1. DIY Multi-Room Wireless Music Remote

   
   With the help of some external hardware and a handheld wireless device such as an iPhone or iPod touch, you can build your own wireless music remote. It’s a bit spendy if you don’t already have an Iphone/iTouch and a router, but there’s a step by step tutorial to guide you through the setup build.

2. DIY iPhone Controlled Car (Complete Control)

   These guys took an iPhone and using a special app, the onboard GPS and Wifi along with some serious modding they managed to make a life size R/C car. I bet it was difficult to drive using the six-axis in the iPhone but it’s still a great mod. Learn how it was done in an upcoming post. Subscribe so you don’t miss it.

3. iPhone Controlled Mazda (without gas and break)

   By tapping into his car’s onboard wifi 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. As seen in the video, electronic controls are housed in the trunk along with an Arduino to help process commands.

4. How to View your Webcam on your iTouch or iPhone

   

   In this tutorial, we’ll be showing you how to watch a live feed from your webcam on your iPhone or iPod touch from anywhere in the world. Setup is pretty simple, basically just download and install a windows program and the necessary app and you’re ready to stream live.

5. Build a Solar-powered iPhone Charger

   

   How many times has your cell phone died in the middle of the day because of its lousy battery life? You have several options: you could recharge via wall socket, via USB, through an external battery or the green way, with a DIY solar iPhone charger. Don’t forget to pick up any needed supplies for this build (including solar panels) at our store!

6. Make a Laser Matrix Projector for the iPhone

   
   The idea is to add some kind of projector capability to mobile phone (e.g. iPhone) that isn’t too complex or expensive. Instead of using an expensive mini projector, I decided to use lasers instead to any bitmap font using a matrix of laser points, which is controlled by iPhone.

7. How to: iPhone as a Wireless Router for your Laptop

   Transform your iPhone into a wireless router, allowing you to connect your wifi deprived laptop to the internet anywhere phone service is available. It’s also perfect when you’re browsing the web but the small screen is too cramped. Now you can easily switch over to your laptop for a larger viewing window.

8. RC Car Controlled Via the Web

   

   Strap on a standard Linksys router to an RC car and you can wirelessly control it through the web from up to 1640 feet away. It’s also equipt with a webcam and operates through a brain comprised of PIC microcontrollers or the Arduino’s ATmega168. The in depth tutorial will guide you through the build.

9. Home Automation Using the iPhone and X10

   Like most people, we’re huge fans of home automation. We’ve even covered quite a few ways people have used Twitter to automate your home. This time, however, we’ll be automating our homes by managing SmartHome’s X10 home automation modules using the iPhone.

10. The Rockband Robot iPhone.

    This guy obviously wanted to break a world record in Rockband because he built a robot to attach to his iPhone that plays it perfectly for him. It works by light sensors telling the prosthetic fingers when a note is coming up and driving a motor to press the screen and thus play the note.

Honorable Mention: How to disassemble the iPhone and unleash your hardware hacking skill.

More iPhone Projects:

• Jailbreak and Unlock iPhone 3.1.2
• iPhone Controlled USB Missile Launcher
• How to Build a Simple iPhone Tripod Mount

Thanks to a few exceptional programs, you can now eliminate any distance barriers between you and your PC. A host of remote access tools are available that do the job in a simple and secure way. The video mentions a few paid services which accomplish this, that doesn’t matter because you can get free ones! The video above talks us through the setup of Remote Desktop Connection. This connection allows you to connect to another computer and use it. A DIY Remote setup requires some simple port forwarding which is part of Windows XP and Vista too.

• VNC (Virtual Network Computing) is one free tool that is a must for those serious about remote sharing. VNC itself serves up many variants with their own subset of features.
• UltraVNC for Windows gets the vote for its ease of use via a remote viewer or any browser (for non-Windows machines) that has Java installed.

The grasp of this tech could be a lifesaver especially if you are the forgetful type who has left important files back on the home PC. Check out our complete range of Internet and Windows how-to’s and subscribe to HacknMod for daily updates for free.

Although you can’t play with Wiimote controlled 15 ton grapples in the living room. This hack isn’t anything like the Lego Mindstorms NXT Robot controlled with a Wiimote or the Wiimote operated Lawnmower. This one has gone king-size. This thing is a beast of a robotic monster and rigging it with a Wiimote making this one of the heavy duty Wiimote hacks we’ve seen.

The Wiimote + the Python programmed control is even more awe inspiring because each grapple arm can spin at a top speed of 72kms/hour or 12 revolutions per minute. Each arm needs to avoid collision with the other. And with each having a reach of 16 meters it’s recommended to stay as far back as possible.

For more achievable DIY Wiimote hacks check out the Top 30 Wiimote Hacks of the Web.

Similarly, you can learn How to Hack Twitter to Control Electronics and also:

• Twitter Robot makes Popcorn, starts a Movie
• Home Automation Using the iPhone and X10

You can actually control this robotic lawn mower by using the Wiimote’s accelerometer. Its creator says the concept could also be implemented on a range of different devices – you could actually take your grandmother for a walk by simply tilting the Wiimote, although she might not be very happy about it (brilliant concept though).

It can also be used on ‘automatic’ mode – walk the device to set a perimeter then let the GPS attached mow the lawn automatically without any effort on your part.� Good thing too since it moves so slow.

Here are some other cool projects that use the Wiimote:

• Fantastic Real Time Pan and Tilt Camera
• Foldable Display Tracking Using Wiimote
• Auto-aiming USB Missle Launcher

Part’s you’ll need:

1. iPhone or iPod touch: $199 (8GB iPhone minus wireless costs) or $299 (8GB touch)
2. Linksys WRT54GL Wireless Router: $50 (not the only supported router; see below)
3. Headphone-to-RCA Cable: $2 (local RadioShack)

We have plenty of other iPhone and Audio projects. Don’t miss out:

• iPhone Controlled USB Missile Launcher
• DIY Custom Guitar Hero Keyboard & Drum Controllers
• How to: Huge Christmas Music & Light Display

DIY Security Projects:

• DIY secret rooms with DIY rotating bookshelves, passageways.
• Make custom locks using RFID, keypads, NES controllers, and more RFID.
• Design your own laser surveillance system.

• Another iPhone controlled RC car
• All of our Wii and Wiimote projects
• Internet controlled RC car

Attaching a high quality camera to his RC plane, one modder used a servo motor to create a water bomb dropping mechanism.  The fantastic video above shows the plane on a bombing run and there’s also a video demonstrating the release mechanism.

Related Remote Control Projects:

• Weapon and Radar Clad Spy Robot
• Use an Atari Joystick as a TV Remote
• iPhone Controlled RC Car

A gutted RC car gets transformed into the Remotely Operated Mobile Platform which can be adapted to carry a camcorder, radar, paintball gun and more.  All of the build can be accomplished for a relatively low cost.

Related: RC Car Controlled Via the Web

Strap on a standard Linksys router to an RC car and you can wirelessly control it through the web from up to 1640 feet away. Learn how to make your own.

Project Details:

“The operator can “drive” the vehicle and fire the weapon although it is out of visual range. ROMP can also be used for reconnaissance and bomb investigation and remote detonation”