Tags: misc hacks
Tags: misc hacks
Age verification cameras easily fooled
Posted Thursday July 3, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old at hack a day
They manufacture cigarette vending machines in Japan, and were all set to roll out a new system of age verification cameras on their machines, which would scan the face of the buyer to look for sagging skin, wrinkles, age spots, and other signs of legal smoking age.
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Another helping hand for the work bench
Posted Thursday July 3, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old at hack a day
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VU Meter made with an LM3915
Posted Thursday July 3, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old at hack a day
Filed under: misc hacks So here's the situation: you have an audio device, maybe a boombox, perhaps one you built yourself, but it has no VU meter. You can plug your speakers or output device into the output jack, and you're done.
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Beer Bot will pour you a cold one
Posted Thursday July 3, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old at hack a day
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Ardupilot: arduino based UAV autopilot
Posted Thursday July 3, 2008, 2:14 am, Over one day old at hack a day
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LED Painter
Posted Wednesday July 2, 2008, 1:41 am, Over one day old at hack a day
Filed under: misc hacks The people at Brilldea have come up with LED Painter, a 16-channel RGB LED controller capable of controlling up to 48 independent LEDs. The TLC5940 itself has been modified to make connecting independent LEDs easier.
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Roast marshmallows with high voltage
Posted Wednesday July 2, 2008, 1:41 am, Over one day old at hack a day
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Cigarette tin amp
Posted Tuesday July 1, 2008, 4:04 am, Over one day old at hack a day
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