back panel and trying to figure out what was wrong with it, while still playing D&D.
#diy #dnd #funny #gaming
archive.org #38645

OpenTools / OpenPrinter

https://www.opentools.studio/
a repairable, compact, and robust printer designed to last. Fully repairable and equipped with a refillable ink system, it adapts to your needs while reducing your printing costs. Easy to maintain, it offers a sustainable, economical, and eco-friendly alternative to traditional printers.
#diy #hardware #open #printers
archive.org #38616

Banned Book Library | Rick's Blog

https://www.richardosgood.com/posts/banned-book-library/
A long while back I had an idea to hack a WiFi smart light bulb to do something more useful to me. Actually, I had a few different ideas of things to do with them. One of these ideas was to modify the device to have an open WiFi access point and a web server hosting banned books. The idea was that if you lived somewhere that banned books you thought were important, you could theoretically stick a digital copy of the book on one of these light bulbs. Then you could go install it somewhere in your community. As long as the light bulb is switched on, then anyone in the vicinity can still access the banned material assuming they have an electronic device with WiFi. Since the device is a light bulb, it would be difficult to detect and likely to go unnoticed. A cyberpunk digital dead drop. These devices are also fairly inexpensive, so leaving them around town as is hopefully not very cost prohibitive.
#books #cyberpunk #diy #esp32 #hacks #hardware #iot
archive.org #38581

ESP32 Life

https://benbrown.com/txt/read/2026-05-11
As I continue to try to unbundle my hobbies from the iphone, these ESP32 devices have played a really big role. An open product like this promises a tinkerer like me much more than a useful gadget - it can become MY gadget, something modified and tuned to my specific needs and aesthetic quirks. There is no corpo telemetry tracker sneaking onto my gadget, only the stupid shit I put there!! And when I get tired of that thing, I can always flash it with something else. I can't say that about my phone.
#diy #esp32 #hacking #hardware
archive.org #38542

How to turn anything into a router

https://nbailey.ca/post/router/
Fortunately, you can make a router out of basically anything resembling a computer. I’ve used a linux powered mini-pc as my own router for many years, and have posted a few times before about how to make linux routers and firewalls in that time. It’s been rock solid stable, and the only issue I’ve had over the years was wearing out a $20 mSATA drive. While I use Debian typically, Alpine linux probably works just as well, perhaps better if you’re familiar with it. As long as the device runs Linux well and has a couple USB ports, you’re good to go. Mini-PCs, desktop PCs, SBCs, rackmount servers, old laptops, or purpose built devices will all work.
#diy #hardware #linux #networking #routers
archive.org #38434

Making The Zelda G&W Into A MODERN Emulation Powerhouse Because Nintendon’t | Zelda 40th Anniversary - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YIHjUM8Qms&t=849s
Zelda turns 40 years old, so for its big anniversary we turned the tiny Zelda Game & Watch into a pocket-sized emulation powerhouse. In this video, I upgrade the Zelda Game & Watch with expanded memory, custom firmware, and a microSD card slot for unlimited storage, unlocking support for tons of classic retro consoles, save states, and a fully customizable UI. All on real Nintendo hardware! It’s open-source, community-driven and absolutely insane.
#diy #emulation #hacks #hardware #nes #nifty #nintendo #zelda
archive.org #38324

マリウス . Hold on to Your Hardware

https://xn--gckvb8fzb.com/hold-on-to-your-hardware/
There is a darker, conspiratorial interpretation of today’s hardware trends that reads less like market economics and more like a rehearsal for a managed future. Businesses, having discovered that ownership is inefficient and obedience is profitable, are quietly steering society toward a world where no one owns compute at all, where hardware exists only as an abstraction rented back to the public through virtual servers, SaaS subscriptions, and metered experiences, and where digital sovereignty, that anyone with a PC tower under their desk once had, becomes an outdated, eccentric, and even suspicious concept.
#diy #future #hardware #selfhosting
archive.org #38322

‘I’m very stupid’: SF tech founder jailed in Davos for bomb-lookalike device

https://sfstandard.com/2026/01/22/tech-dude-davos-bomb-lookalike-device/
Sebastian Heyneman, a Rincon Hill resident, has worked at Asana, Notion, and 11x in data and product roles. He traveled to Davos on Thursday, hoping to pitch an anti-fraud hardware device to the global elite attending the forum. After leaving the prototype unattended in the lobby of the Grandhotel Belvédère, Heyneman found himself detained by Swiss authorities for 13 hours, having his fingerprints checked against a database of international spies.
#davos #derp #diy #tech #vibecoding
archive.org #38221

I absolutely LOVE woodworking

https://a.wholelottanothing.org/i-absolutely-love-woodworking/
I've been a homeowner for about 20 years, and in that time I picked up a handful of DIY skills, but my work was always sloppy due to my limited experience. I was envious of uncles or neighbors with garages who could build or fix virtually anything as it seemed like having a superpower, like the kid in school who could solve any Rubik's cube.
#diy #makers #woodworking
archive.org #38203

I built a DIY security camera with Frigate, and it's easier than you think

https://www.xda-developers.com/i-built-a-diy-security-camera-with-frigate/
With their remote monitoring, motion detection, PTZ control, and data storing provisions, Network Video Recorders are a great way to turn a bunch of IP cameras into a full-fledged surveillance system. Better yet, the self-hosting landscape is chock-full of cool NVR solutions that not only let you manage your security footage, but also preserve your privacy and money while doing so. I’ve tinkered with a handful of these tools over the last couple of months, and while some may specialize in certain aspects, Frigate is ideal for building a DIY security camera system.
#cameras #diy #frigate #selfhosting #smarthome #video
archive.org #38152

Thin Desires Are Eating Your Life

https://www.joanwestenberg.com/thin-desires-are-eating-your-life/?ref=westenberg-newsletter
You'll spend an afternoon doing something that cannot be made faster, producing something that you could have bought for four dollars, and in the process you'll recover some capacity for patience that the attention economy has been methodically stripping away.
#desire #diy #life
archive.org #38113

GitHub - modem-works/dream-recorder: Dream Recorder is an open-source venture by Modem. Developed in close collaboration with Mark Hinch (software & hardware), Ben Levinas and Joe Tsao (industrial design), and Alexis Jamet (illustrations).

https://github.com/modem-works/dream-recorder
Dream Recorder is an open-source venture by Modem. Developed in close collaboration with Mark Hinch (software & hardware), Ben Levinas and Joe Tsao (industrial design), and Alexis Jamet (illustrations).
#ai #art #diy #genai #llms #weird
archive.org #38093

wavephoenix/hardware/mini-receiver at main · loopj/wavephoenix

https://github.com/loopj/wavephoenix/tree/main/hardware/mini-receiver
The WavePhoenix Mini Receiver is a small, low-cost WaveBird receiver replacement. It has been designed to be as cheap as possible (~$4 in parts) and simple to build. The receiver uses a cheap, off-the-shelf wireless module (the RF-BM-BG22C3), which can either be hand-wired, or assembled onto a custom PCB.
#diy #gaming #hardware #n64 #retro #wavebird
archive.org #38092

The Unexpected Joys Of Hacking An Old Kindle | Hackaday

https://hackaday.com/2025/11/24/the-unexpected-joys-of-hacking-an-old-kindle/
Make no mistake, I’m greatly appreciative of the fact that we now have mature single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi available for a reasonable cost. But taking what’s essentially consumer e-waste and turning it into a useful platform for learning and experimentation is the true hacker way. So whether you’ve got a Kindle collecting dust somewhere at home, or end up grabbing a few off of eBay for a song, I invite you to bust out the USB-serial adapter and start exploring.
#amazon #diy #hacks #kindle #linux
archive.org #38025

