MODIFYING A PRINTER FOR PCB FABBING
The migraine-inducing image above is the product of [Rupert Hirst]’s attempts at home PCB fabrication. He’s using the toner transfer method – printing a circuit on a piece of transparency sheet with a laser printer, setting it on a piece of copper clad board, and sending the whole assembly through a laminator. It’s a fairly…
FINALLY, A peaceful XBOX 360
Frustrated by the constant din of his Xbox 360, [Janne Ström] took action. The original situation wouldn’t have near sufficient space for the extra cooling that needed to be installed, so he chosen up Lian Li’s XB01 situation replacement. He complied with the illustrated disassembly guide to get the Xbox stripped down to just its…
MBTA drops suit against MIT train HACKERS
The Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) has dropped its federal situation against three MIT researchers, “the train hackers”. This occurred in October as well as now the EFF brings news that the trainees will be working with the MBTA to enhance their system. The general goal is to raise safety and security while keeping costs…
HAPPY birthday GAMEBOY
In honor of Gameboy’s 20th birthday, Stupidinventions has released a video showing exactly how to replace the screen. They tend to be a typical weak point. Essentially, they just purchased one more , we’re presuming broken, Gameboy as well as swapped them out. Not a horribly challenging hack, however good to understand that it’s so…
HIGH speed photography
[Shakir] sent us this fairly easy way to do high speed photography. The idea is to use a microphone to detect a sharp sound on a surface and activate the flash. The cam is set up with a long exposure to capture the action. assuming your room is dark enough, you shouldn’t get much ghosting…
ELOQUENT universal RECEIVER FOR YOUR home home entertainment equipment
We’re really starting to delight in the home home entertainment control hacks which use a universal receiver to act on commands from any remote. this one is especially interesting as it uses a single remote to control the system but rolls in lots of extras. Looking at the receiver itself the white plastic dome of the…
AUTONOMOUS WALL-E
[djsures] went crazy on his Interactive Wall-E toy. Wall-E just didn’t have sufficient bounce in his step, so [djsures] decided to provide him an overhaul. He went with the entire robot as well as replaced most of the joints with servos, providing much more manage as well as adding head tilt. all of this was…
HIGH POWERED ROCKET ENGINES made of PVC pipe
For as much as we delight in rockets, explosives, as well as other harmful things, we haven’t stated a word about the works of [Richard Nakka]. He’s the original hacker rocketeer with countless words devoted to the craft of making things relocation directly up truly fast. one of his much more fascinating develops is his…
MAC EFI PIN LOCK BRUTE force attack (UNSUCCESSFUL)
[Oliver] wiped the hard drive from a Macbook pro using the ‘dd’ command on another machine. This does a terrific job of getting everything off the drive, but he was still faced with the EFI PIN lock protection when he tried to put it back into the Mac. You used to be able to clear…
Game Over: Google Is Shutting Down Stadia
Google has today announced its intent to end support for the Stadia game streaming service on January 18, 2023. The move, which is a shock to some but not necessarily all industry watchers, indicates that gamers will be able to play titles through until that date. Google says that the step comes after the recognition…