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A Cyberpunk Pocketwatch

Posted on November 20, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
An image of a black carabiner-esque frame surrounding a round, yellow bezeled digital watch. A black paracord lanyard is attached to the top right of the black frame and a yellow button is visible near the top left of the frame.

For a time, pocketwatches were all the rage, but they were eventually supplanted by the wristwatch. [abe] built this cyberpunk Lock’n’Watch to explore an alternate history for the once trendy …read more Continue reading A Cyberpunk Pocketwatch→

Posted in clock hacks, cyberpunk, horology, Lock'n'Watch, pocket watch, timekeeping, watch

Open Cardiography Signal Measuring Device

Posted on November 14, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
A light grey box about the size of a brick with exposed screws held in a person's hand. There are two illuminated push buttons on the bottom left of the top panel. One is illuminated blue while the other is green. A small square screen sits next to a bank of nine different sections with an LED indicator and text of "HW, BAT, HBEAT, ECG, LOD +, LOD -, PPG, Pump, Valve."

Much of the world’s medical equipment is made by a handful of monopolistic megacorps, but [Milos Rasic] built an open cardiography signal measuring device for his master’s thesis. Using a …read more Continue reading Open Cardiography Signal Measuring Device→

Posted in electrocardiogram, electrocardiography, Medical hacks, pulse oximeter, Pulse oximetry, stethoscope | Tagged Blood Pressure

A Beautifully Illustrated Guide to Making

Posted on November 10, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
A light grey background with white and black line drawings of three different bicycles on one page and three different tire levers and three different valve covers for bikes on the other.

If you’ve ever been wondering what you should make next, it can be a daunting task to decide with the firehose of inspiration coming straight from the series of tubes …read more Continue reading A Beautifully Illustrated Guide to Making→

Posted in book, diy, projects, tool hacks

Combination Safety Glasses and Measurement Tool

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
A set of brass safety glasses sit on a marred black workbench. The top and earpiece sections of the frames are in squarish brass plate and have ruler marks on them.

While rulers and tape measures are ubiquitous, they always seem to disappear when you need them. We know you’d never forget your safety glasses (safety first!), so what if they …read more Continue reading Combination Safety Glasses and Measurement Tool→

Posted in analog measurement, brass, eyeglasses, measurement, ruler, safety glasses, Simone Giertz, tool hacks

Help Wanted: Keep the World’s Oldest Windmills Turning

Posted on November 8, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
An image of a desert with dramatically cloudy skies. In the middle of the image is a series of clay doorways with vertically-oriented wooden slats surrounding a central pole. These form the basis of a panemone windmill.

While the Netherlands is the country most known for its windmills, they were originally invented by the Persians. More surprisingly, some of them are still turning after 1,000 years. The …read more Continue reading Help Wanted: Keep the World’s Oldest Windmills Turning→

Posted in engineering, generation, green hacks, mill, milling, milling grain, power | Tagged Wind Power, Wind turbine

iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project

Posted on November 5, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
An image of a dark mode Linux desktop environment. A white iTunes window stands out in a virtualized Windows 10 environment. Two iPod games, "Phase" and "Texas Hold 'Em" are visible in the "iPod Games" section of the library.

The iPod once reigned supreme in the realm of portable music. Hackers are now working on preserving one of its less lauded functions — gaming. [via Ars Technica] The run …read more Continue reading iPod Clickwheel Games Preservation Project→

Posted in apple, games, iPod, ipod games, ipod hacks, virtual machine

Power-Over-Skin Makes Powering Wearables Easier

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
A side view of an Asian woman with brown hair. She has a faint smile and is wearing an earring that looks somewhat like a large copper snowflake. Near the ear hole is a small PCB with a blinking LED. To the right of the image is the text "LED Earring, Recieved power 50 µW"

The ever-shrinking size of electronics and sensors has allowed wearables to help us quantify more and more about ourselves in smaller and smaller packages, but one major constraint is the …read more Continue reading Power-Over-Skin Makes Powering Wearables Easier→

Posted in health, wearable hacks, Wearables, Workout | Tagged Wearable

How to Shoot Actors with Arrows Sans CGI

Posted on November 4, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
Three 3D printed, spring loaded contraptions sit on a wooden shield. There are arrow shafts connected to the end and a piece of monofilament fishing line extending away from them and through a small eyelet at the edge of. the shield.

Today, movie effects are mostly done in CGI, especially if they’re of the death-defying type. [Tyler Bell] shows us how they shot actors with arrows before CGI. Almost every medieval …read more Continue reading How to Shoot Actors with Arrows Sans CGI→

Posted in film, movie magic, movies, News, practical effect, visual effect | Tagged Special Effects

Beth Deck is a Framework-Powered Gaming Handheld

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
A white handheld with a centered screen and Xbox-style controllers flanking an 8" screen. Speaker grilles are visible below the controllers in the face of the device.

DIY gaming handhelds have long been the purview of the advanced hacker, with custom enclosures and fiddly soldering making it a project not for the feint of heart. [Beth Le] …read more Continue reading Beth Deck is a Framework-Powered Gaming Handheld→

Posted in diy handheld, Framework, Framework laptop, games, handheld gaming, handhelds hacks

Transforming Pawn Changes the Game

Posted on November 3, 2024 by Navarre Bartz
White pieces on a teal and white chess board. The line of pawns shows three segmented queens in the foreground, one piece being pressed by a man's hand from above in a state between queen and pawn, and the remainder of the pawns in the background in the pawn state.

3D printing has allowed the hobbyist to turn out all sorts of interesting chess sets with either intricate details or things that are too specialized to warrant a full scale …read more Continue reading Transforming Pawn Changes the Game→

Posted in 3D printed mechanism, 3d printer, 3d Printer hacks, 3D Printing, chess, chess piece, game, mechanism, Transformation

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