BuildList.org

https://buildlist.org/#overview
A directory of on-demand manufacturers for your creative projects. Each site listed has instant quotes / online ordering so you can upload your project files and immediately see how much it will cost and how long i
#3dprinting #cnc #diy #projects
archive.org #37988

Running Minecraft on a lightbulb

https://hackaday.com/2025/11/13/running-a-minecraft-server-on-a-wifi-light-bulb/
WiFi-enabled ‘smart’ light bulbs are everywhere these days, and each one of them has a microcontroller inside that’s capable enough to run all sorts of interesting software. For example, [vimpo] decided to get one running a minimal Minecraft server
#diy #electronics #hacks #iot #minecraft
archive.org #37956

The Wrew: Core Dump

https://wrewtopia.com/read/2025-10-04
The thing is… it is made to run on an ESP12, which is very capable and very power efficient, but tends not to allow for external antennas and doesn’t have great WiFi range. I wanted more range. I want an external antenna. And I have a few spare ESP32’s sitting around that allow for external antennas and have better WiFi performance. So, I decided to try to port the firmware from the ESP12 to the ESP32.
#diy #esp32 #gadgets #hardware
archive.org #37828

8-input Video Switch

https://www.vwlowen.co.uk/radio/videoswitch2/index.htm
Instead of switching just four inputs, the new unit can switch 8 AV (composite) cameras and uses readily available transistors to do the switching in place of the potentially unreliable electro-mechanical relays. As a bonus, it is, of course, totally silent in use.
#diy #electronics #hacks #hardware #video
archive.org #37803

Meshtastic 64 Radio Demo on Commodore 64 - The Oasis BBS

https://theoasisbbs.com/meshtastic-64-radio-demo-on-commodore-64/?feed_id=5678&_unique_id=68dfcf2d76f81
The Meshtastic 64 Radio connects through the user port and sits inside a cartridge shell with a built-in battery. Once installed, the device powers up and runs with a custom BASIC program loaded from floppy disk. This software lets the Commodore 64 send and receive text messages across the Meshtastic network, linking retro hardware with modern mesh communication.
#c64 #commodore #diy #hardware #meshtastic #radio #retro
archive.org #37777

slash pages

https://slashpages.net/
Slash pages are common pages you can add to your website, usually with a standard, root-level slug like /now, /about, or /uses. They tend to describe the individual behind the site and are distinguishing characteristics of the IndieWeb.
#diy #indieweb #webdev
archive.org #29397

The Future is NOT Self-Hosted

https://www.drewlyton.com/story/the-future-is-not-self-hosted/
My wife and I now have a computer in our house that runs open-source equivalents to Google Drive, Google Photos, Audible, Kindle, and Netflix. It syncs to all of our devices. It's secured behind our own VPN. And it's wholly, truly owned by us. And this week, I want to share with you how I did it, what I learned, and why I think self-hosting is NOT the future we should be fighting for.
#cloud #diy #drm #selfhosting
archive.org #29400

Cidco MailStation as a Z80 Development Platform - joshua stein

https://jcs.org/2019/05/03/mailstation
The Cidco MailStation is a series of dedicated e-mail terminals sold in the 2000s as simple, standalone devices for people to use to send and receive e-mail over dialup modem. While their POP3 e-mail functionality is of little use today, the hardware is a neat Z80 development platform that integrates a 320x128 LCD, full QWERTY keyboard, and an internal modem. After purchasing one (ok, four) on eBay some months ago, I've learned enough about the platform to write my own software that allows it to be a terminal for accessing BBSes via its modem or as a terminal for a Unix machine connected over parallel cable.
#diy #hacks #retro #z80
archive.org #29453

Coin Cell Be Gone

https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/products/coin-cell-be-gone-5-pack
Got soldering kits that take side-insert CR2032 holders? Want to get rid of that coin cell holder and convert it to USB? The Coin Cell Be Gone does exactly this! Solder it directly to either a through-hole or surface mount side-insert footprint at the 3 castellations
#diy #electronics #hacks #hardware
archive.org #29563

It Goes Both Ways! Lithium Battery Charge-Boost Kit

https://www.alpenglowindustries.com/products/it-goes-both-ways-lipo-charge-boost-kit
Make your own power bank out of any (1000 mAh or over) lithium battery! Are you a fan of bi-directional USB-C? Hey, so are we! This awesome little board goes both ways - the USB-C connector is both an input to charge a lithium battery at 1.0-1.2A and an output that provides a boosted 5V from the battery at 1.2A!
#batteries #diy #electronics #hardware #usb #usbc
archive.org #29566

wrightwriter/Bonzomatic-Compute: Live shader coding tool and Shader Showdown workhorse

https://github.com/wrightwriter/Bonzomatic-Compute
This is a live-coding tool, where you can write a 2D fragment/pixel shader while it is running in the background. It's a fork of Bonzomatic that add network communication (WebSocket Server). The goal is to send a shader as text across a network and receive it somewhere else for display. The shader is send when you ask for compilation (ctrl+r) and also at regular updates (interval can be set in config.json) Bonzomatic can be launched as "sender" or as "grabber" if you want to send your shader or visualize a distant shader.
#coding #demoscene #diy #graphics #hacks #livecoding
archive.org #29570

The Sorbus Computer

https://xayax.net/sorbus/
The Sorbus Computer started with the idea on building a very simple and cheap 65C02 based computer. It was intended to show the operation of the CPU for a talk about historic computers during a talk and workshop (slides blow).
#6502 #diy #hacks #hardware #retro
archive.org #29571

Michael Kohn - modern 6502

https://www.mikekohn.net/micro/modern_6502.php
while doing my daily hackaday.com reading, I discovered the W65C265SXB board, a modern microcontroller with a 6502 (actually 65C816) at its core. I did a really good job resisting buying one for a while, but eventually gave in. To put this board to use I decided to put up this page with 3 small projects (added a 4th more recently) to show off some things that can be done with this newer 6502 chip
#6502 #diy #hardware #retro
archive.org #29581

Laser Cut Acrylic Provides Movie-Style Authentication | Hackaday

https://hackaday.com/2025/02/12/laser-cut-acrylic-provides-movie-style-authentication/
If you’ve seen Crimson Tide, or the first few minutes of WarGames, you might already know what this post is about. Both films prominently make use of a one-time authentication device which the user snaps in half to reveal a card that has some secret code printed on it — and as it turns out, there are at least two different projects that aim to replicate the props used in the movies.
#3dprinting #diy #toys
archive.org #29643

Dancing In The Datacenter

https://youtubesequencer.com/about
Have you ever hit the number keys while watching Youtube? That simple action jumps the video to different timestamps - and creative musicians have discovered you can use this like a primitive sampler. This observation sparked an idea. As someone who loves experimenting with drum machines like the Arturia Drumbrute, I wanted to take this Youtube "feature" and transform it into something musical. I built Youtube Sequencer using TypeScript and Redux to create a robust, reliable music-making tool that doesn't miss a beat. The result is a sequencer that turns any Youtube video into an instrument. Traditional sampling can be time-consuming, requiring you to download, trim, and import audio files. Youtube Sequencer removes these barriers - just paste a URL and start creating.
#diy #music #youtube
archive.org #29649

Giant USB Button – RasterWeb!

