In this video robotics student Robert Stephenson demonstrates an iPhone app he wrote to wirelessly control his Hexapod robot.
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iHexi iPhone controlled Hexapod robot
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/ihexi_iphone_controlled_hexapod_rob.html
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iPod Ammmo Box Speakers
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/03/ipod_ammmo_box_speakers.html
Maker Thomas Spaans built this rugged looking high-end portable iPod amplifier into a military ammo box. Housing two 70-watt amplifiers and woven kevlar speaker, the A-Box is as aggressive as it looks. [via RetroThing]
The iPod/mp3 player can be connected on the outside of the A-BOX as well as the inside so you can listen to your tunes while running around with the A-BOX for example or just protecting your iPod from bullets and stuff.
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March 5 2010, 6:00am | More »
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iPhone case rehabilitation
http://hackaday.com/2010/03/03/iphone-case-rehabilitation/
[Richard Cabrera's] iPhone was scratched from years of use. A big part of the appeal of Apple products is the dose of sexy that comes with them, so he set out to remedy this abomination. His iPhone case rehabilitation guide walks you through the miraculous transformation. One of the tools he uses is a headlight lens restoration kit from 3M because its polishing pads include graduated levels of grit for the transition from rough sanding to buffing. As you can see, the logo and text have been buffed off but that’s a small price to pay for what looks like a shiny new device.
March 3 2010, 12:00pm | More »
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$2 iPod shoebox art enlarger
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/02/2_ipod_shoebox_art_enlarger.html
Using a shoebox, some convex lenses of varying focal length, and a bit of poster board maker manish15 has assembled an inexpensive DIY art enlarger on the cheap. Similar to an epidioscope, the device projects an image onto a drawing surface.
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February 19 2010, 6:00am | More »
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Custom billet aluminum iPhone cases
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/02/custom_billet_aluminum_iphone_cases.html
These stylish and attractive small batch iPhone cases from EXOvault are machined from solid pieces of billet aluminum. They add a retro-futuristic charm to something already heavy on the futuristic.[Thanks, Revolverkiller!]
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February 18 2010, 6:00am | More »
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Developing for iPhone serial communications
http://hackaday.com/2010/02/15/developing-for-iphone-serial-communications/
[Hcgilje] threw together a tutorial on using serial communications in iPhone applications. It builds upon the DevDot tutorial which was posted back in 2007. A lot has changed since then; the firmware has come a long way and there are several development tools that now make things a bit easier for you. His examples use Interface Builder and openFrameworks to demonstrate GUI control of an LED and a servo motor. Now go out and design your own peripherals for this popular handset.
February 15 2010, 3:00pm | More »
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Customizable recycled plastic and paper iPhone case
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/02/customizable_recycled_plastic_and_p.html
Wandering around MacWorld today I came across this customizable recycled plastic and paper iPhone case from a company called Trexta. What makes this case particularly interesting is its intent for you to customize it as well as the manufacturing process involved in producing it. It's made using recycled plastic and paper using a process similar to double-shot injection molded plastic. One unique characteristic of their production process is the lack of an adhesive used to bond the different surfaces together. This looks like it could be a fun project to do with kids and much more convenient to carry around that a mug.
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February 12 2010, 6:00am | More »
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American Museum of Natural History dinosaur app
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/02/american_museum_of_natural_history.html
American Museum of Natural History dinosaur app for iPhones is out, it's free and I'm going to use it on my upcoming trip to the museum in NYC...The American Museum of Natural History announced today that DINOSAURS: American Museum of Natural History Collections, the first science and education photo mosaic application for iPhone and iPod Touch, is currently available for download on iTunes (http://bit.ly/bcRz2v). Free and easy to use, DINOSAURS lets paleontologists of all ages explore the world's largest collection of dinosaur fossils with a tap of the screen.
