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Pictured above is a remarkable piece of experimental technology from the 1950's that never ended up going anywhere. The Hiller VZ-1 Pawnee is a single-rider vehicle that was supposed to provide a tactical advantage to US forces. The Office of Naval research spent a couple of years developing the aircraft, wich uses two rotors mounted inside the base of the platform. They spin opposite each other … [Read more...]
If hardware manufacturers want to keep their firmware crippling a secret, perhaps they shouldn't mess with Linux users? We figure if you're using Linux you're quite a bit more likely than the average Windows user to crack something open and see what's hidden inside. And so we get to the story of how [Gnif] figured out that the NVIDIA GTX690 can be hacked to perform like the Quadro K5000. The thing … [Read more...]
[Bunnie], the hardware hacker who first hacked into the original Xbox while at MIT, is releasing his book on the subject for free. The book was originally released in 2003, and delves into both the technical and legal aspects of hacking into the console. The book is being released along with an open letter from [Bunnie]. He discusses the issues he faced with MIT legal and copyright law when … [Read more...]
We've said our piece over Makerbot and their interpretation of what Open Source means, but the fact remains if you're sourcing a 3D printer for a high school shop class or a hackerspace, you really can't do much better than a Makerbot Replicator. Apparently Makerbot is looking to expand their 3D design and fabrication portfolio; they just announced an upcoming 3D scanner at SXSW. It's called the … [Read more...]
They've bought an RV and are headed for your state with buckets full of hobby electronic hardware. It's SparkFun's National Education tour and if you want them to host a workshop for kids in your area now's the time to sign up! It's no stretch to say that our everyday lives are tightly bound with technology. Chances are every one of the kids in this picture will walk around with an embedded … [Read more...]
Want to run your 3D printer without your laptop attached? Looking to make your hackerspace printer network accessable? OctoPrint aims to make a 3D print server for the Raspberry Pi. The open source Python project allows you to upload and manage GCODE files on the RPi. You can then select files that you want to print, and get basic statistics before running the printer. Information including … [Read more...]
The problem with laser etching dark materials is that the areas burnt away by the intense light don't really stand out from the rest of the surface. [The 5th Fool] is taking a roundabout way of correcting this by topping his laser engravings with contrasting paint. The technique is still pretty simple and we think it looks great! Basically he's etching a layer of painter's tape which becomes … [Read more...]
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