Name the Thing Contest - 66 This contest will run for one week (Nov 1 - Nov 6, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please don’t give the answer in the comments. Send an email to contest @ […]
This contest will run for one week (Nov 1 - Nov 6, 2008) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments.
Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with “Name the Thing Contest” as the subject, and the message body consisting of:
The name of the item in the above picture
An example of what the item pictured above can be used for
The winner will be chosen at random from all of the correct entries.
Automatic Cat Water Dispenser Sixerdoodle has created a bunch of cool projects, this Automatic Cat Water Dispenser is one of cool! Why not automate some of your pet tasks. “Somehow our cats learned to drink from the faucet. We’d turn the water on for them, but they never turn it off when they were done! I’m sure there […]
Sixerdoodle has created a bunch of cool projects, this Automatic Cat Water Dispenser is one of cool! Why not automate some of your pet tasks.
“Somehow our cats learned to drink from the faucet. We’d turn the water on for them, but they never turn it off when they were done! I’m sure there are other cat owners out there with a similar problem. So, I built the Cat Faucet so the cats could turn the water on and off for themselves. As a kit, I would rate this medium complexity. The electronics are simple and straight-forward but you also need to do some mechanical work and some plumbing to complete the project, which raises the complexity.”
Twitter Home Automation Looking for an affordable home automation system that can be controlled remotely? Look no further than Twitter and iLink INSTEON. “Using Twitter, a new social networking site, you can set up your laptop and connect it to your light switches (or any other electrical device) and control the device by sending text messages to your twitter […]
Looking for an affordable home automation system that can be controlled remotely? Look no further than Twitter and iLink INSTEON.
“Using Twitter, a new social networking site, you can set up your laptop and connect it to your light switches (or any other electrical device) and control the device by sending text messages to your twitter account. It’s a fairly easy setup using this software which controls this hightech lightswitch“
Twitter Home Automation Looking for an inexpensive home automation system that can be controlled remotely? Look no further than Twitter and iLink INSTEON. “Using Twitter, a new social networking site, you can set up your laptop and connect it to your light switches (or any other electrical device) and control the device by sending text messages to your twitter […]
Looking for an inexpensive home automation system that can be controlled remotely? Look no further than Twitter and iLink INSTEON.
“Using Twitter, a new social networking site, you can set up your laptop and connect it to your light switches (or any other electrical device) and control the device by sending text messages to your twitter account. It’s a fairly simple setup using this software which controls this hightech lightswitch“
Laser Simon Laser Simon is a twist on the original game that we’ve all played. Anything that uses old NES controllers is a winner in my book! “The game involves two players and a SimonBoard, consisting of five target points. The goal for each player is to hit as many points as possible in the given orders […]
Laser Simon is a twist on the original game that we’ve all played. Anything that uses old NES controllers is a winner in my book!
“The game involves two players and a SimonBoard, consisting of five target points. The goal for each player is to hit as many points as possible in the given orders in each of the 10 levels. Players alternate turns with each successive level, ultimately completing all 10 levels. At the begin of a player’s turn the board is illuminated to indicate the pattern of sensors to be hit in that round. The player must memorize the pattern and repeat it by aiming and firing the laser at the indicated targets. At the completion of the 10th level, the SimonBoard then computes a winner; the SimonBoard, the controllers and the computer monitoring the system then display the winner.”
Laser Simon Laser Simon is a twist on the original game that we’ve all played. Anything that uses old NES controllers is a winner in my book! “The game involves two players and a SimonBoard, consisting of five target points. The goal for each player is to hit as many points as possible in the given orders […]
Laser Simon is a twist on the original game that we have all played. Anything that uses old NES controllers is a winner in my book!
“The game involves two players and a SimonBoard, consisting of five target points. The goal for each player is to hit as many points as possible in the given orders in each of the 10 levels. Players alternate turns with each successive level, ultimately completing all 10 levels. At the start of a player’s turn the board is illuminated to indicate the pattern of sensors to be hit in that round. The player must memorize the pattern and repeat it by aiming and firing the laser at the indicated targets. At the completion of the 10th level, the SimonBoard then calculates a winner; the SimonBoard, the controllers and the personal monitoring the system then display the winner.”
Video Tape USB Hub Here is a neat idea to keep some of your old video tapes out of the landfills. The Video Tape USB Hub will give you a cool looking place to plug in your USB cable thumbdrive. I have the ability to think of one extra thing to do, install a small motor and keep a small loop of […]
Here is a neat idea to keep some of your old video tapes out of the landfills. The Video Tape USB Hub will give you a cool looking place to plug in your USB cable thumbdrive. I can think of one extra thing to do, install a small motor and keep a small loop of tape that spins when the device is powered.
“Materials: - One old video tape (preferable one of the shorter tapes for advertisments, they’ve more massive reels and less tape to take care of) - One usb-hub (working, of course, and preferable with an option for a powersupply) - The cable for the hub - the hub’s powersupply or a molex connector to power your hub directly from your computer’s powersupply - Two ultra-bright leds in a color of your choice ( and the right resistors for 5volts) - a small switch if you want to be able to switch of the led - some cables, one for providing power to the hub and some small cables for wiring the leds up, you’ll find something suitable - heatshrinking tube or tape”
Video Tape USB Hub Here is a neat idea to keep some of your old video tapes out of the landfills. The Video Tape USB Hub will give you a cool looking place to plug in your USB cable thumbdrive. I can think of one extra thing to do, install a small motor and keep a small loop of […]
Here is a neat idea to keep some of your old video tapes out of the landfills. The Video Tape USB Hub will give you a cool looking place to plug in your USB cable thumbdrive. I can think of one extra thing to do, install a small motor and keep a small loop of tape that spins when the device is powered.
“Materials: - One old video tape (preferable one of the shorter tapes for advertisments, they have bigger reels and less tape to take care of) - One usb-hub (working, of course, and preferable with an option for a powersupply) - The cable for the hub - the hub’s powersupply or a molex connector to power your hub directly from your computer’s powersupply - Two ultra-bright leds in a color of your choice ( and the right resistors for 5volts) - a small switch if you want to be able to switch of the led - some cables, one for providing power to the hub and some small cables for wiring the leds up, you will find something suitable - heatshrinking tube or tape”
Video Tape USB Hub Here is a neat idea to keep some of your old video tapes out of the landfills. The Video Tape USB Hub will give you a cool looking place to plug in your USB cable thumbdrive. I can think of one extra thing to do, install a small motor and keep a small loop of […]
Here is a neat idea to keep some of your old video tapes out of the landfills. The Video Tape USB Hub will give you a cool looking place to plug in your USB cable thumbdrive. I can think of one extra thing to do, install a small motor and keep a small loop of tape that spins when the device is powered.
“Materials: - One old video tape (preferable one of the shorter tapes for advertisments, they have bigger reels and less tape to take care of) - One usb-hub (working, of course, and preferable with an option for a powersupply) - The cable for the hub - the hub’s powersupply or a molex connector to power your hub directly from your computer’s powersupply - Two ultra-bright leds in a color of your choice ( and the right resistors for 5volts) - a small switch if you want to be able to switch of the led - some cables, one for providing power to the hub and some small cables for wiring the leds up, you will find something suitable - heatshrinking tube or tape”
Solar Hot Water Using Black Water Hose Here’s a nice easy project that lets you generate some free hot water with the help of the sun. See more about this and other energy saving ideas at Green Power Science.
Here is a nice simple project that lets you generate some free hot water with the help of the sun. See more about this and other energy saving ideas at Green Power Science.
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