![]() | Power USB Gadgets with your Bike!
With more and more gadgets coming out every day that utilize USB for charging, it's almost necessary to have a USB port available at all times. This DIYer decided to create a 5V generator using his bike and a modified USB car charger. The 5V USB... |
| | HacknMod Review: GPS Tracking Device Last week, we reviewed a few lasers, and this week we have a GPS tracking device from LandAirSea. Â It's the small black box shown above which is placed on or around a vehicle to track it's movements. Â The device is passive, which means you... |
![]() | Superb Reverse-Geocaching Gift Idea
Geo-Caching works by finding a "treasure" at a certain longitude and latitude. This box on the other hand opens only when it is brought to a certain location so it's perfect to give to someone as a surprise gift or romantic occasion.
We've... |
![]() | DIY Real Time GPS Receiver with Incredible Accuracy
We've all heard of commercial GPS devices like the Garmin or Tom Tom and even handheld devices used for Geo-Caching. But...Did you know you can build your own? A Kinematic GPS Receiver is a specialized GPS device used by engineers,... |
![]() | 10 Outstanding DIY iPhone Hacks The iPhone has so many built in sensors and functionalities, no wonder it's a constant target for hacks and mods. Over the years, we've compiled dozens of iPhone hacks and mods and these are the best of the bunch:
DIY Multi-Room Wireless Music... |
![]() | Geo-Location Game "Urban Defender" using Arduino
By using an Arduino, GPS, and an accelerometer, this group put together the "Urban Defender" - A hyper-local geolocation based game which allows users to "claim" various districts of a city by throwing the ball against a wall to claim the... |
![]() | Wiimote Controlled Lawn Mower
We’ve got another cool hack for you, this time using the amazing Wiimote, from the Southern University of Denmark's Robot Laboratory. The Wiimote connects to the lawn mower through Bluetooth. From there, a computer interprets the... |
![]() | Car Hacking: iPhone Controlled Mazda
By tapping into his car's onboard webserver and diagnostic systems, this hacker can control his car from anywhere in the world.� He's able to start the engine, pop the trunk, lock/unlock, and view all vehicle diagnostics from his iPhone. ... |
![]() | Autonomus Robotic ATV with GPS
An ATV built with a unique pattern of engineering and a combination of both technology and power. It runs on low pressure wide tires which are one of the toughest in their kind.  This power and technology is a perfect... |
![]() | Make a UAV Spyplane Using the Arduino
With a handful of servos, battery pack, GPS unit, and the Arduino programmer you can build your own unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) drone. It's an absolutely outstanding project complete with a detailed, 22 page tutorial to guide you through the... |














