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Keurig hack runs a water supply line to your coffee maker
We were skeptical about Keurig machines when we first heard about them. Although we still scoff at the added waste of throwing away a plastic container of used grounds for each cup of coffee made, we tried one at the in-laws and it does brew a great cup of Joe. One of the draws of [...]
Flipperbot Robotic Sea Turtle: Teenage Robot Ninja Turtle
Scientists and researchers continue to emulate animals when designing and building robots, since animals know what they are doing. For instance, if you want a robot that can crawl over sand really…
Samsung Galaxy S4 Review (Sprint)
The Samsung Galaxy S4 is arguably the most highly anticipated phone of 2013, at least so far. After all, with the massive success of the S III, the S 4 has big footsteps to follow in. The design of the S4 is hardly an overhaul, instead the S4 looks nearly identical to the S4, and The post Samsung Galaxy S4 Review (Sprint) appeared first on Chip Chick.
Vietnam Has a Fire-Breathing Dragon
The next time you travel to Vietnam, make sure you check out their 85 milion dollar fire-breathing dragon. An 85 million dollar glowing neon fire-breathing dragon, that is. It can breathe both…
Rattle generator is a new type of dynamo for a bicycle
This project is in one of our favorite categories; the kind where asking “why?” is the wrong question. [Berto A.] built the device after observing some power generation by placing a large magnet next to a mechanical relay coil and quickly clicking the relay’s lever. From this humble beginning he built up the RattleGen, a [...]
What are the best hacking documentaries?
Continuing with our series of best and worst portrayals of hacking, we’re gathering our resources to bring you the top 10 Hacking Documentaries. Again, we feel the strongest resource is the hacking community, so lets hear what you think should qualify. While it would be fantastic to only have documentaries, if there is a hollywood [...]
Euphonia: A Free Cinematic Film About Our Love Affair With Technology
This wonderful 53-minute movie, released for free on Vimeo and produced with no budget, tells the story of of a high schooler obsessed with experiencing the world through technologically created sound bites. More »
Motorcycle helmet makes you a highway Predator
(Credit: NLO Moto) We've seen some pretty cool custom motorcycle helmets, even a few Predator heads here and there. But none of those quite reach the level of cool demonstrated by Russian company NLO Moto's Predator helmet. Some of the customizations available. Show More Summary
Bill Nye, LeVar Burton in first White House Vine
Who needs a Reading Rainbow when you've got six seconds of rough cut footage? (Credit: Screenshot by Eric Mack/CNET) What do you get when you combine some celebrities with serious nerd cred and a few incomplete sentences? The first official...Show More Summary
Police Box Kit Makes Your Fridge Cooler on the Outside
Doctor Who fans may remember this picture of a refrigerator that’s been modified to look like the TARDIS, or at least a traditional British police box. It turns out that the people…
Google Earth gets Leap Motion support, lets you explore the planet with touch-free control
How are you celebrating Earth Day? If you're one of 10,000 Leap Motion devs with an early unit, you could very well be exploring Mount Everest or venturing through the Amazon, just by waving your hands. Google's Earth app, which hasShow More Summary
Hackaday Links: Sunday, April 21st, 2013
Regular reader and master hacker [Bill Porter] got married. Congratulations [Bill] and [Mara]! The two of them just couldn’t leave their soldering irons at home. The actually swore their vows by soldering together a circuit during the ceremony (blinky wedding dress, el wire tuxedo, and all). [Kevin] sent in a link to [Red Fathom's] hacked [...]
3D printing some sweet music
If you don’t mind ending up with oddly shaped 3D printed parts you can get your printer to sing to you. The exhibit shown above is doing just that. The Lulzbot is being driven specifically to produce a certain frequency of sound with its stepper motors. The results of a few different songs are what’s [...]
Filter can separate water from Coke
The sheer awesome filtration power of the OKO filter is on display here as a fellow from Japan's RocketNews24 uses it to separate the clear, relatively benign H2O out of the Black Waters of American Imperialism.
Watch Star Wars: Episode IV Distilled Down to 60 Awesomely Animated Seconds
Want to watch A New Hope today? Want to watch it every day? Just can't find the time? This awesome, animated, 60-second speedrun should help. From the folks who brought you high-speed versions of Back to the Future and The Matrix, this redux is waaaaay better than that special edition stuff. What's your guess for Episode VII; better or worse than this? [1A4STUDIO] More »
Larry Page: Android powers Google Glass, obviously
(Credit: Google) Google uses its Android mobile operating system to power its Glass devices, Chief Executive Larry Page confirmed yesterday. "Obviously Glass runs on Android," Page said toward the end of the conference call reporting Google's strong first-quarter financial results. Show More Summary
Semi-automatic pick and place machine
This is a fascinating take on building your own pick and place machine. It does an amazing job of automating the hardest parts of hand assembly, while relying on human dexterity to achieve the hardest parts of automation. It’s a semiautomatic pick and place machine driven by an Arduino and controlled by an Android tablet. [...]
Having a Ball with the Sphero Robot
I first saw the Sphero robotic ball about 2 years ago at CES, but I never really got a chance to play with one hands-on until now. When I first saw it…
Photoshop update to let people fix photo blur
Photoshop will get a new filter designed to detect and correct blur from camera shake. (Credit: screenshot by Stephen Shankland/CNET) Adobe Systems is building technology into Photoshop to take the blur out of photos. The company demonstrated...Show More Summary
This is How the Jurassic Park Animatronic Triceratops Was Built
As a young pup watching Jurassic Park, I was in terrified of the T-Rex, fearful of the Raptors, in awe of the Brachiosaurus and annoyed of that little spraying dinosaur. But probably above all, I felt for the Triceratops. It was hurt! It was dying! It was so incredibly detailed. Show More Summary
