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You’ll throw your back out playing this analog TV synth
While CRT televisions fall to the wayside as more people adopt flat-panel TVs, the abundance of unused sets gives hacker/artist [Kyle Evans] an unlimited number of analog canvases on which to project … more →
Hack a Day
You'll throw your back out playing this analog TV synth
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wrote 2 weeks ago: While CRT televisions fall to the wayside as more people adopt flat-panel TVs, the abundance of unus … more →
Surround Sound system controller replacement includes home automation
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wrote 1 month ago: [Neoxy] always wanted surround sound for his computer, and one day he managed to get a hold of a dea … more →
PiP-Boy 2000 build goes for function over form
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wrote 1 month ago: [Daniel] wrote in to tell us about his PIP-Boy 2000 prototype. While most PIP-Boy remakes we … more →
Kid-friendly RFID media center playlist control
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wrote 2 months ago: While young children have the tiny hands and fingers that most hackers/tinkerers wish they possessed … more →
Billiards concepts plied to position acoustic panels
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wrote 3 months ago: If you know your way around a pool table you should be able to apply those skills to improving the s … more →
Projection screen using latex paint and sand blasting beads
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wrote 3 months ago: This method of building your own projection screen is new to us. [Sean Michael Ragan] ran across som … more →
Flexible web interface makes the universal remote nearly perfect
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wrote 4 months ago: [Fall Deaf] built an Arduino based universal remote control system. It uses a shield which has both … more →
Raspberry Pi runs XBMC; reliably decodes 1080p
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wrote 4 months ago: This is the Raspberry Pi board, an ARM based GNU-Linux computer. We’ve heard a little bit abou … more →
Got Dead Bugs In Your Stereo?
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wrote 4 months ago: It happens to the best of designers, spending untold amounts of time designing a complex device just … more →
737 cockpit will satisfy even the most discriminating simulator afficiandos
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wrote 4 months ago: This isn’t an airplane, it’s a simulator. But you won’t find it at a flight school … more →
Arcade cabinet that doesn't monopolize your space
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wrote 5 months ago: We’re guessing that if you ever though of buying an arcade cabinet it was only briefly, and yo … more →
MAME cabinet 3D modeled and CNC milled
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wrote 6 months ago: [Entropia] is just putting the final touches on his bar-top MAME cabinet (translated). The project s … more →
Macetech takes on its own Ambilight clone hack
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wrote 7 months ago: [Garrett Mace] decided to beef up his 58 inches of plasma with 60 Watts of LED lighting. After seein … more →
How To Record 3D Video in 3D
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wrote 7 months ago: Legalities of doing something like this aside, this concept by [MadSci labs] gives some insight into … more →
Cheap Acoustic Panel DIY
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wrote 7 months ago: [Eric Wolfram] wrote in to let us know about a simple and cheap acoustic panel DIY he put together. … more →
USB killswitch turns off your home entertainment bling automatically
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wrote 7 months ago: Finally, the USB port on the back of your television can be tapped for something useful. [Don] is us … more →
Remote-controlled VMUSIC2 audio player
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wrote 7 months ago: [Ron] was looking for a way to play his MP3s around the house without having to use his computer. He … more →
DIY amplifier minder turns off your stereo when you forget
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wrote 7 months ago: [zmashiah] has a nice Nova tube amplifier in his living room, and he often forgets to turn it off on … more →
Adalight: Ladyada's ambilight
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wrote 8 months ago: The latest and greatest ambilight clone, the Adalight, comes from the fruitful mind and cluttered wo … more →
