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These geeky Superbowl decorations glow thanks to the EL panel hack which [Becky Stern] created. It's almost impossible to make out in this image, but the EL panels have been applied to the surface of the helmet. On the San Francisco helmet you can just make out the black connector and cord at the bottom of the F. El panels are a lot like EL wire (but they're flat) in that the phosphors are … [Read more...]
This toner transfer method uses a different material than we normally see. The red sheet being peeled back isn't toner transfer paper. It's printable vinyl used for both the resist and the silk screen. The application process is almost the same as any other toner transfer PCB fabrication material. The printable vinyl stick is first adhered to a piece of paper before feeding it through a laser … [Read more...]
The Hack a Day store is still going strong. We're really enjoying the fact that when you buy a Hack a Day item, it was made by one of us. We hope we can keep this up. It makes our merchandise mean so much more, we think. We've been getting tons of requests for other colors of stickers as well as other products. Other colors of stickers is easy enough, we now have black, white, both gloss and … [Read more...]
Since the beginning of the universe we've been getting requests for stickers, shirts, coffee mugs, etc. Well, several of the writers have the ability to produce this stuff in their homes. The boss liked that and gave us his blessing to start selling Hack a Day stuff. In the interest of keeping the cost as low as possible, right now the store is located inside of my personal online store. The … [Read more...]
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