Combining scientific research with over 800 stunning images from the Museum's vast archives, this pioneering interactive mosaic provides dinosaur enthusiasts an entirely new way to discover the Museum's premier paleontology collection--and to become experts in the process. Packed with information about six of the Museum's most popular dinosaur fossils, including the famed Tyrannosaurus rex and the Barosaurus, DINOSAURS digs deep to bring amateur paleontologists the science behind selected fossils, stories about their discoveries, and profiles of the fossil-hunters who uncovered them. The images are enhanced with social networking functionality, enabling users to share favorite images with friends, post comments, and view comments left by others.
A veritable pocket field guide, DINOSAURS: American Museum of Natural History Collections can also be used while exploring the Museum's famous halls to learn more about the fascinating fossils on display. DINOSAURS will be updated with new "stories" with in-depth information about additional dinosaur species, including such favorites as the Triceratops.
Post up your maker, science and hacky related apps you use in the comments for your mobile device(s).
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February 4 2010, 10:00pm | More »
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Experimenter iPhone app
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/experimenter_iphone_app.html
The Experimenter iPhone app is chock full of timeless backyard science experiments. Sure, you could troll YouTube and find similar material, but the folks at Cramzy have done all the tedious work for you. And it's nice to have everything in one simple interface. Each experiment is fun, entertaining, and sure to spark interest in those lucky enough to participate. None of the materials in the 14 experiments are too exotic and most should be available from your local corner market. The video demonstrations are well done and each comes with an appropriate safety precaution. Be warned that this app is video intensive and weights in at a whopping 240MB. [via @gigamegawatts]
In the Maker Shed:
Illustrated Guide to Home Chemistry Experiments
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January 26 2010, 6:00am | More »
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iPhone look-alike on your kitchen wall
http://hackaday.com/2010/01/23/iphone-look-alike-on-your-kitchen-wall/
[Ryan] and his wife wanted to have a touchscreen interface in the kitchen to store their recipes and for various music, video, and Internet entertainment. We know where they’re coming from, we’re quite tired or cleaning flour (or worse!) off of our palm pilot screen after baking. The display you see on the wall is just the interface, a computer is stored in the cabinet below the counter. He’s running Windows 7 and using a custom graphic interface which is intended to mimic the looks of the iPhone. He’s sharing the UI as open source and has just started a forum for those interested in trying it out and adding to the available features.
One thing we noticed in his writeup, he prototyped this with an old 2 GHz computer but upgraded the hardware because it was too slow. This pushed to total build price to about $1350 USD. We can’t help but mention that using a Linux based system may have saved him from the upgrade. We know there’s some extremely powerful media software that runs on light hardware specs.
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January 23 2010, 12:50pm | More »
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Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/building_iphone_apps_with_html_css.html
Have you wanted to build an iPhone app but didn't know where to start? Me too! I'd like to build applications that allow me to control electronics on an XBee network remotely via a host computer, or hack an interface to the powermeter on my bicycle. So it was very exciting to be at this month's Geek Dinner in Providence RI, which doubled as the launch party for Jonathan Stark's new book, Building iPhone Apps with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, edited by O'Reilly Senior Editor and Providence Geeks co-founder Brian Jepson. Jonathan discussed the pros and cons of developing "native apps" versus "web apps" for the rapidly changing mobile phone platforms. He also discussed several nice open source tools for facilitating iPhone application development. This book is perhaps the most informative, accessible, and concise guide to iPhone coding I have come across. Very cool!!
One great benefit of Jonathan's book is his extensive use of the open source application development framework PhoneGap. It gives many of the benefits of native iPhone applications yet provides the ease of developing a web application. This is a great tool for those who want to create iPhone applications, but don't want to jump through the hurdles required to become a registered developer and wait for application approval. I am also rather impressed by the free HTML version available online.
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January 21 2010, 11:00pm | More »
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Phillip's science, tech, DIY, making and more podcast playlist...