https://rasterweb.net/raster/2025/01/29/giant-usb-button/
Look, I’m just going to come out and say it… this Giant USB Button is probably too big! It’s 228.6mm x 228.6mm x 120mm (which is 9″x9″ x 4.725″). The thing is, when someone asks me to build something for them, and it seems interesting, I can’t really say no. And I did say “no” this time, but mainly due to the tight deadline. I said I would need about twice as much time as requested and luckily the client came back with “We can do that!” So I got to work…
#diy #electronics #hardware #usb
archive.org #29686

No Frills PCB Brings USB-C Power To The Breadboard | Hackaday

https://hackaday.com/2025/01/06/no-frills-pcb-brings-usb-c-power-to-the-breadboard/
[Axiometa] has recently unveiled a simple PCB that will plug into a standard solderless breadboard to provide 3.3 and 5 VDC when connected to a USB-C power supply. The device is going to start a crowdfunding campaign soon if you want to buy a completed one — but with the design files and Bill of Materials already up on GitHub, nothing stops you from spinning up your own version today.
#diy #electronics #hardware #usbc
archive.org #29718

Don’t build your castle in other people’s kingdoms – How To Market A Game

https://howtomarketagame.com/2021/11/01/dont-build-your-castle-in-other-peoples-kingdoms/
The kingdom gets absorbed by another neighboring King that has no idea why people where there in the first place and starts changing the laws and everyone leaves. Example: Tumblr There are countless tales of this happening. EVERY SINGLE EXTERNAL KINGDOM will do this to you. No matter how “cool” or “hip” they are right now. They will let you down.
#diy #indieweb #social #web
archive.org #29734

Install Docker natively on Android Phone and use it as a Home Server | CrackOverflow

https://crackoverflow.com/docs/system_administration/containerization/install-docker-natively-on-android-phone-and-use-it-as-a-home-server/
In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Docker on your Android phone, specifically using a OnePlus 6T with postmarketOS. I also wrote another blog post explaining how you can run this phone without a battery, allowing it to run forever as long as it remains connected to a power source. If you’re interested, feel free to check it out! This guide can be adapted only for phones on the postmarketOS device list. Please note that this process will erase all data on your phone, so it’s important to use a device you don’t need.
#android #diy #docker #hacks
archive.org #29767

Getting Started In Laser Cutting | Hackaday

https://hackaday.com/2024/11/27/getting-started-in-laser-cutting/
If you were to walk into most of the world’s hackerspaces, it’s likely that the most frequent big-ticket tool you’ll find after a 3D printer is a laser cutter. A few years ago that would inevitably been one of the ubiquitous blue Chinese-made K40 machines, but here in 2024 it’s become common to see something far more sophisticated. For all that, many of us are still laser cutter noobs, and for us [Dominic Morrow] gave a talk at last summer’s EMF Camp in the UK entitled “Getting Started In Laser Cutting“. [Dominic] is a long-term laser cutting specialist who now works for Lightburn, so he’s ideally placed to deliver this subject.
#diy #lasercutting #makers
archive.org #29809

in which social media can be put in your own hands - Technomancy

https://technomancy.us/201
So what's it like to set up your own GotoSocial server? Well, I can walk you thru what I used for my setup. Yours might be different; that's OK! I made these up-front choices to simplify the operational overhead because I didn't want this to be a hassle and I don't need the extra engineering that comes from trying for nine nines of uptime:
#activitypub #diy #fediverse #gotosocial #mastodon #selfhosting #social
archive.org #29817

E-Ink Screen Combined With Analog Dial Is Epic Win | Hackaday

https://hackaday.com/2024/11/25/e-ink-screen-combined-with-analog-dial-is-epic-win/
The concept is simple—get an e-ink display, and draw a dial on it using whatever graphics and scale you choose. Then, put it behind a traditional coil-driven analog dial in place of the more traditional paper scale. Now, you have an analog dial that can display any quantity you desire. Just update the screen to display a different scale as needed. Meanwhile, if you don’t need to change the display, the e-ink display will draw zero power and still display the same thing.
#diy #electronics #gadgets #hardware
archive.org #29823

JawnCon0x1: The Modem Badge

https://jawncon.org/0x1-modem.html
Having decided the retro late-80s early-90s theme for JawnCon 0x1, the inspiration for the badge seemed almost immediately obvious: the iconic, venerable Hayes SmartModem oozes industrial design of the era and is instantly recognizable to any of us who grew up when computers had the decency to shriek like digital banshees to let us know when they were plotting against us.
#cons #diy #gadgets #hardware #jawncon #modems #retro #wifi
archive.org #29856

How to register just enough domains – Evan Prodromou's Blog

https://evanp.me/2024/11/16/how-to-register-just-enough-domains/
Have a personal domain, put a CMS behind it, use that for publishing static pages, use subdomains of it for standalone services, and register new domains only when you need to. I think this kind of strategy is inherent in the idea of having “your own domain”, and a lot of people follow it to a greater or lesser degree, but I wanted to spell it out fully to make it clear to myself how I would deal with different circumstances.
#diy #indieweb #webdev
archive.org #29872

Make it Yourself

https://makeityourself.org/
Make it Yourself is a digital book that showcases this incredible talent, bringing together over 1000 useful DIY projects to demonstrate just what is possible when you make things yourself.
#books #design #diy #makers
archive.org #29884

frntc/SIDKick: SIDKick -- the first complete SID 6581/8580-drop-in-replacement that you can build yourself

https://github.com/frntc/SIDKick
SIDKick is a versatile sound device for C64s and C128s: it serves as a drop-in replacement for the SID 6581/8580 sound chips, and at the same time provides Sound Expander-emulation (Yamaha OPL-based FM sound), a MIDI interface and can control LED stripes. It is based on a Teensy 4.1 and makes no compromises with regard to quality: the emulation is based on reSID and fmOPL. It also comes with a few extras.
#c64 #commodore #diy #hardware #music #retro #sid
archive.org #29887

Gadgetbridge

https://gadgetbridge.org/?utm_source=FuckOff&utm_campaign=FuckOff&utm_medium=FuckOff
Gadgetbridge is a free and open source Android application that allows you to pair and manage various gadgets such as smart watches, bands, headphones, and more without the need for the vendor application. So in short, you can use Gadgetbridge instead of relying on your gadget's own proprietary app.
#android #diy #gadgets #hardware #iot
archive.org #29900

UGS

https://winder.github.io/ugs_website/
A free and full featured gcode platform used for interfacing with advanced CNC controllers like GRBL , FluidNC, TinyG, g2core and Smoothieware. Universal Gcode Sender is a self-contained Java application which includes all external dependencies and can be used on most computers running Windows, MacOSX or Linux.
#cnc #diy #gcode
archive.org #29906

USB Insight Hub | Crowd Supply

https://www.crowdsupply.com/aerio-solutions/usb-insight-hub
USB Insight Hub plugs into your computer through a USB Type-C connector and exposes three USB 3.0 downstream ports, each with a 1.3-inch screen that displays relevant information about the attached device. That information includes operating system enumeration name (COMx, TTYx, or drive letter), voltage, and current. USB Insight Hub also allows you to control the individual activation and deactivation of the D+/D- USB 2 data lines to force enumeration and control the power of each downstream device. A small application running on the host computer extracts USB information from the operating system and sends it to the Hub over USB.
#diy #electronics #hardware #usb
archive.org #29921

