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Category: Assorted Hacks and Mods
Raspberry Pi Remote Wake/Sleep-On-LAN Server
In this post, I explain how you can use your Raspberry Pi to create a handy Wake-On-LAN server for your remote computer with a graphical web interface.
Hacking the PopShop (A Year Ago)
A year ago, we built a ridiculous light/music automation system using image recognition, AC relays, Arduino, custom TCP/IP servers, and 3D printers … in only 24 hours. I finally got around to editing the raw footage into a showcase video. Enjoy!
How I connected my Graduation Cap to the Internet
My masters graduation cap sported 16 LEDs, internet connectivity, a full linux computer, a custom PCB, and a 87 Watt-Hr Battery.
Building an FPGA AI to play Super Mario Bros. in Real Time
My friends and I built an FPGA Hardware-based AI capable of playing the Super Mario Bros. video game in real-time using visual input from an original NES.
Open Sourcing the LibeTech QR Code Lock System
A few months ago I developed a beaglebone-based QR Code door lock system. Check into a room online, and a QR code is sent to your phone to act as your key. Just hold it up to the door! I’m releasing this project under an open source license so you can build it yourself.
Putting Facebook in an Actual Book (at Facebook’s Summer of Hack in NYC)
Ordinarily, hackathons are strictly software events, with the participants generally building websites or mobile apps. It’s simply too difficult to build a complete piece of hardware in 24 hours … right? Wrong. Ignoring the fact that everybody else was building software apps, Jason and I rolled in with two duffle bags filled with electronics and set to work building a physical version of facebook.
Light-Up Mortar Board. Because I can.
This was one of those “Why Not?” moments. While sitting at dinner with family and friends the night before my graduation commencement, somebody mentioned that a light up Mortar Board would be really cool. Realizing that I had all the parts necessary to make one in my apartment, I went[…]
HelioWatcher – An Automated Solar Tracking and Analytics Platform
The HelioWatcher is an automatic sun-tracking solar panel capable of performing long-term solar analytics for developing efficient solar panel deployments.
American Institute of Physics Reports on my SudoGlove for InsideScience TV
The American Institute of Physics put together a piece on my SudoGlove Gesture Control Interface for national syndication via InsideScience TV. Be sure to check out the video, or watch it on your local news station this week!
Open Hardware Summit and Maker Faire Wrapup
Yes, that’s me with the Arduino Team at Makerfaire! If you follow me on twitter, then you’ll certainly know that I spent last weekend in New York City for the 2nd Annual Open Hardware Summit and the 2011 World Maker Faire. I covered the Open Hardware Summit for element14 Electronics (hence[…]