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/phillips_science_tech_diy_making_an.html
Looking for some good podcasts? Here are my picks! I try and listen or watch about an hour of science programming a day, it's usually on a treadmill or pedaling a bike or if I am in a "hostage situation" like traveling. It's a way to pass the time while keeping active or while just waiting in line for something.A few posts ago I mentioned I listened to a lot of sci/tech, etc and some commenters were interested in my playlist. So.... This is the list for the week, I try new ones out all the time, add them, remove them - if you have suggestions post them up in the comments! I'm always interested in discovering new ones. On a related note, during the holidays I spent about 14 hours a day shipping open source hardware, for those long runs of time I listened to audio books - that's not the list I'm posting here, but perhaps I will later if there's interest in that list too.
Each item after the jump has a show URL, RSS (XML) feed and an iTunes URL, with the second URL you can drag it directly in to iTunes or use the 3rd link, the iTunes link. Read on for the full list!
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January 18 2010, 5:00am | More »
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LEGO Photo app coverts photo to LEGO mosaic
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/01/lego_photo_app_coverts_photo_to_leg.html
With the new LEGO Photo iPhone app you can convert snapshots into a LEGO photo mosaic. Just take a picture, press a button, and watch the app build an image out of LEGO. Use the resulting image on your favorite social networking site or as a guide for your own layout. [via techchee]
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January 4 2010, 6:00am | More »
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iVictrola iPhone acoustic amplifier
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/ivictrola_iphone_acoustic_amplifier_1.html
There have been a few acoustic amplifiers designed for the iPhone. The iVictrola from maker Matt Richmond has to be the coolest so far. The functional sculpture's simplistic design consists of a carved block of wood and an old Victrola horn that embodies both modern and old-timey charm. [via iPhoneSavior]
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December 9 2009, 6:00am | More »
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Water the tree – there’s an app for that?
http://hackaday.com/2009/12/08/water-the-tree-theres-an-app-for-that/
Well no, but [Chris] needed something to remind him when to water the tree. Most folks would use their nifty iPhone to set up a calendar reminder, but why do that when you can purpose a 32 bit microcontroller to do it for you?
To detect a falling water level [Chris] attached a two-pin header to the end of a clothes pin clipped to the side of the tree stand. When the water level is covering the pins it completes a circuit, verified by a measurable current. When the water level drops the mbed microcontroller detects the loss of conductivity and through some creative code sends out an email and SMS reminder.
If you’re in love with your iPhone but not your living things, this will keep that tree kicking until after the new year.
December 8 2009, 8:16am | More »
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(Remote controlled robot) car vs (solar charged) tank
http://hackaday.com/2009/12/05/remote-controlled-robot-car-vs-solar-charged-tank/
[Matthias] sent in his team’s iPhone Robot (CAR) project in response to yesterday’s iPhone controlled solar charged tank. Unlike the tank, the iPhone car is controlled via Bluetooth BTnode and BTstack, and also isn’t solar-powered. However, both projects utilize iPhones and readily available components. We particularly liked how it not only used a multi-touch input, but also the accelerometer within the iPhone. It seems some competition is stirring, lets see who wins out.
December 5 2009, 8:55am | More »
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DIY iPhone Teleprompter
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/diy_iphone_teleprompter.html
If you forget your lines in front of a camera, this may be the project for you. Using an iPhone, some coroplast, a cd case, and duct tape, maker Ben Eadie fashioned the hardware necessary for a DIY teleprompter. A trip to the App Store yielded the requisite software. Apparently if you're looking for software for a DIY teleprompter, there's an app for that. [Thanks, Dave!]
Here's a podcast Ben made that runs through the build process:
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December 4 2009, 6:00am | More »
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iPhone controlled solar powered Arduino tank
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/iphone_controlled_solar_powered_ard.html
Using TouchOSC on an iPhone alongside Processing and an Arduino, Chris Rojas made this awesome Xbee controlled tank that runs on solar power. He lists all of the parts required for the project on his site and even provides the code to get you up and running with your very own iPhone controlled tank!