RC2024 – Part 15 – Building A Music Player That Uses The Rotary Encoder Module - Robert Price

https://www.robertprice.co.uk/robblog/rc2024-part-15-building-a-music-player-that-uses-the-rotary-encoder-module/
I wanted to put together all my learning and build a music player for the RC2014. This will run using my RC2014 Classic 2 computer. It uses the LCD Driver Module, and the YM2149 Sound Card Module from Z80Kits. In addition, it also uses my ROM board, and of course the Rotary Encoder Module.
#diy #electronics #hardware #rc2014 #retro
archive.org #29934

Resources for keeping the web free, open, and poetic | Stefan Bohacek

https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/resources-for-keeping-the-web-free-open-and-poetic/
I’ve been running my own personal website for over 15 years now. It has been a fun learning experience, and an opportunity to share my work and get to know a ton of amazing people. And I’d like to help others to do the same without needing to learn how to manage servers or be a rock star programmer.
#diy #goodinternet #webdev
archive.org #30434

Cascade Create Space | STEAM Centers at PCC

https://www.pcc.edu/maker/cascade-create-space/
The Cascade Create Space is a STEAM Center focused on creating community and encouraging learning and creativity in a flexible, welcoming environment that offers a variety of experiences from formal co-curricular support of academic coursework to skills-focused workshops and informal opportunities for STEAM exploration and self-expression.
#diy #makerspace #pcc #pdx
archive.org #30455

Educational LCD Oscilloscope Kit EDU08 Velleman | Jameco

https://www.jameco.com/z/WSEDU08-Velleman-Velleman-Educational-LCD-Oscilloscope-Kit-by-Whadda_2261959.html?trk_msg=4P14JF8AODRKB0OJBNA6UIJB1G&trk_contact=0BK3H3I8ID11QJT0HBNJJVJBV0&trk_sid=91VNO9GBV7OR98IEVRIR9Q0KV0&trk_link=S6SL6TGC5GU4PA79DEKMDI4A64&utm_source=FuckOff&utm_medium=FuckOff&utm_term=FuckOff&utm_campaign=FuckOff&utm_content=FuckOff
Build your own oscilloscope and learn how to visualize signals. See the signals you learn about in real life! Despite the low cost, this oscilloscope has many features only found on expensive units like signal markers, frequency, dB, true RMS readouts, etc. This powerful auto-setup function will get you going in a snap!
#diy #electronics #hardware #projects
archive.org #30464

Runtipi - Homeserver management made easy

https://runtipi.io/
Highlight:Free and open-source, runtipi lets you install all your favorite self-hosted apps without the hassle of configuring and managing each service. One-click installs and updates for more than 200 popular apps. Free and open-source, Runtipi lets you install all your favorite self-hosted apps without the hassle of configuring and managing each service. One-click installs and updates for more than 80 popular apps.
#diy #hosting #imported:raindrop #selfhosting
archive.org #8

Lowering Expectations, One Project at a Time – Netninja.com

https://netninja.com/2024/08/29/lowering-expectations-one-project-at-a-time/
Highlight:At the entrance to the park was a sign that caught my eye. I’m fairly certain I have seen it in previous years, but this year it caught my attention enough to park itself in my brain. Lower Your Expectations I thought about that sign all weekend, joked on Slack about how to “win” it after the festival shuts down, and sketched some iterations of a desktop version while waiting for speakers to start. I wanted to be able to slide out the display board, so the toughest part was coming up with a retention mechanism. I did things like this in the past by sandwiching layers, but found tabbed guides to be a better way to achieve that in this form factor.
#diy #imported:raindrop #lasers #makers #projects
archive.org #14

Raspberry PiBoy – Building a Handheld Gaming System from Walnut and Carbon Fiber – MICHAEL K CASTOR

http://www.mkcastor.com/raspberry-piboy-handheld-gaming-system-in-walnut-and-carbon-fiber/
Portable Raspberry Pi enabled gaming system projects seem to be everywhere. The concept is relatively simple; get an old GameBoy (or other old portable) shell, stuff in a Raspberry Pi Zero as well as some switches, LiPo battery and charger, an LCD screen, and maybe an audio amplifier and you’re set (except for the giant mess of wires.)
#diy #gaming #hardware #imported:pinboard #raspi #retro
archive.org #31318

Raspberry PiBoy – Building a Handheld Gaming System from Walnut and Carbon Fiber – MICHAEL K CASTOR

http://www.mkcastor.com/raspberry-piboy-handheld-gaming-system-in-walnut-and-carbon-fiber
Portable Raspberry Pi enabled gaming system projects seem to be everywhere. The concept is relatively simple; get an old GameBoy (or other old portable) shell, stuff in a Raspberry Pi Zero as well as some switches, LiPo battery and charger, an LCD screen, and maybe an audio amplifier and you’re set (except for the giant mess of wires.)
#diy #gaming #hardware #raspi #retro
archive.org #27507

The underground story of Cobra, the 1980s’ illicit handmade computer | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/the-underground-story-of-cobra-the-1980s-illicit-handmade-computer/
Among the clones manufactured by the Communists was the Cobra or CoBra. The name stands for COmputere BRAsov, with Brasov being the town in central Romania where these machines were assembled to be used by enterprises. Of course, ordinary people couldn’t buy them—which is what first led several students at the Politehnica University of Bucharest deciding to build them themselves.
#diy #hardware #history #imported:pinboard #retro #tech
archive.org #31330

The underground story of Cobra, the 1980s’ illicit handmade computer | Ars Technica

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/11/the-underground-story-of-cobra-the-1980s-illicit-handmade-computer
Among the clones manufactured by the Communists was the Cobra or CoBra. The name stands for COmputere BRAsov, with Brasov being the town in central Romania where these machines were assembled to be used by enterprises. Of course, ordinary people couldn’t buy them—which is what first led several students at the Politehnica University of Bucharest deciding to build them themselves.
#diy #hardware #history #retro #tech
archive.org #27477

PockulusC.H.I.P. or: How an April Fool’s Joke Turned PocketC.H.I.P. into the Most Affordable VR Headset in the World! — Blog. by Next Thing

http://blog.nextthing.co/pockulusc-h-i-p-or-how-an-april-fools-joke-turned-pocketc-h-i-p-into-the-most-affordable-vr-headset-in-the-world/
PockulusC.H.I.P. started as a joke. But then we actually got it working. That’s right, the most affordable standalone virtual reality headset in the world started as a joke and it works!
#3dprinting #diy #hardware #imported:pinboard #pocketchip
archive.org #31423

PockulusC.H.I.P. or: How an April Fool’s Joke Turned PocketC.H.I.P. into the Most Affordable VR Headset in the World! — Blog. by Next Thing

http://blog.nextthing.co/pockulusc-h-i-p-or-how-an-april-fools-joke-turned-pocketc-h-i-p-into-the-most-affordable-vr-headset-in-the-world
PockulusC.H.I.P. started as a joke. But then we actually got it working. That’s right, the most affordable standalone virtual reality headset in the world started as a joke and it works!
#3dprinting #diy #hardware #pocketchip
archive.org #26655

artisan - Visual scope for coffee roasters - Google Project Hosting

https://code.google.com/p/artisan/
Artisan is a software that helps coffee roasters record, analyze, and control roast profiles. When used in conjunction with a thermocouple data logger or a proportional–integral–derivative controller (PID controller), this software can automate the creation of roasting metrics to help make decisions that influence the final coffee flavor.
#coffee #diy #electronics #imported:pinboard #roaster
archive.org #31781

artisan - Visual scope for coffee roasters - Google Project Hosting

https://code.google.com/p/artisan
Artisan is a software that helps coffee roasters record, analyze, and control roast profiles. When used in conjunction with a thermocouple data logger or a proportional–integral–derivative controller (PID controller), this software can automate the creation of roasting metrics to help make decisions that influence the final coffee flavor.
#coffee #diy #electronics #roaster
archive.org #25151

