The Wii Nunchuck communicates with the Wiimote over I2C, constantly sending little 6-byte packets that describe the anolog stick, accelerometer, and button values. You might remember that Brian posted about how you can hook the Nunchuck up to an Arduino board and read accelerometer data from it. Chad from Windmeadow Labs, who was responsible for […]
In this PopSci “Void Your Warranty” piece, MAKE contributing writer Dave Prochnow shows you how to use an old OnStar GPS unit on a laptop computer with free software, no subscription required. Raising GPS from the Dead – Link Related: OnStar Projects – Link OnStar eavesdropping – Link
Evil Mad Scientist Laboratories writes – If you work with electronics, you have probably at some point come across chips that have gone bad. The usual strategies to deal with these include (1) writing “DEAD?” on them in large letters (2) throwing them out, and (3) hiding the evidence. I once heard about a lab […]
Robert Oschler, of Robots Rule!, has posted a video of his system for mounting a vidcam on a WowWee Roboquad and then using the voice command feature of his Robodance software to control the bot from anywhere in cyberspace using Skype. Skype Robot Demonstration with Roboquad – Link
Wow, made an awesome “eDrum” – A DIY electronic drum controller. Source and schematics included! – Link.
This SMD op-amp project uses the TI RC-4560 dual op-amp chip and a salt water-etched PCB. The builder got the op-amp as a free sample from Texas Instruments and scavenged all of the SMD resistors from old hard drive electronics. The results are not pretty, but they’re functional. The circuit used (with some changes) is […]
Today was a busy day for iPhone hacking. First, example exploit code that unlocked the iPhone was released by the iPhone hacker Zappaz. Shortly thereafter a full iPhone unlocking utility became available at the iPhone Dev Wiki, along with step-by-step instructions for making it all work. The source is available for both codebases, so it’s […]
