The “Electro-Sketch” by Jason Levins and Chris Hopkins allows someone to control the movement of an Etch A Sketch using a typical serial mouse. Pretty nice hack with detailed instructions and even a parts and price list at the link below. How To Make an Etch-A-Sketch Driven Mouse – [via] , Link
Who knew there were so many ways to waterproof a servo? Apparently the people over at The Society of Robots, that’s who. The website describes several ways of making your servos waterproof. These methods should work, as long as you stay within a few feet of the waters surface. – Link
The TrampoLine is an experimental music artwork that is controlled by an Arduino. It has a very interesting control scheme; here is how the creators describe it. The structure is built around a control handle, which is suspended by 8 flexible sensors. These can be plucked to produce sounds, whilst the bowl itself can be […]
John sent in a preview of his carbon fiber Macbook air! I enjoyed your macbook air monkey etching, pt, so I thought you’d like to see the first shots of my mod… a replacement carbon fiber back. I haven’t weighed it yet, but it’s definitely lighter than the stock aluminum version… and little flimsier. This […]
Tucked away inside a perfume, watch luggage and fake iPod store on Canal street is “269 Electronics” – if you’re in NYC and need electronic tools at “ok” prices and selection 269 is one of the few places. They also have kits (mostly velleman kits) as well as some rare parts. Today the quest was […]
After Princeton’s cold-boot encryption key recovery hack, I got to thinking about what other useful things might be lying around in memory. It’s old news that passwords of logged-in users are hanging out in there, but what about something more useful to the everyday user? What about that file you were editing before accidentally closing […]
If you are like most people who play “Rock Band” religiously, chances are you’ve broken your kit and are debating whether or not to toss it and buy a new one or call Harmonix and ask for a refund. This hack shows a rather complex, but do-able way to fix your ailing plastic musical life. […]