Insentricity :: Making a Raspberry Pi into an unified retro peripheral ::

http://www.insentricity.com/a.cl/207/MakingARaspberryPiIn
If you've been following along here or on Twitter or Google+ you've no doubt seen the experimenting I've been doing with interfacing a Raspberry Pi in various ways with several retro computers like the Atari 800 and Commodore 64. My first project was using the Raspberry Pi to act as a converter for a USB gamepad to turn it into an Atari 2600 style joystick.
#diy #hacks #imported:pinboard #raspberrypi #raspi #retro
archive.org #24841

Cheap, overkill Amiga network adapter - blog.jmp.no

http://jmp.no/blog/cheap-overkill-amiga-network-adapter
Since the Raspberry Pi was just sitting there, and the Amiga lacked (*) a network adapter - why not just connect the dots and get something up and running? I did, and it worked. Here's a quick writeup on what I did - if anyone's interested I can write a more detailed post with all the information I have.
#amiga #diy #hacks #hardware #imported:pinboard #networking #raspberrypi
archive.org #24814

BearDuino: Hacking Teddy Ruxpin with Arduino | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/bearduino-hacking-teddy-ruxpin-with-arduino/
The BearDuino is a hardware-hacked Teddy Ruxpin—the infamous animatronic talking story-time teddy bear unleashed in all its uncanniness on the world in the 1980s—that has been turned into a kit for use with an Arduino microcontroller, ready for would-be makers to use for good or evil.
#arduino #diy #hacks #imported:pinboard #retro #teddyruxpin
archive.org #32167

BearDuino: Hacking Teddy Ruxpin with Arduino | Ars Technica

http://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2013/07/bearduino-hacking-teddy-ruxpin-with-arduino
The BearDuino is a hardware-hacked Teddy Ruxpin—the infamous animatronic talking story-time teddy bear unleashed in all its uncanniness on the world in the 1980s—that has been turned into a kit for use with an Arduino microcontroller, ready for would-be makers to use for good or evil.
#arduino #diy #hacks #retro #teddyruxpin
archive.org #24122

Yet Another Arduino 110v Power Controller

http://www.instructables.com/id/Yet-Another-Arduino-110v-Power-Controller?ALLSTEPS=
This Instructable shows you how to build a four-gang outlet box in which each outlet is controlled via an Arduino (or any other TTL level signals). It differs from the other relay boxes in that it uses no circuit boards and has very few parts (one chip and 4 relays).
#arduino #diy #electronics #hacks
archive.org #24055

Paper ROM

http://hackaday.com/2013/07/11/paper-rom
This low-resolution memory device packs in just a few bytes of data. But it’s enough to spell out [Michael Kohn's] name. He’s been experimenting with using paper discs for data storage.
#diy #hacks #nifty #tech
archive.org #23920

Understand How It Works - Martin Rue

http://martinrue.com/posts/12/understand-how-it-works
If you simply remember how to do something, then all you can do is use it the same way over and over, but if you understand how it works, you can reason about it. Once you can reason about something in your mind you can contemplate why it is the way it is, you can apply your entire creative mind to making the most of it, and you can implement and question improvement – you own it intellectually.
#diy #imported:pinboard #learning #life #make #to:fb
archive.org #23704

Wiring the Cobbler to the LCD | Drive a 16x2 LCD with the Raspberry Pi | Adafruit Learning System

http://learn.adafruit.com/drive-a-16x2-lcd-directly-with-a-raspberry-pi/wiring
Whenever you come across a LCD that looks like it has 16 connectors it is most likely using a HD44780 controller. These devices provide the same pinouts making them relatively easy to work with. The LCD uses a parallel interface meaning that we will need many pins from our raspberry pi to control it. In this tutorial we will use 4 data pins (4-bit mode) and two control pins.
#diy #electronics #imported:pinboard #lcd #raspberrypi
archive.org #23616

3-Wire Serial LCD using a Shift Register

http://www.electronics-lab.com/projects/mcu/015/
HD44780 based character LCDs require at least 6 I/O lines from microcontroller to display data. Therefore, they are not suitable for low-pin microcontrollers like PIC12F series microchips. In this project, I am going to show how to drive an HD44780 based LCD display with only 3 pins of a microcontroller. I am going to demonstrate it with PIC12F683 microchip. The character data and command from the microcontroller is transferred serially to a shift register (74HC595), and the parallel output from the shift register is fed to LCD pins.
#diy #electronics #imported:pinboard #lcd #raspberrypi
archive.org #32341

3-Wire Serial LCD using a Shift Register

http://www.electronics-lab.com/projects/mcu/015
HD44780 based character LCDs require at least 6 I/O lines from microcontroller to display data. Therefore, they are not suitable for low-pin microcontrollers like PIC12F series microchips. In this project, I am going to show how to drive an HD44780 based LCD display with only 3 pins of a microcontroller. I am going to demonstrate it with PIC12F683 microchip. The character data and command from the microcontroller is transferred serially to a shift register (74HC595), and the parallel output from the shift register is fed to LCD pins.
#diy #electronics #lcd #raspberrypi
archive.org #23612

Overview | Drive a 16x2 LCD with the Raspberry Pi | Adafruit Learning System

http://learn.adafruit.com/drive-a-16x2-lcd-directly-with-a-raspberry-pi
Adding a LCD to any project immediately kicks it up a notch. This tutorial explains how to connect a inexpensive HDD44780 compatible LCD to the raspberry pi using 6 GPIOs. While there are other ways to connect using I2C or the UART this is the most direct method that get right down to the bare metal.
#diy #electronics #imported:pinboard #lcd #raspberrypi
archive.org #23596

Raspberry Pi in a NES Case - Part 1 - Wiring up the front panel and external connectors // Igor's Blog

http://www.igorkromin.net/index.php/2013/01/08/raspberry-pi-in-a-nes-case-part-1-wiring-up-the-front-panel-and-external-connectors/
When mine arrived, I didn’t really know what to use it for, but then it hit me: I can build an emulator box for all the NES and SNES games that I loved to play as a child.
#diy #emulation #gaming #imported:pinboard #nes #raspberrypi
archive.org #32352

MAKE | Arduino Uno vs BeagleBone vs Raspberry Pi

http://blog.makezine.com/2013/04/15/arduino-uno-vs-beaglebone-vs-raspberry-pi/
The three models (all of which we use here at Digital Diner) are the Arduino, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone. We chose these three because they are all readily available, affordable, about the same size (just larger than 2″ x 3″) and can all be used for creating wonderful digital gadgets. Before we get to the comparison, here is a brief introduction to each one.
#arduino #diy #hacks #hardware #imported:pinboard #raspberrypi
archive.org #32371

MAKE | Arduino Uno vs BeagleBone vs Raspberry Pi

http://blog.makezine.com/2013/04/15/arduino-uno-vs-beaglebone-vs-raspberry-pi
The three models (all of which we use here at Digital Diner) are the Arduino, Raspberry Pi and BeagleBone. We chose these three because they are all readily available, affordable, about the same size (just larger than 2″ x 3″) and can all be used for creating wonderful digital gadgets. Before we get to the comparison, here is a brief introduction to each one.
#arduino #diy #hacks #hardware #raspberrypi
archive.org #23567

