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Adding voice labels to real life objects for the visually impaired5 comments

Caleb Kraft wrote 11 hours ago: [Matt Oppenheim] wrote in to share his work with us. He has been modifying the interfaces of electro … more →

Tags: home hacks, Accessibility

The most portable GameCube ever11 comments

Brian Benchoff wrote 1 week ago: Here’s the smallest GameCube we’ve seen, straight from the fruitful workbench of [lybert … more →

Tags: nintendo hacks, Console Mod, Gamecube, Wiikey

Tricorder project brings the fabled devices into existence33 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 2 months ago: Whether or not you love Star Trek we’d bet you know what a Tricorder is. The handheld device c … more →

Tags: Science, Star Trek, tricorder

GeneBoy is the portable Sega Genesis you've always wanted29 comments

Mike Nathan wrote 2 months ago: There’s something about portable gaming systems that just doesn’t get old. Perhaps its the nostalgia … more →

Tags: Console, portable, Genesis, SEGA, video game

Handheld Jaguar makes 32 or 64 bits portable4 comments

Brian Benchoff wrote 5 months ago: There’s nothing wrong with portable NESs, Super Nintendos, N64, or even a portable Sega CD. Wh … more →

Tags: Atari, Console, portable, Atari Jaguar

Full-color eBook reader needs only 8-bits of muscle19 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 7 months ago: [Rossum's] still coming up with great ways to use his microtouch hardware. This time, he’s tak … more →

Tags: eBook, microtouch, ereader, ePub

Super Pixel Bros now with manufactured PCB and rewritten software18 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 8 months ago: [Retro Brad] has come a long way with his 8×8 gaming device which he calls Super Pixel Bros. Th … more →

Tags: 18f4550, 8x8, Matrix, pic, super pixel bros, swordfish basic

Hackaday Links: August 21, 201117 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 9 months ago: Arduino + PS2 controller + R2D2 Here’s an unbelievably real-looking R2D2 replica driven by a P … more →

Tags: R2D2, server, Virus, tiny, tardis

Portable gets a proper home in an arcade controller16 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 9 months ago: [Luke] wanted an arcade-style controller that he could use for some gaming at home. He decided to us … more →

Tags: Arcade, Emulator, Handheld, Joystick, A320, dingo!

Sleek, disc-less GameCube handheld34 comments

Mike Nathan wrote 10 months ago: Console hacker [techknott] has a skill set that is quite possibly second to none. We do love [Ben He … more →

Tags: nintendo hacks, Gamecube, Handheld, Linux, portable, SD card

FrankenKindle: building an alternate Kindle keyboard7 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 10 months ago: If you’ve ever thought the Kindle keyboard was a bit cramped you’re not alone. [Glenn's] … more →

Tags: keyboard, kindle, Breakout, teensy, multiplexer, ereader, TS3A5017

A Professional Looking N64 Portable Build35 comments

Jeremy Cook wrote 10 months ago: Although Hack A Day is no stranger to console conversions, this portable N64 build is worthy of note … more →

Tags: nintendo hacks, Console, N64, portable, goldeneye

Adding video out to the Open Pandora28 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 10 months ago: There’s very few users out there who actually have their hands on an Open Pandora Console. But … more →

Tags: Video Hacks, Pandora, OpenPandora, TV-out

eReader battery never goes flat (in the sun)22 comments

Mike Nathan wrote 11 months ago: Instructables user [flapke] has a Kobo eReader and wanted to add some solar cells to it in order to … more →

Tags: solar hacks, charge, solar, ereader, Kobo

Run Kindle 3 firmware on Kindle 2 hardware11 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 1 year ago: After about six weeks of testing [Yifanlu] has released a stable version of the Kindle 3 firmware fo … more →

Tags: Firmware, kindle

Doom II on epaper display17 comments

Mike Szczys wrote 1 year ago: We love to see Doom ported to new hardware because it usually means that someone has found a way aro … more →

Tags: ePaper, freescale, E-Ink, DOOM, Pearl

Awesome portable N64 keeps your games in hand, out of sight18 comments

Mike Nathan wrote 1 year ago: [David] recently wrote us to share the portable Nintendo 64 he constructed with the help of the frie … more →

Tags: nintendo hacks, N64, Nintendo, portable

N64Boy Advance11 comments

Brian Benchoff wrote 1 year ago: [Hailrazer] found a Game Boy Advance carrying case in his closet and thought he could pull off an N6 … more →

Tags: nintendo hacks, Nintendo, portable

Portable gaming for retro console lovers10 comments

Mike Nathan wrote 1 year ago: There have been a fair share of portable video game console conversions over the years, but few tug … more →

Tags: toy hacks, Atari, Gaming, portable, Retro


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