microwave oven + metal = fun our pal barb dybwad from the unofficial apple weblog sent us this link. david reid discusses a cheap and easy method for melting and casting metals in a common microwave. apparently, this method requires only very minor modifications to the oven and is able to reach temperatures of around 1000 degrees celcius, thereby melting small amounts of cast iron. i find … [Read more...]
linux honeypot lamp
January 23, 2005 By 11 Comments
a hardware hack, a software hack, and a case mod all rolled into one. here is how you can turn an actiontec router into an smb/cifs honeypot that's contained inside a lamp … [Read more...]
radio controlled airplane from a micro r/c car
January 22, 2005 By 16 Comments
hackaday reader dan really made my day by sending us a great hack that shows you how to turn a microsizer/bitchar-g/zipzap micro r/c car into a 2 channel airplane for a total cost of $35. those cars cost about $10, are incredibly tiny, and you can find them everywhere. that's definitely worth considering next time you want some sort of r/c functionality in your own hack. update: page has … [Read more...]
rotary cell phone
January 21, 2005 By 26 Comments
somebody over at spark fun decided that those 1980s zach morris cell phones just weren't retro-cool enough. keith swett sent us the link to this hack which involves retrofitting an old 1950s at&t rotary phone with modern day tri-band cell hardware. make sure to turn it off when you are in the theatre. … [Read more...]
how-to make a ‘usb battery’
January 20, 2005 By 178 Comments
found out yesterday that there's a shuffle shortage and gadget battery life can only be expected to get worse. bummer. at least you can make the most of your waiting-for-shuffle blues and solder yourself a 'usb battery'. this little gizmo runs off a 9 volt battery and supplies your favorite little device with the proper 5 volts of mobile power. in lieu of running an ipod off of it, i … [Read more...]
hack your new mac
January 19, 2005 By 45 Comments
it's begun. you may have seen news of the ipod shuffle disassembly on engadget earlier this week, and now the mac mini is subject to hacking as well. to begin hacking an ipod shuffle, follow the disassembly photos here. to begin hacking a mac mini, view how to safely open the case here. regarding the shuffle disassembly, i'd recommend you don't remove the navigation pad if you ever intend … [Read more...]
nintendo ds usb power cable
January 18, 2005 By 33 Comments
here's a quickie for nintendo ds fans. you can easily make a usb power cable so you can charge your gameboy from your latop's usb port instead of using the big wall wart. … [Read more...]
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