MAKE | Ten Tips for New Raspberry Pi Owners

http://blog.makezine.com/2012/12/25/ten-raspberry-pi-tips
If you have trouble remembering the IP address of your Raspberry Pi when you want to access it over the network, install avahi with the command “sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon” and you’ll be able to use raspberrypi.local instead of the IP address.
#avahi #diy #raspberrypi
archive.org #23494

Build a MAME Cabinet in 24 Hours

http://chris.polymathic.net/cabinet/index.shtml
Okay, so now I've got your attention - it's true - the cabinet construction was completed in 24 hours, but it took about three months to get around to the last few bits (like decorating the unit), so don't complain if after one day you don't get something that looks like the unit on the left!
#arcade #diy #howto #imported:pinboard #mame
archive.org #23358

Laptop to Desktop Conversion

http://www.instructables.com/id/Laptop-to-Desktop-Conversion/?ALLSTEPS
In this instructable, you will learn how to transform an old, broken laptop into a nice desktop. This project involves a total rework of the computer case. With this mod, you can give new life to an old laptop.In order to do this, you do not need any advanced craftmanship or tools (but if you have them, they will come handy).
#diy #hacks #imported:pinboard #laptop
archive.org #32524

Laptop to Desktop Conversion

http://www.instructables.com/id/Laptop-to-Desktop-Conversion?ALLSTEPS=
In this instructable, you will learn how to transform an old, broken laptop into a nice desktop. This project involves a total rework of the computer case. With this mod, you can give new life to an old laptop.In order to do this, you do not need any advanced craftmanship or tools (but if you have them, they will come handy).
#diy #hacks #laptop
archive.org #23172

A portable, WiFi-enabled Kinect - Hack a Day

http://hackaday.com/2012/09/16/a-portable-wifi-enabled-kinect/
By making the Kinect portable, [Mike] et al made the Microsoft’s 3D imaging device much more capable than its present task of computing the volumetric space of the inside of a cabinet. The Reconstructme project allows the Kinect to be used as a hand-held 3D scanner and Kintinuous can be used to create a 3D model of entire houses, buildings, or caves.
#diy #hacks #imported:pinboard #kinect
archive.org #32676

A portable, WiFi-enabled Kinect - Hack a Day

http://hackaday.com/2012/09/16/a-portable-wifi-enabled-kinect
By making the Kinect portable, [Mike] et al made the Microsoft’s 3D imaging device much more capable than its present task of computing the volumetric space of the inside of a cabinet. The Reconstructme project allows the Kinect to be used as a hand-held 3D scanner and Kintinuous can be used to create a 3D model of entire houses, buildings, or caves.
#diy #hacks #kinect
archive.org #22589

Great Scott! DeLorean-Inspired Time Circuit Clock with Adafruit gear! « adafruit industries blog

http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/07/02/great-scott-delorean-inspired-time-circuit-clock-with-adafruit-gear/
From the moment these LED displays made an appearance on our weekly Ask an Engineer show, comparisons were being made to the DeLorean time circuit from the Back to the Future films. It was a moral imperative then to make a demo! If you’re handy with Arduino and some shop tools, you should be able to pull off something similar (better, even), or adapt the ideas to other projects. This was quickly built in fun, so please don’t expect the same level of polish as a finished product tutorial.
#arduino #bttf #clocks #diy #electronics #hacks #imported:pinboard
archive.org #32742

Great Scott! DeLorean-Inspired Time Circuit Clock with Adafruit gear! « adafruit industries blog

http://www.adafruit.com/blog/2012/07/02/great-scott-delorean-inspired-time-circuit-clock-with-adafruit-gear
From the moment these LED displays made an appearance on our weekly Ask an Engineer show, comparisons were being made to the DeLorean time circuit from the Back to the Future films. It was a moral imperative then to make a demo! If you’re handy with Arduino and some shop tools, you should be able to pull off something similar (better, even), or adapt the ideas to other projects. This was quickly built in fun, so please don’t expect the same level of polish as a finished product tutorial.
#arduino #bttf #clocks #diy #electronics #hacks
archive.org #22232

Tweet-a-Watt starter pack ID: 143 - $90.00 : Adafruit Industries, Unique & fun DIY electronics and kits

http://www.adafruit.com/products/143
Tweet-a-Watt is a DIY wireless power monitoring system. The project uses an 'off the shelf' power monitor called the Kill-a-Watt and adds wireless reporting. Each plug transmits the power usage at that outlet to a central computer receiver. The receiver can then log, graph and report the data. This pack contains nearly everything* necessary to build a single outlet monitor and receiver. To monitor additional outlets, you will need an add-on transmitter pack. One outlet can monitor up to 1500 Watts.
#diy #electronics #imported:pinboard #killawatt #tweetawatt #wireless
archive.org #21777

MAKE | Fun Skill Patches Offered by Adafruit

http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/07/beautiful-skill-patches-offered-by-adafruit/
Phil Torrone of Adafruit sent me a bag full of maker skill patches. When my 9-year-old daughter came home from school today, her eyes popped out like a Tex Avery wolf. I told her she could have them all, but she has to earn them! I’ll work with her to help her earn the LED patch first.
#adafruit #badges #diy #hacks #imported:pinboard #nifty
archive.org #32879

MAKE | Fun Skill Patches Offered by Adafruit

http://blog.makezine.com/2012/05/07/beautiful-skill-patches-offered-by-adafruit
Phil Torrone of Adafruit sent me a bag full of maker skill patches. When my 9-year-old daughter came home from school today, her eyes popped out like a Tex Avery wolf. I told her she could have them all, but she has to earn them! I’ll work with her to help her earn the LED patch first.
#adafruit #badges #diy #hacks #nifty
archive.org #21695

A Metroid marriage proposal that would make the Chozo proud | Joystiq

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/metroid-marriage-proposal/
Marriage is a sacred commitment; it's no kind of small thing to consider. You need to show you mean business. You need to put some effort into a proposal. Jered McFerron did when he decided to rewrite the code for the 1986 NES classic, Metroid, in the C++ programming language. This undertaking wasn't initially to propose to his love, Jenni, but struck as an inspiration mid-project when he knew she was the gal for him.
#aww #diy #gaming #homebrew #imported:pinboard #marriage #metroid #nes #nifty #nintendo #to:fb
archive.org #33108

A Metroid marriage proposal that would make the Chozo proud | Joystiq

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/29/metroid-marriage-proposal
Marriage is a sacred commitment; it's no kind of small thing to consider. You need to show you mean business. You need to put some effort into a proposal. Jered McFerron did when he decided to rewrite the code for the 1986 NES classic, Metroid, in the C++ programming language. This undertaking wasn't initially to propose to his love, Jenni, but struck as an inspiration mid-project when he knew she was the gal for him.
#aww #diy #gaming #homebrew #marriage #metroid #nes #nifty #nintendo #to:fb
archive.org #21105

The Llamma's Game Console Forums • View topic - Trace Corrosion Repair Tutorial Part 2

http://forums.llamma.com/viewtopic.php?t=12694
It has been pointed out by chunkhead from the afterdawn.com and llama.com Forums that some X-Box motherboards have a corrosion problem on some traces. This corrosion is due to some sort of contamination from the factory. Due to this corrosion, it was found that some X-Boxes affected can produce the following symptoms: (1) The X-Box fails to power down using the power on/off button on the front panel. The power cord has to be pulled out to shut it down. (2) As soon as the power cord is plugged in, the X-Box powers up without pressing either the on/off or eject buttons. (3) While the X-Box is on for a certain amount of time, it shuts down by itself for no reason. The time factor before shut down can vary wildly.
#diy #electronics #gaming #imported:pinboard #repairs #xbox
archive.org #21019