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December 3 2009, 2:00pm | More »
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Wii remote for MAME on iPhone
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/wii_remote_for_mame_on_iphone.html
Mobile gaming mastermind ZodTTD has updated his mame4iPhone app to use BTStack, allowing the use of a Wii remote as a controller. I could see using this with the iPhone app video out hack as a low-cost casual gaming console. It would be pretty cool to go from playing a mobile game directly to playing the same game on a large screen with a controller. It's no Xbox, but give it a few years.
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December 3 2009, 6:00am | More »
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Attach a SLR lens to an iPhone with the Phone-O-Scope
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/12/attach_a_slr_lens_to_an_iphone_with.html
Camera hacker Bhautik Joshi, who brought us the brilliant DIY tilt-shift lens hack, has produced another great optical device. Detailed instructions on his site walk you through the creation of the Phone-O-Scope, an optical coupler that allows an iPhone to accept a standard SLR lens.
Just to get the inevitable question of 'why' out of the way - well, why not? As far as I can tell, I think this is the first - I couldn't find any similar SLR lens to camera phone attaching attempts anywhere else online. The Phone-O-Scope doesn't take especially superb images, and it's a bit clumsy to handle. On the other hand, it's fun to shoot with and produces very analog (almost Holga-like) results. You also get the advantages of SLR lenses - that is, DOF effects, and the wide range of available focal lengths (i.e. macro to telephoto).
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December 2 2009, 6:00am | More »
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Double dose of iPhone camera hacks
http://hackaday.com/2009/12/01/double-dose-of-iphone-camera-hacks/
Why take an iPhone, a slim device that already takes decent photographs and add several macro magnifying lenses? For [Mathijs], simply because he could, But now he can take some awesome macro pictures.
[Bhautik] (maker of the tilt-shift Plungercam) took the concept further. With some more trademark plumbing supplies and a lot of duct tape, secured an interchangeable SLR lense assembly to the back of his iPhone.
Check out some photos from both setups after the break.
[Mathijs']
[Bhautik's] (Before hack/After)
December 1 2009, 4:45pm | More »
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Using an iPhone as a Newton keyboard
http://hackaday.com/2009/11/28/using-an-iphone-as-a-newton-keyboard/
[Jesus Alvarez] sent us this funny little project. If you happen to have an iPhone and an old Apple Newton, you can use the iPhone as a keyboard for the Newton. You can download the schematic from his site to build the wire to connect the two. After that, you have to run an app on your iPhone that you can find once you’ve jailbroken your phone. At that point you are ready to go. Aside from the ability to say you could, we’re not sure why you would do this. It made us chuckle though. Maybe we’re not firing on all synapses though due to turkey overload.
November 28 2009, 3:07pm | More »
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iPhone macro lens carousel
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/iphone_macro_lens_carousel.html
This iPhone macro lens carousel mod is a great way to recycle that pile of scavenged optics you've got laying around. [via LifeHacker]
More:
- Cheap iPhone macro lens for barcode scanning
- Cameraphone DVD macro lens hack
- Macro-Lens iPhone hardware mod
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November 23 2009, 4:00am | More »
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iPhone home button earrings
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/iphone_home_button_earrings.html
Symbology befitting a Dan Brown novel exudes from these handcrafted iPhone home button earrings. Do they imbibe the wearer with mystical iPhone powers? Does wearing two buttons break Apple's Human Interface Guidelines? You'll just have to acquire a pair to find out. [via iPhoneIndia]
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November 16 2009, 6:00am | More »
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Robot interface lets fingers do the walking
http://hackaday.com/2009/11/12/robot-interface-lets-fingers-do-the-walking/
We’re filing this one under “best interface implementation”. This robot is controlled by finger gestures on the surface of an iPod Touch. It can walk forward, turn, sidestep, jump, and kick a ball based on the input it receives from your sweaty digits. Unlike vehicles controlled by an iPhone (or by Power Wheels), this has some potential. Especially considering the inevitable proliferation of multi-touch devices in our everyday lives.
