Augen E-Go booting Linux

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The Augen E-Go is billed as a Netbook that ships with Windows CE. [Moogle] got it to boot the Linux kernel after a bit of hardware snooping. He found a UART connector on the main board and discovered that if you tie the enable pin to ground you can send an ARM bootloader to the device during boot up. His past experience hacking the Didj and the Explorer helped him recognize the processor used in … [Read more...]

Futuristic 3D mouse originally Arduino powered and 3D printed

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We usually shy away from posting about commercial products. Strap on a bib to protect your shirt from the drool, watching the video after the break will show you why we had to post about this. [Valentin Heun] and his cohorts developed this three-dimensional controller using tools common to the hacker community. The patent-pending device uses a sphere for rotational input but can also be nudged … [Read more...]

Typewriter as I/O; lets you play Zork

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Okay, for many the fact that this typewriter plays Zork on paper instead of a CRT is the fascinating part of this hack. But we love the implementation that makes the keys of the device an input and output. The electric typewriter has been fitted with a solenoid for each key (wow, that's a lot of work). In the image above you can see they are housed on plywood platforms behind the typewriter … [Read more...]

IM-ME graphic manipulation using sprites

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Here's a study in sprite animations that [Travis Goodspeed] put together. He's working with one of his favorites, the pink IM-ME device that he's been hacking on for a while now. But if you don't have this hardware that shouldn't discourage you. There's a lot to be learned from his methods which will translate to any microcontroller working with a graphic LCD. He starts with a 24-bit PNM sprite … [Read more...]

Halloween House Has Been Known to Burst Into Song

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Just a day after Halloween and a replacement for Michael Jackson has been found, in the form of a very talented musical house. Not only does this house come close to a Michael Jackson dance routine but can mimic the voice quite well.  The house has also been known to do the Monster Mash as well as Sandstorm (Techno) by Darude. YouTube's KJ92508 has uploaded his Halloween conquests for all to … [Read more...]