Giant Airplane Goes Long On Specialization While not everyone agrees on the installation of wind turbines in their proverbial back yards, one thing not up for debate is that there is a drive to build them …read more #hacking #projects image
Air Quality Monitor Plays Game of Life The problem with air quality is that you can’t really tell how good or bad it is just by looking…unless it’s really bad, that is. It’s usually more helpful to …read more #hacking #projects image
Yes, Gemini, A Wii Server Is Possible When [Reit Tech] needed something to do with an old Nintendo Wii, he turned to Google. When the AI overview told him it could not be used as a server, …read more #hacking #projects image
Implementing a Kalman Filter in PostgreSQL to Smooth GPS Data Usually databases are treated primarily as fairly dumb data storage systems, but they can be capable of much more. Case in point the PostgreSQL database and its – Ada-based – …read more #hacking #projects image
Kei Truck Becomes Tiny RV Tent camping lets you explore places on foot you could never reach another way, but sometimes you want to camp with a bit more luxury. [Levi Kelly] decided to see …read more #hacking #projects image
Building A Desk Display For Time And Weather Data Just about every laptop, desktop, and smartphone in your life can tell you the date, time, and current weather predictions. However, sometimes it’s nice to have simple data displayed on …read more #hacking #projects image
Building a Functional Aliens Motion Tracker Aliens is the second film from the legendary science-fiction series about, well… aliens. Naturally, it featured some compelling future-tech — such as the M314 Motion Tracker. [RobSmithDev] wanted to recreate …read more #hacking #projects image
How Hydraulic Ram Pumps Push Water Uphill With No External Power Input Imagine you have a natural stream running through a low-lying area on your farm. It’s a great source of fresh water, only you really need it to irrigate some crops …read more #hacking #projects image
Sending TOSLINK Wirelessly With Lasers TOSLINK was developed in the early 1980s as a simple interface for sending digital audio over fiber optic cables, and  despite its age, is still featured on plenty of modern …read more #hacking #projects image
On 3D Scanners and Giving Kinects a New Purpose In Life The concept of a 3D scanner can seem rather simple in theory: simply point a camera at the physical object you wish to scan in, rotate around the object to …read more #hacking #projects image