How to make RF prototypes with foil, Al – If you like to build RF circuits, you know that you can’t usually use those white prototype boards (you know, the kind you shove wires into). These boards have enormous capacitance and other undesirable characteristics. They are OK for simple circuits, but RF circuits need something […]
I Make Projects writes – Amaze your friend(s) and terrify your enemies by granting yourself the ability to supernaturally sense wireless network hotspots! (Well, apparently supernaturally, anyway.) You will easily and quite literally “feel” wireless access points in the vicinity and automatically sense their signal strength as easily as you feel the wind on your […]
Apartment Therapy pointed out these directions on Metacafe for boosting your wifi signal with a soda can. They didn’t test the instructions so if you try this out, leave a comment with your results. [via] Link.
Austrian artist Gordan Savicic’s “Constraint City” is a wearable wireless corset/network detector made from a Nintendo DS that connects to high torque servo motors that tighten the garment when you get closer to a Wi-Fi signal. The idea is to create a “schizo-geographic pain map” of the “invisible” networks that surround us daily. Sounds like […]
I picked up a hField wifi adaptor, the short review: it works great. On a Mac (Leopard) or PC (Vista support now) it greatly increasing the number and quality of Wi-Fi sites I am able to connect to, it’s basically a better USB based directional Wi-Fi adaptor that can get you a signal up to […]
Handy dandy DIY IR widget – The IR Widget captures the infrared signals used by remote controls. It operates in a way that makes it compatible with modern multitasking operating systems. It is able to determine the carrier frequency and demodulate the carrier in the digital or analog domain. The captured information can be used […]
All you need to know about joining on making a personal RFID firewall – The RFID Guardian Project is a collaborative project focused upon providing security and privacy in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) systems. The goals of our project are to: Investigate the security and privacy threats faced by RFID systems Design and implement real […]
