Today as well as yesterday’s 22C3 included tons of fun hacker stuff. Highlights from day 00 as well as 01 included a slew of topics from politics to hardcore geekery. We explored the CCC‘s annual hackfest to bring you the very best of the new hacks. We commence our trip with Hack-A-Day’s buddy Dan “I […]

As multitools have lots of different functions in one case, so [Shadwan’s] clock design integrates a multitude of features. He started the design as a binary clock using a Fibonacci spiral for the shape. However, the finished clock has four modes. The original binary clock, an analog clock, a flashlight (all lights on), and a […]

Some people find it hard to look at a huge, flat expanse of floor or ground and not see a canvas. From the outfield grass of a baseball park to some poor farmer’s wheat field, trampling, trimming or painting patterns can present an irresistible temptation. but the larger the canvas the more challenging the composition […]

candle flicker LEDs are a one part replacement for a genuine candle. They consist of both a yellow LED as well as a manage chip that modulates the light to produce a candle effect. [Cpldcpu] took a deep look into reverse engineering one of these LEDs. To examine the circuit, which is potted into the […]

[Remy] has access to a very nice Fluke thermal camera, so when his Raspberry pi came in he pointed the thermal camera at the Raspi (Spanish, Google translation) to see how far this neat computer could be pushed before it overheated. There are three main sources of heat on the Raspberry Pi: the voltage regulator, the USB/Ethernet […]

We have very few books hanging around the house which makes this small attractive assembly quite enticing. It was built by [Eric Whyne] who wanted to make sure the casual observer didn’t think it was store-bought. In choosing wood he tried to find a couple of show pieces with visually appealing flaws like the broken […]