Home-Brew and the DIY innovation movement. - Slate Magazine

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/02/home_brew_and_the_diy_innovation_movement_.single.html
We can learn several crucial lessons from this diverse, creative group, and that understanding will allow us to encourage innovation. For some, the main impetus for DIY is that it provides an outlet from their daily grind: Many employees suffer the life of the cubicle-bound "knowledge worker." In his best-selling Shop Class As Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford argues that the elimination of industrial arts and home economics classes from public school curricula has left us dependent on machines that we don’t understand and frustrated by the outsourcing and off-shoring of production. We also derive little satisfaction from what we “produce” at work. We’ve become a nation of shoppers and consumers. DIY is a way to engage the physical things around us and create durable (and drinkable) objects. Based on informal conversations with other DIYers, some of these motivations include self-reliance, community-building, autonomy, independence from monopolies, an alternative to rampant consumerism, innate curiosity, and the desire to make something cool.
#beer #diy #homebrewing #imported:pinboard #makers #to:fb
archive.org #21009

Free Geek Vancouver Volunteer Blog: Dymaxion Auto-Matic Buckminster Fuller

http://freegeekvancouver.blogspot.com/2012/02/dymaxion-auto-matic-buckminster-fuller.html
Presenting the Dymaxion Auto-Matic Buckminster Fuller. It's a retro-futuristic black and white screen mounted into a 1950s (or so) radio chassis, which generates and displays text that American luminary R. Buckminster Fuller might have said if he were a piece of software.
#arduino #diy #dymaxion #hacks #imported:pinboard #nifty
archive.org #20937

Practical Arduino: Virtual USB Keyboard

http://www.practicalarduino.com/projects/virtual-usb-keyboard
Communicating with a host computer can allow a simple Arduino-based system to gain access to a wide variety of devices and information. Most people link an Arduino to a host using serial communications across a USB connection with custom code running on the host to send information to the Arduino or receive it in return, but giving your Arduino the ability to pretend to be a keyboard or mouse opens up a whole world of possibilities because it means your Arduino can interact with software that was never intended for external control. That could be desktop software such as a game or a web browser: your Arduino could "type" into a web form and submit it on your behalf, or act as a custom controller for a game!
#arduino #diy #hacks #hardware #howto #usb
archive.org #20664

MAKE | The Making of a Maker: A Tribute to the 1970 Estes Model Rocket Catalog

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/12/the-making-of-a-maker-a-tribute-to-the-1970-estes-model-rocket-catalog.html
In a follow-up to his rocketry reviews in the Make: Ultimate Kit Guide, Stefan Jones sent us this wonderful backstory on how he got involved in hobby rocketry. It really brought back memories for me because I was introduced to model rocketry through the same year’s Estes catalog and had a very similar reaction. I’m sure many makers of our generation had a similar experience. -Gareth
#diy #hobbies #make #rocketry
archive.org #20293

Arduino ADK TinkerKit

http://www.makershed.com/Arduino_ADK_TinkerKit_p/mksp10.htm?Click=37845
The ADK TinkerKit is a complete pack of 25 TinkerKit Modules, Arduino Mega ADK, Mega Sensor Shield, and necessary wires to kickstart your Android development experience without soldering.
#adk #android #arduino #diy #hacks
archive.org #20292

InkShield | Nicholas C Lewis

http://nicholasclewis.com/projects/inkshield
This shield allows you to connect a HP C6602 inkjet cartridge to your Arduino turning it into a 96dpi print platform. It only uses 5 pins which can be jumper selected to avoid other shields. It is designed with a Arduino Mega footprint but fully supports both the Arduino and the Arduino Mega. It uses all through-hole components to make assembly easy even for beginners.
#arduino #diy #hp #inkshield #make #printers
archive.org #20254

eSleeper combines cats, Arduino and Twitter in an eMac shell (video) -- Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2011/12/01/esleeper-combines-cats-arduino-and-twitter-in-an-emac-shell-vi
If we had to imagine our dream DIY project chances are it would involve Arduino, Twitter and, of course, cats. How we'd combine those things we're not sure, but we'll admit to being big fans of Samuel Cox's eSleeper, which turns a hollowed-out eMac into a bed for his feline. Inside the shell is an Arduino Ethernet connected to an IR sensor, some LEDs and a sound shield. When the cat breaks the infrared beam it triggers the iconic Mac chime and turns on a series color-shifting LEDs for a little mood lighting. From there the clock starts ticking. When little Fluffy (Captain Whiskers? Matlock? Penny? Greg?) decides she's had enough napping and leaves the white plastic cocoon, tripping the IR sensor again, a random phrase is tweeted, along with the length of the cat's siesta. Check out the video after the break to see the eSleeper in all its adorable DIY glory.
#arduino #cats #diy #funny #gadgets #tech
archive.org #20140

Building a computer around a 6502 processor - Hack a Day

http://hackaday.com/2011/11/30/building-a-computer-around-a-6502-processor
When it came time to try out some old-school computing [Quinn Dunki] grabbed a 6502 processor and got to work. For those that are unfamiliar, this is the first chip that was both powerful, affordable, and available to the hobby computing market back in the 1970′s. They were used in Apple computers, Commodore 64, and a slew of other hardware.
#6502 #diy #hacking #nifty #tech
archive.org #20088

Microwave hack uses Arduino and TouchPad to play perfectly-timed YouTube videos while you cook | The Verge

http://www.theverge.com/2011/11/20/2574130/microwave-hack-arduino-touchpad-youtube
The μWave is a hack involving an Arduino and a TouchPad taped to a microwave door, which plays YouTube clips perfectly matched to your cooking time. This Frankenstein uses the Arduino to send data from the microwave's seven-segment displays to a web server, which finds a highly-rated YouTube video of the right length. The web client running in the browser treats you to a video clip that ends right when your food is done, then optionally tweets or sends a text message. The hack was created by students at the University of Pennsylvania, where it won first place in the PennApps Hackathon. There are no stated plans for commercialization, but the team will present the project to Google as part of the grand prize. If Mountain View announces a microwave any time soon, we'll know to expect great things.
#arduino #diy #funny #hacks #nifty #touchpad #youtube
archive.org #19837

Freaklabs' FredBoard gives the gift of hackerspace to Mothership HackerMoms -- Engadget

http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/21/freaklabs-fredboard-gives-the-gift-of-hackerspace-to-mothership
Come this (Black) Friday, it'll officially be the season for gift-giving and general family dysfunction. So, why not warm that tech-tinkering heart while heating up the creative juices of the baby-bound set with a Freaklabs purchase that puts your money to good use? The outfit's got a monster mash FredBoard up for order that splices together an Arduino and breadboard to make your first brush with homegrown modding a relatively painless affair. Oh, and the proceeds are destined for a Mommy-centric hackerspace -- dubbed Mothership HackerMoms -- in San Francisco that does double duty as a day care for little leg-clingers and a lab for their electronics-inclined parents. These ladies-in-programming currently swap house hosting duties, but with the boost from your potential feel-good donations, could snag a proper venue of their own. Feel like getting in the holiday spirit early? Then click on the source below to bring some early cheer to Bay Area baby Mommas.
#arduino #diy #tech #wishlist
archive.org #19832

