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DIY accelerometer controlled USB gamepad
Check out this homebrew accelerometer controlled USB gamepad using a PIC18F2550 from Starlino. You'll find code and schematics on their site.
The code for the firmware was written in PicBasic Pro and it implements a HID USB device with 2 axes and 4 buttons (only 2 buttons connected in the prototype). The device is detected by Windows XP/Vista as a standard USB gamepad and can be used with many games and applications.I am using a 2 Axes Buffered ±2g Accelerometer from DIMENSION ENGINEERING, it has a built in voltage regulator that allows powering the accelerometer directly from the USB bus (5V)
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Nov 20, 2009 04:00 AM
DIY Projects, Gaming |
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Arduino in Unity3D
Unity3D hacker Pieter Floris writes in to say that he's Patrick Gutlich has finally got his Arduino connected compass controlling a camera in Unity3D. The barrier of entry continues to be lowered by projects like this. Kudos, Patrick!
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Updated Power Glove with Bluetooth and Arduino
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Nov 19, 2009 04:00 AM
Arduino, DIY Projects, Gadgets |
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How to make your own caffeinated alcohol beverage
If San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera gets his way a generation of club goers will miss out on the sickly sweet tang of caffeinated alcohol beverages like Sparks, Four-Loko, and Joose. Yet, all is not lost. A group of enterprising practitioners have seized the opportunity to handcraft a batch of Bathtub Sparks in an attempt to recreate the extreme libation.
The following drink was reverse-engineered from a vintage can of caffeinated Sparks and rigorously tested via blind taste-test by SFoodie and four people who agreed to come over to the author's house and drink this stuff, plus two random guys on the street who should be applauded for their daring and general zest for life.
Related:
- HOW TO make Moonshine Whiskey
- Garbage bag + rice cooker = alcohol still
- Home Distillation of Alcohol
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 18, 2009 04:00 AM
Chemistry, DIY Projects |
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iPhone home button earrings
Symbology befitting a Dan Brown novel exudes from these handcrafted iPhone home button earrings. Do they imbue the wearer with mystical iPhone powers? Does wearing two buttons break Apple's Human Interface Guidelines? You'll just have to acquire a pair to find out. [via iPhoneIndia]
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Nov 16, 2009 04:00 AM
Crafts, iPhone, iPod |
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Folding lightbox from IKEA changing table
Furniture hacker Boris converted an IKEA Sniglar baby changing table into a portable folding lightbox. [via IKEAHacker]
I first thought to keep the table structure as it, but finally, I preferred to use the two level of the table to make one foldable table. I first fixed together the two vat with a long piano hinge. Then I stuck aluminium foil into the vats to reflect the light and I fixed four neon tubes into it. A few meters of cable later, I then closed the vats with two white and opaque plexiglass panels and that's it.
Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 16, 2009 02:00 AM
hacks, Mods |
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iPhone controlled bipedal walking robot with multi-touch gestures
Most of the iPhone controller hacks I've seen tend to use the accelerometer along with on on-board camera. Walky is a bipedal walking robot that's controlled using a natural gestural interface. [via GeekyGadgets]
Yuta Sugiura and his colleagues at the Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University, have developed a new control scheme for robots and virtual characters called Walky for the iPhone. Rather than using a cumbersome game controller or keyboard, which may pose a problem for novice users, they can use Walky to control walking, turning, jumping, kicking, and other actions through simple finger gestures on the iPhone's touch screen.
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Nov 13, 2009 08:00 PM
iPhone, Robotics |
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Google Maps Navigation ported to G1 & MyTouch
If you own an older Android phone and were curious about Google Maps Navigation, but were afraid to ask, here's instructions to get it running. [via AndroidCentral]
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Nov 13, 2009 04:00 AM
Cellphones, GPS, Mobile, Mods |
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VR bike ride through Google Street View
Maker Aki Mimoto wrote in to let us know about his exciting new Arduino/VR/Web app mashup. He's wired up his wife's bike on a stationary platform to an Arduino using a reed sensor. Using the sensor data from the bike, along with data from a head mounted display (HMD), Ari is able to accurately pinpoint his position within Google Street View. Additional data from the HMD allows Ari to look around at his surroundings for a true VR experience.
Pragmatically explained, it means that I don't have to sit in the darkness or stare at my garage door while I'm huffing away. Hopefully once this is done, I'll be able to spend a few nights a week pedalling away downstairs and work my way across the US or Australia over the course of the year.
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Posted by Adam Flaherty |
Nov 12, 2009 04:00 AM
Arduino, Bicycles, hacks, Virtual Worlds |
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DIY Palm Touchstone car mount
This has to be the coolest car mount for any mobile device out there. Originally designed for home use, maker remington870_20ga from the everythingpre.com forums wired a stock Palm Touchstone Charging Dock to run directly off his car battery using off-the-shelf components. Not only do you get an unencumbered view of the screen, your mobile device gets a chance to charge itself without all the messy cables.
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Nov 11, 2009 04:00 AM
Cellphones, Gadgets, hacks |
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Synchronized iPod touch grid
When I first saw this proof of concept synchronized grid of iPods I wondered why somebody would go through all the trouble. I have to catch myself when I think like this. Sometimes it's best to just appreciate the polychromatic glow and short staccato chirping for what it is. [via Gizmodo]
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Nov 10, 2009 04:00 AM
Arts, iPod, Portable Audio and Video |
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