November 12 2009, 12:00pm | More »
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Remotely control your crappy car (dangerously)
http://hackaday.com/2009/11/10/remotely-control-your-crappy-car-dangerously/
Here’s one that brings back that giddy feeling we got when the original episodes of thebroken were posted all those years ago. The lunatics over at Waterloo Labs have altered a beat-up Oldsmobile for remote control via laptop, iPhone, and…. wait for it… Power Wheels.
Brake and gas pedals are actuated using a wrench connected to a motor bolted to the floorboards of the car. The steering wheel has been replaced with a gear and connected to a motor using a motorcycle chain. Much like the van we saw last month, an iPhone app has been written to wirelessly control the car of doom. This leads to some car surfing and ghost riding the whip in the video after the break.
To our delight, they’ve also implement the most unorthodox automotive interface yet, Power Wheels. A chain has been added to measure the orientation of the toy steering wheel, and an optical encoder is used to measure the speed of the tiny electric vehicle. It looks like it doesn’t do the best job of translating to a full size vehicle, but it maxes out their style points.
Related: thebroken
November 10 2009, 12:00pm | More »
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Careless with your Jailbreak? You’ll get Rickrolled
http://hackaday.com/2009/11/09/careless-with-your-jailbreak-youll-get-rickrolled/
Here’s further proof that you should understand what it is you’re doing when you go to hack your handheld. Jailbreaking an iPhone has been made quite easy to the point that a lot of folks do it without reading any of the accompanying documentation. Those who didn’t heed the warning to change the default SSH password on a Jailbroken phone might get a bit of a surprise. A worm has been unleashed that finds Jailbroken iPhones and changes the background image to a picture of [Rick Astley]. That’s right, they’ve been Rickrolled.
It’s a clever little devil that propagates by grabbing the IP address of the iPhone it is currently on, then testing all of the IP address in that family to find other devices using the default password. Luckily this worm’s activities are not what we’d call malicious. It doesn’t format the root or create a cell based bot-net (that we know of). This would be akin to the antics of searching Google for unprotected installations of MythWeb and setting some poor schmuck’s MythTV to record every infomercial ever. The point is, this could have been a lot worse, but the attack is predicated on stupidity. In our digital age, why are people leaving default passwords in place?
November 9 2009, 12:18pm | More »
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8-bit device quenches iPhone envy
http://hackaday.com/2009/11/03/8-bit-device-quenches-iphone-envy/
[Peter] deserves an award for doing more with less. He’s built a handheld device based on an AVR controller that has features normally associated with much more powerful devices. Here’s what it doesn’t do: no phone calls, no text messages, no accelerometer, and best of all no app approval needed. What it does do is leverage inexpensive, readily available components combined with common homebrew development techniques to create a touch sensitive handheld.
The demo video embedded after the break details the device playing video, rendering 3D objects, and displaying pictures and ebooks with touch scrolling. All of this is running at 60 fps for a smooth picture. The whole thing is no larger than the 320×240 LCD that he salvaged from a broken MP3 player. An Atmel AVR ATmega644 microcontroller ties together the display, a resistive touch screen, and a microSD card for storage. The chip also controls the backlight, a Lithium Polymer battery, and uses USB for PC connectivity, charging, and even a mouse or keyboard interface. He etched the PCB himself for surface mount components and managed to do it with just four jumpers needed on the underside.
This is a big leap forward from the last AVR based touch sensitive device we saw. All of the functionality seen in the demo is run using 4k of memory and 32k of programming space. Because [Peter's] powering this at 3.3v the system clock is limited to 12MHz but he’s managed to make it work. We asked him to post code and schematics and he didn’t hold back. Head over to the microtouch project page to download the code, Eagle CAD files, and PCB artwork. All of the demo files are there just waiting for you to build on his hard work. When you’ve got something running, don’t forget to share it with us!
