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This USB dongle will let you use your unmodified NES controllers on a computer. That's because it includes the same socket you'd find on the classic console. The image above shows the prototype. Instead of etching the copper clad board, each trace was milled by hand (presumably with a rotary tool). To the left the black square is made of several layers of electrical tape that builds the … [Read more...]
It has been a hot hot summer for many parts of the US. The heat has been dangerous at times and making sure the livestock has the water they need is incredibly important. [Maddox] recently upgraded the automation on their water troughs which will help with the process. Sure, they still have to check on the animals, but this will ensure there's plenty to drink in between those visits, and that a … [Read more...]
Tonight at 6pm pst, the people at RedBull will be announcing the theme for the 72 hour build-off. We've cleaned our space, set up the cameras, and tried to get a good night's sleep. We're all ready to kick some ass and would love it if you would join in to watch and even chat with us during the build. You should be able to watch all of the teams at the red bull contest web site. Though you can … [Read more...]
[Vinod's] latest project lets him use a TV remote control as a mouse. It may not sound like much, but he did it with a minimum of hardware and packed in the maximum when it comes to features. He's using an ATmega8 to read the remote control signals and provide USB connectivity. With the V-USB stack he enumerates the device as an HID mouse. One note of warning, he used the PID/VID pair from the … [Read more...]
Oh that? It's just the backyard observatory we built last summer. You know, for fun. This is a conversation we image [Kakon24] and his dad are having quite often these days. They're astronomy interests just got a big equipment upgrade when they built a huge observatory on their homestead. Now we don't proclaim to know a lot about observatory quality, but this is head and shoulders above what most … [Read more...]
This piece of software called OmNomNom works with OpenSCAD to turn 2D images into 3D models. It's literally a drag-and-drop process that renders almost instantly. Here the example is a QR code, which is perfect for the software since it's a well-defined black and white outline in the source image. But the video after the break shows several other examples that don't rely on this simplicity. For … [Read more...]
[Noah Farrington] sent in his latest hack over at his intensely interesting blog; converting a racing wheel arcade controller to a remote control for his RC car. He picked up the arcade controller for free, and decided it would be much cooler to control an RC car he had handy with it. He elected not to use an Arduino for this project *gasp* ,and do it all with hard logic. He did, however, use the … [Read more...]
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