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SDR Listens in to Your Tires

Posted on April 10, 2022 by Al Williams

[Ross] has a 2008 Toyota Tacoma. Like many late model cars, each tire contains a direct tire pressure monitoring sensor or TPMS that wirelessly sends data about the tire status …read more Continue reading SDR Listens in to Your Tires→

Posted in car hacks, RTL-SDR, Tacoma, TPMS, wireless hacks

Night Vision: Now in Color

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Al Williams

We’ve all gotten used to seeing movies depict people using night vision gear where everything appears as a shade of green. In reality the infrared image is monochrome, but since …read more Continue reading Night Vision: Now in Color→

Posted in News, night vision, nightvision, Science | Tagged Infrared

Just in Case You Want to Charge Your Neighbor’s Tesla

Posted on April 9, 2022 by Al Williams

Tesla vehicles have a charging port that is under a cover that only opens on command from a charging station. Well, maybe not only. [IfNotPike] reports that he was able …read more Continue reading Just in Case You Want to Charge Your Neighbor’s Tesla→

Posted in car hacks, Car security, sdr, security hacks, Tesla

A Bargain in Bionic Knees

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Al Williams

You probably don’t want to lose a leg, but if you have to there are many options now that were unthinkable not long ago. That is, if you can afford …read more Continue reading A Bargain in Bionic Knees→

Posted in Arduino Hacks, Medical hacks, microprocessor knee | Tagged Prosthetics

A Close Look at a Little Known 8-bit Computer

Posted on April 8, 2022 by Al Williams

If you read about the history of personal computing, you hear a few familiar names like Microsoft, Apple, and even Commodore. But there were a host of companies that were …read more Continue reading A Close Look at a Little Known 8-bit Computer→

Posted in 6800, retrocomputing, SWTP, teardown

Inside an 11 Ton Clock with 1,000 Pieces

Posted on April 7, 2022 by Al Williams

We aren’t ashamed to admit it, but we like clocks. We’ve built quite a few and clock projects show up regularly in the pages of Hackaday. But there is one …read more Continue reading Inside an 11 Ton Clock with 1,000 Pieces→

Posted in big ben, clock, clock hacks

Accessible Arduino Mouse Helps

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Al Williams

We enjoy access to cheap stuff because of the mass market for things like mice, keyboards, and cell phones. But if you need a device that doesn’t have mass appeal, …read more Continue reading Accessible Arduino Mouse Helps→

Posted in accessibility, arduino, Arduino Hacks, mouse, MPU-6050

Pong in Hardware… Virtually

Posted on April 6, 2022 by Al Williams

We are big fans of the Falstad circuit simulator. Sure, it isn’t perfect, but there’s nothing else like it when you want to whip up a simple circuit. But we …read more Continue reading Pong in Hardware… Virtually→

Posted in classic hacks, falstad, pong, software hacks

Solder Pot from the Kitchen

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Al Williams

We aren’t shy of dangerous projects, but, then again, a large cooking pan full of lead solder might be a bit much, even for us. It goes without saying that …read more Continue reading Solder Pot from the Kitchen→

Posted in desoldering, solder pot, tool hacks

ESP32: Is Two Better than One?

Posted on April 5, 2022 by Al Williams

We’ve looked at the WROOM-DA module before. It’s an ESP32 with two antennas, and [Andreas Spiess] says it is the ugliest ESP32 he’s ever seen. But beauty is only skin …read more Continue reading ESP32: Is Two Better than One?→

Posted in ESP32, Microcontrollers, wifi, wifi antenna, wireless hacks

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