November 3 2009, 2:22pm | More »
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iPhone 3G and 3GS unlocked with blacksn0w
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/11/iphone_3g_and_3gs_unlocked_with_bla.html
Master iPhone unlocker George Hotz aka GeoHot has done it again. Apparently the current iPhone 3G/3GS baseband has been successfully cracked and new unlock code titled blacksn0w will soon become available through the blackr1n jailbreak. [via iPhoneSchool]
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November 3 2009, 6:00am | More »
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Cheating RockBand (again)
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/30/cheating-rockband-again/
Sure making a robot that plays the game RockBand for you seems a little cheap at first, but no human can possibly hit that 30 triplet note straight ending in a button mashing contest. To finally get his high score [Joe] made a setup to play the game for him, on the iPhone. We’ve seen some very different Guitar Hero hacks before, but none that had to get around the touch capacitance screen on the iPhone. What version of the game should be hacked next? We think Football Hero would be a good start.
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October 30 2009, 8:16am | More »
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Linux iPhone sync draws near
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/29/linux-iphone-sync-draws-near/
[Emuboy] lets us know about some software advances that will make iPhone and iPod Touch syncing possible under Linux. Apple made big changes to how the iPhone syncs compared to legacy iPods. Locking out all communications other than through iTunes was surely part of their motivation. This has left Linux users out in the cold with shoddy sync capabilities which should be coming to an end. If successful, syncing will be be possible with phones that have not been jailbroken.
One of the biggest hurdles in reverse-engineering the new protocol is the non-standard way in which the devices communicate over USB. The usbmuxd developers have been working to implement communications and now have a Release Candidate for the 1.0.0 version. Along with testing of this package, libgpod is now being updated to play nicely with the new database format and hash of the iPhone.
This isn’t quite at the plug-and-play level of convenience yet but if you’re comfortable working with Linux packages you should be able to get this working and help report any bugs you might find. But if you’re tired of open source playing cat and mouse with Apple you can always switch over to a device based on Android.
October 29 2009, 1:00pm | More »
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Use iPhone to run yourself over
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/24/use-iphone-to-run-yourself-over/
The Spirit of Berlin team has developed an iPhone app to remotely control a minivan. They didn’t have to do much to the vehicle to get this working because the platform was developed for the 2007 Darpa Urban Challenge. The iPhone connects with the driving circuitry via WiFi and offers a gas button, a brake button, and a steering button to enable the accelerometer for turning. The front camera video is transmitted to the iPhone in real-time.
In the picture above you can see the operator in the center of the van’s camera view. It looks like the van’s top speed is limited, but remembering our own ineptitude in piloting RC vehicles, we hope this doesn’t result in a Darwin Award. We’ve embedded a video after the break. Everyone loves to see some Mario Kart reeneactment. You can catch some around 2:28 into the video. Enjoy.
[Thanks Miketron]
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October 24 2009, 4:04pm | More »
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Bouncy iPhone controlled dance lights
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/21/iphone-bounce-controlled-dance-lights/
[John Boiles] introduces us to dimlet, his portable network controlled light dimmer. Inside the box is a fonera 2100 router that is running openWRT connected to an unnamed AVR microcontroller. Right now, he’s controlling the unit with his iPhone. It has three modes of control; a manual “slider” mode, an accelerometer controlled “dance” mode, and a programmable “tap” mode. You can download all the source code and schematics on his site.
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October 21 2009, 9:00am | More »
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Hacked iPhone API takes AR to the next level
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/10/hacked_iphone_api_takes_ar_to_the_n.html
From ReadWriteWeb:
An international team of computer scientists has created software that lets anyone perform on-the-fly analysis of live streaming video on the iPhone. Used alongside existing methods of displaying data on top of the camera's view, this new functionality signals a fundamental change in the kinds of Augmented Reality (AR) that iPhone developers can create. Existing AR apps, like Yelp, Layar, Wikitude and others display data on top of a camera's view but don't actually analyze what the camera sees. This new development changes that.
