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If you've got an old mouse sitting around that has that perfect retro look why not start using it again? We'd bet there's just enough room in there to turn the input device wireless. The hack does away with everything but the case. The guts from a brand new wireless laser mouse are used as replacements. For the most part this is a simple process of making room for the new board and laying it in … [Read more...]
Most any rocket engine you'd find on a spacecraft - save for solid or hybrid rockets - use an engine system that's fairly complex. Because of the intense heat, the fuel is circulated around the chamber before ignition giving a motor its regeneratively cooled nomenclature. This arrangement leads to a few complicated welding and machining processes, but surprisingly these obstacles can be overcome … [Read more...]
It can be really hard to warm up to coding in Assembly. But this tutorial looks to make it understandable and (almost) easy. It focuses on programming a game for the ZX Spectrum. But you won't need the hardware on hand as you can just use the ZX Spin emulator as you work your way through the code. Ostensibly this is a 30-minute tutorial but that's a gross underestimate. We finished a cursory … [Read more...]
What you see here is a Raspberry Pi shoehorned into a power strip. The idea is to leverage the power and low-cost of this board into a stealthy network observation device. It packs a similar punch as the Power Pwn but should cost at least $1100 less! The fact that when you plug your Ethernet into this 'surge protector' it starts sniffing your traffic doesn't really scare us. It's the mains … [Read more...]
All good things, and apparently our coverage of Maker Faire, must come to an end. Here's a few more things we saw in New York this last weekend that piqued our interest: A 10x scale Arduino [Robert Fitzsimons] of Part Fusion Electronics made a gigantic Arduino. It wasn't quite functional, but [Robert] did manage to make a few 10:1 scale LEDs (with built-in circuit protection), 1 inch pitch … [Read more...]
This is not photoshopped, it's a real gauntlet made of brass. [David Guyton] crafted it for some promotional photos for his book. But he also took the time to put together a step-by-step build tutorial. The process starts with paper templates. These are much easier to work with than metal stock so [David] spends quite a bit of time trimming each piece to fit correctly. They are hinged together … [Read more...]
We had no idea that what's needed to convert an internal combustion engine to steam power is actually rather trivial. [David Nash] shows us how it's done by performing the alterations on the engine of a string trimmer. These are the tools used to cut down vegetation around obstacles in your yard. The source of the engine doesn't really matter as long as it's a 2-cycle motor. This engine had one … [Read more...]
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