Alternative Controller for HHKB - geekhack forums

http://geekhack.org/showwiki.php?title=Island:12047
I wanted to add vi cursor keys and mouse keys to HHKB. Original HHKB controller is not programmable and firmware source code is not open. So, customizing HHKB needs to replace original controller with programmable one. I used Teensy++ as alternative controller. Though a Teensy has enough ports to drive HHKB, Teensy++ has clean pinout and it makes programing and wiring easier. I should look into this to see if I can fix the PS/2 HHKB that I apparently fried with a USB adapter.
#diy #hhkb #keyboard #teensy #tools #usb
archive.org #19817

The Shack® Blog » Blog Archive » The Great Create Arduino Challenge

http://blog.radioshack.com/2011/11/10/the-great-create-arduino-challenge
We have seen some amazing projects centered around the Arduino system and now that Arduino is available at RadioShack, we want to challenge you! What can you make with Arduino? You’ll have three weeks (11/11-12/2) to come up with an idea, build it, submit your project to the Great Create and leave a link to your project in the comments below. We’ll go through and pick the project that uses Arduino in the most creative and innovative way – the chosen project will get a $500 RadioShack gift card – just imagine the awesome projects you could build with that!
#arduino #diy #radioshack #tech
archive.org #19690

Evercube

http://evercu.be
The kit contains everything — except harddisks — that is needed to build the Evercube: enclosure, motherboard (with onboard CPU and memory), 5-port SATA multiplexer backplane, internal disk scaffold, ultra-silent fan, power supply, wires, clamps, wedges, screws, nuts, washers ... everything.
#diy #hardware #server #tech
archive.org #19512

Coffee Table MAME Console — DIY How-to from Make: Projects

http://makeprojects.com/Project/Coffee-Table-MAME-Console/1378/1
Oftentimes makers will build MAME cabinets that resemble old-time arcade games, but ultimately they’re just PCs with buttons and joysticks wired in. With the Coffee Table MAME Console, we’re going to build a stripped-down version of the arcade machine. It doesn’t need a monitor because you can use your TV, and instead of having the computer inside the enclosure, the console connects to your PC via Bluetooth.
#arduino #bluetooth #diy #gaming
archive.org #19404

MAKE | Build a Classic Video Game Console from MAKE Volume 28

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2011/11/build-a-classic-video-game-console-from-make-volume-28.html
We’re super excited about our new issue, MAKE Volume 28, which just hit newsstands last week. The issue theme is Toys and Games, and naturally, our entire focus was on fun, from the playful 8-bit graphics style of the cover design by eBoy to the 176 pages of projects and profiles that give you ...
#arduino #diy #gaming #make
archive.org #19403

Using WebSocket with PIC microcontrollers - Hack a Day

http://hackaday.com/2011/11/03/using-websocket-with-pic-microcontrollers
[Blaise Jarrett] has been grinding away to get the WebSocket protocol to play nicely with PIC microcontrollers. Here he’s using the PIC 18F4620 along with a Roving Networks RN-XV WiFi module to get the device on the network. He had started with a smaller processor but ran into some RAM restricti...
#diy #hacks #pic #tech
archive.org #19397

Audio Shield for Arduino

http://www.ladyada.net/make/waveshield
Adding quality audio to an electronic project is surprisingly difficult. People tend to end up either using low-quality ISD chips (you might get 8Khz sampling rate for 30seconds out of these, if you're lucky!) or mucking around with trying to control a CD or MP3 player. Although it's possible to generate audio direct from a microcontroller using a PWM output, the quality is often low and its hard to fit a lot of music in an EEPROM chip. You can buy an embedded MP3 player board, but they're either expensive or difficult to use!
#arduino #audio #diy #electronics #hardware
archive.org #16502

Tinkering: all summer at the Exploratorium

http://www.exploratorium.edu/tinkering
"Tinkering is what happens when you try something you don't quite know how to do, guided by whim, imagination, and curiosity. When you tinker, there are no instructions — but there are also no failures, no right or wrong ways of doing things. It's about figuring out how things work and reworking them. Contraptions, machines, wildly mismatched objects working in harmony—this is the stuff of tinkering."
#diy #exploratorium #makers #tinkering
archive.org #13142

Carbonating at Home with Improvised Equipment and Soda Fountains

http://www.truetex.com/carbonation.htm
"Carbonating tap water to make seltzer is easy, fast, and absurdly inexpensive with my improvised apparatus. All that is required is to place CO2 (carbon dioxide) gas in agitated contact with chilled water for a few seconds. In this essay, I'll show you how it is done with easy-to-find parts and common PET (polyethylene terephthalate, sometimes called PETE) soda bottles. I'll also explain the kinetic chemistry of why it works so well. And in the second half of this essay, I'll explain how I progressed from this improvised apparatus to installing a complete soda fountain in my home. "
#carbonation #diy #hacks #homebrew #howto #projects #science #soda #water
archive.org #12693

Locus Online Perspectives: Cory Doctorow: Cheap Facts and the Plausible Premise

http://www.locusmag.com/Perspectives/2009/07/cory-doctorow-cheap-facts-and-plausible.html
"These facts were a currency in my social circle. We'd trade them like baseball cards. I'd show you my payphone trick and you'd show me your gag for turning the cellophane on a cigarette pack into a smoke-ring machine. Social capital accrued to everyone who could show or explain something that gave you power and insight into the mysterious workings of the world."
#culture #diy #hacking #ideas #invention #scifi #socialcurrency #technology #tricks
archive.org #12398

Big Mess o’ Wires » Wire-Wrap Photos

http://www.stevechamberlin.com/cpu/2009/02/02/wire-wrap-photos
"I finished wiring the audio circuitry for BMOW yesterday, which marks the end of wiring for BMOW… for version 1 at least! I took the opportunity to reflect on my wire-wrapping odyssey, and took a bazillion photos of the namesake Big Mess o’ Wires before it disappears forever into an opaque case. It’s really quite a sight. There are 1253 wires with 2506 individually-wrapped connections, and I’ve got every one logged in a spreadsheet."
#bmow #computers #diy #electronics #hardware #homebrew #wirewrapping
archive.org #12277

Marshall Alexander

http://marshallalexander.net
"Growing up in the seventies and eighties, my childhood memories basically consist of videogames, bright plastic toys and TV cartoons. Any time that was left I spent drawing and programming games for my Commodore 64. At a later age a few of my childhood dreams became a reality when I temporarily moved to Melbourne, where I worked as a videogame programmer, did oil-painting in a studio and had my work displayed in one of the local galleries. After a course in Graphic Design I made a career-switch and became a graphic designer/illustrator. Currently back in The Netherlands I work at a small design company and spend my spare time illustrating my childhood memories and designing papertoys. I specialize in one-piece papertoys that consist of a single flat piece of paper, which by intricate folding is transformed into a 3-dimensional model."
#diy #gaming #oldschool #papercraft #retro #toys
archive.org #11728

MAKE: Blog: The Visible Hand

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2008/11/the_visible_hand.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890
"The DIY mindset celebrated in this magazine must again become an essential life skill, rooted once again in necessity and practicality. Our future security lies in knowing what we’re capable of creating, and how we can adapt to change by being resourceful."
#creation #diy #hacking #hacks #make
archive.org #11654

Multi-Track Cassette Looping

http://www.loopers-delight.com/tips/multitrack.html
"Using a typical answering machine 20-second loop cassette in any 4-tracker, you can record up to four layered parts and control their level of playback, overdubbing in the same method as you would to record in standard fashion."
#diy #music
archive.org #4991