The video is pretty amazing. I can't wait to see where this tech goes from here...
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October 17 2009, 3:03pm | More »
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iPhone PS/2 keyboard interface with Arduino
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/10/iphone_ps2_keyboard_interface_with.html
It's tricky getting a keyboard working with an iPhone. Why is that? Does Apple go out of their way to make the two incompatible? It sure seems like it. With such an awesome touch interface you'd think they'd have the keyboard thing figured out. Luckily there are folks like maker Ben Kurtz who go out of their way to scratch an itch. Using an Arduino Diecimila, breakout board, female PS/2 connector, and sundry components Ben has built an interface to connect a full-sized keyboard to his jailbroken iPhone. It's a bit circuitous, but it gets the job done using easily resourced parts.
How To Connect a PS/2 Keyboard to the iPhone [via hackaday]If you're interested in building a jailbreak-free keyboard interface for your iPhone, check out chapter 12 in iPhone Hacks.
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October 15 2009, 7:00am | More »
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Finally, a keyboard for the iPhone
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/14/finally-a-keyboard-for-the-iphone/
We can’t say we’ve had problems typing on our iPhones here at HackaDay, must be the elfin fingers, but for [Ben Kurtz] it was a real pain. The obvious solution is to carry around an Arduino, 9 volt battery, iPhone breakout board, a ps2 keyboard, and of course the iPhone itself. Well, maybe it could be a little smaller with fewer parts, but at least it works. The Arduino reads input from the keyboard and converts it to serial, then the iPhone pulls the data via VNC. Like we said, a little roundabout, but we love the amount of ingenuity involved.
October 14 2009, 6:29pm | More »
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Coffee sleeve iPhone stand
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/10/coffee_sleeve_iphone_stand.html
The onslaught of DIY iPhone stands continues. This time around we find ourselves in a cafe with a warm beverage and the need to watch BMX stunt videos. Luckily we remembered to bring along our nice utility scissors and the Barista was kind enough to include a cup sleeve with the drink. The overall execution and reuse of recyclables on this project should gain high marks for those keeping score at home.
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How-To: Make an easy iPhone alarm clock stand
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/10/how-to_make_an_easy_iphone_alarm_cl.html
This has to be my favorite iPhone stand to date. Its simple one piece design is easy to fabricate and lays flat when not in use. Follow along with this Instructables as maker jonpoate steps through the process. [via lifehacker]
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October 12 2009, 7:00am | More »
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Photoshop on the iPhone
http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2009/10/photoshop_on_the_iphone.html
Adobe has released a version of their Photoshop.com Mobile app for the iPhone. It's not the full-featured professional software known for it's reality altering effects, but rather a slimmed-down version compatible with their photoshop.com service. You'll have the ability to perform basic operations on your images like crop, rotate, and flip. You'll also be able to do basic color correction and apply simple filters and effects.
After making personalized edits, users can upload photos from their iPhone to their Photoshop.com account to view and retrieve their images at a later time from any Internet-connected computer. In addition, Photoshop.com Mobile for iPhone provides the ultimate digital photo wallet, giving users access to their entire Photoshop.com library directly from their iPhone.
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October 12 2009, 5:00am | More »
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External GPS for iPod and iPhone
http://hackaday.com/2009/10/09/external-gps-for-ipod-and-iphone/
Ever wish your iPod touch or older generation iPhone had GPS capability? Now it can by using a Bluetooth GPS module along with the roqyGPS app.
In April we saw a pretty creative way to add GPS to an iPod by using a homebrew accessory. The new app is a better solution because it utilizes the larger screen and more functional UI of the iPod touch. We’re glad to see this come along because we’d rather not upgrade to the iPhone 3G just to get GPS support. roqyGPS has a fairly long supported hardware list, which should make it relatively inexpensive to pick up a GPS module either on sale or second-hand.
We’ve got a video of the release candidate after the break. As always, we’d like to hear from anyone already using this so please leave your thoughts in the comments.
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