Hardware hacks

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/602763/new-rights-to-hack-digital-devices-could-make-us-safer/ This is a step to right direction! →

Amazing Oscilloscope Graphics page presents a demonstration that has built a 2D audio output on top of the Unity game engine, enabling him to output X and Y values from his stereo soundcard straight to an oscilloscope in XY mode. Have a look at this pyramid demo. There is also an oscilloscope drawing application: electricanvas →

http://www.geek.com/games/create-a-raspberry-pi-arcade-using-ikeas-cheapest-table-1654241/ Article that tells how to build your own arcade table with Raspberry Pi, display, buttons, joystick and Arduino. →

The German TV show NEO MAGAZIN Royale asked their viewers to send in old hardware. These old floppy drives, scanners, typewriters, hard drives, modems, and speakers would be turned into instruments. The German hip hop group, Fettes Brot performed Die da on these instruments. Fettes Brot feat. Geekchester – Jein | NEO MAGAZIN ROYALE mit →

This is continuation to Interesting VGA hacks hacks posting. Interesting VGA hacks hacks was concentrated on using VGA card for nontraditional uses, this posting on the other hand concentrates on generating VGA signals with other hardware than VGA graphics card. It seems that modern microcontrollers are well suited to display information on analog VGA monitors: →

Let’s continue the VGA theme I started in VGA memories and future posting. Here are some VGA hacking ideas on using VGA graphics adapter for non-traditional uses. VGA connectors and cables carry analog component RGBHV (red, green, blue, horizontal sync, vertical sync) video signals, and VESA Display Data Channel (VESA DDC) data. Those analog component →

Rube Slowberg is World’s Slowest Rube Goldberg. Have fun watching this video:   →

http://motherboard.vice.com/read/headroom-hacker Interesting story on TV broadcast hacking that happened in 1987. Posted from WordPress for Android →

There was a street repair work at my way to work. The street the workers put up a set of automated wireless traffic lights to control the flow of traffic during the works (the road was reduced to one line where cars can drive to opposite directions at different times). Here is a closer view →

http://minionfacts.com/am4zing-photography-hack-to-take-pro-like-pictures-misc/ Interesting smart phone camera macro lens hack idea. Posted from WordPress for Android →