This project is reminiscent of the old days when window managers were an amazing new idea. The difference is that this window-based GUI is running on an ATmega1284 microcontroller. but the behavior and speed of the interface is pretty much exactly what you’d expect if working on an early 90’s home computer. It even uses […]
The Nintendo four score was a controller attachment for the original Nintendo home entertainment System which allowed you to use four controllers at one time. [Simon Inns] wanted to use some original NES controllers on his computer so he developed a drop-in replacement board that converts the device to USB. As we’ve seen with other […]
[Christian] wrote in to tell us about his third-generation Arduino MIDI sequencer (translated) called the AM808 VX3. He had already laid a strong base for the project in his previous versions. but the user interface was still frustrating at times and that’s where this version comes in. it features a nice clean dashboard like interface, but […]
This Powerbook 150 was purchased as a easy media reader. once the hard drive failed the owner chose to replace it with a compact flash card because IDE adapters were available. There was a problem: the ATA device chauffeur would probe the device and then immediately shutdown because the “identify device” bit wasn’t the expected […]
After finding 3D printers, [Turi] had to make one. This past summertime he did, as well as it looks fantastic. He selected the Rostock style not only since it can print huge parts quickly, however likewise since of its mesmerizing operation. 3D printers are generally fun to watch for the very first few minutes, however […]
Some people like to modify cars. Some like to overclock PCs. then there are the men like [Jack Zimmermann] who are consumed with precise time. He’s working on a job that will deploy NTP (Network Time Protocol) servers in different African countries as well as needed small, cheap, energy-efficient, as well as precise servers. What […]
This is the fourth iteration that [Dino] has produced for his all-terrain robot. just before this it was much more of a turtle, with an aluminum pan shell. We think his upgrade to MicroRAX frame parts makes it look a lot better, and lightens the load so it can get around better as well. It’s […]
Did you know that many of the current advances in desktop consumer 3D printing can be traced back to a rather unknown project started in 2005? This little-known RepRap project was dedicated to building open source hardware that was self-replicating by design. before the terrific mindless consumerization of 3D printing began, the RepRap project was the […]
For practically two decades there has been research that describes a method to freeze material with nothing but a laser. The techniques have only ever been able to work on single nano-crystals in a vacuum, making it less than functional — or practical. until now, that is. Researchers at the university of Washington have figured […]
After months of promises, the Raspberry Pi video camera is finally heading out to hackers and makers across the world. Of course the first build with the Pi cam to grace the pages of Hackaday would be removing the IR filter, and it just so happens [Gary] and his crew at the reading hackerspace are the […]