![]() | How to: LED Hard Drive Clock using Arduino
Ah...the Arduino. The super powerful, easy to program microcontroller brings us another fantastic DIY project. We've seen a few hard drive LED clocks in the past, but this one looks outstanding and is easier to create. It uses POV... |
| | Interactive, Portable "Magic Mirror" Arduino Project
Using an old suitcase, a laptop, X10 home automation parts and an Arduino set-up, this guy managed to build a fully-functional magic mirror suitcase. Basically, it's an interactive mirror which reacts to it's environment using various... |
![]() | 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... |
![]() | How to: Avatar-Style Fiber Optic Pandora Jungle
By now, you've probably seen the bioluminescent jungles of Pandora in the movie Avatar. Throughout the movie, I kept thinking of how to re-create some of the environment with the help of EL wire, fiber optics, and modern lighting... |
![]() | Arduino Powered Helicopter with Four Rotors
We've seen loads of superb Arduino projects, but few which involve complex aeronautics. Here we have the "quadrocopter" - an arduino powered, remote control helicopter with four rotor blades. It's a superb build overall with the finished... |
| | Exercise Bike Xbox 360 Controller
Need help with your New Year's resolution? Burn off the calories while playing your favorite racing games. The faster you pedal, the faster your vehicle travels. Learn how to build your own Excite Bike video game controller.
The... |
![]() | Touchpad Built With an Arduino and Infrared
We've seen a few multitouch projects including a 5 minute dirt cheap pad and the more complex flexible multitouch display. This multi-touch device (the TRKBRD) is basically is a finger tracking sensor. By the looks of it, it doesn’t... |
![]() | HacknMod's Most Popular DIY Projects of 2009
Another year behind us! HacknMod will turn 4 this June and we're still growing strong. We've nearly trippled our traffic in the last year and we're glad to have you along for the ride. Oh! You can show your HacknMod pride through your... |
![]() | Ethernet Enabled Christmas Bells - Create a Tune in Real Time!
Here's a superb project which allows you to create a Christmas jingle using a flash interface in your browser. Then, you're redirected to a webcam where you can see your tune played in real time! Awesome! The project uses the Arduino... |
![]() | DIY Batman Signal Spotlight using Arduino
We've covered tons of batman projects on Hack N Mod previously and here's another superb build. The final result looks fantastic, allowing you to project any image you'd like using
an Arduino and RGB LEDs. Full project build plans are... |








































