Jonathan Zdziarski, author of iPhone Open Application Development, has been working on a forensics toolkit for law enforcement that allows the recovery of personal data from the iPhone. Apparently, the inspiration for this came from a discovery that refurbished iPhones, straight from the Apple store, often times contained personal information on the reformatted filesystem. This […]
The “Pass Key”, pictured above, is a 5 volt powered computer the size of a candy bar that generates 16-digit alphanumeric passwords faster than you could possibly ever need. Still it’s pretty cool that this device does the Steve Job’s iPod “Nano” trick as well and fits into the tiny pocket in your jeans. Build […]
Although this is this maker’s first attempt at Roomba hacking, we applaud the fact that he is attempting to make his Roomba less robotic, and more manual. By connecting up a Wiimote to his Roomba, he has built the world’s first “Wiimba” and has basically changed the entire automated system into an old fashioned vacuum […]
This installation on display in Montreal, Canada by Uruguayan artist and architect Juliana Rosales focuses on the relationship between built and natural environments and the occupants of both spaces. The project uses an Arduino and custom circuitry to monitor the local environment and affect an array of natural plants accordingly. More info at the link […]
This is a nice interactive artwork that generates music based on the users placement of the objects on the table. The website has a lot of photos of the build, and you can even download some music for free! Although there’s a lot of technology going on to make the Etiquette installation work, one of […]
This isn’t just a skull with a few LED’s for your computer. The LED’s fade in and out with disk activity instead of that annoying flicker. The circuit could be used for a lot of different projects, not just case mods. On/Off blinking Hard-Drive led can get quite annoying sometimes or it doesn’t seem to […]
This is a good way to save some money if you’re into making your own circuit boards. The tank has a bubbler and a heater, so your boards will come out looking perfect. At least we hope they will! Learn how to make Etching tank Related: DIY PCB Bubble etch tank
