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You can remotely shut down your computer from anywhere in the world using any cell phone with texting capabilities and Mozilla Thunderbird, a Mac, or Microsoft Outlook. It’s pretty simple to accomplish and the video above guides you through the step by step setup process.
Outstanding Cell Phone Hacks:
Well, Christmas is here and everyone is sitting around, munching chocolates, watching old films and thinking of the Christmas dinner they’ll devour tonight. Undoubtedly, some of our dedicated hackers and modders are twitching to for some holiday hacks. So here are five of the best guides for Christmas.
Tweeting Christmas TreeHere’s a neat Twitter Christmas tree project changes color our tweets and changes the color of the lights depending on what you tweet. For example, if you tweet red then the ethernet-enabled tree will pick this up and change the lights’ color automatically. Check out another interactive tree.
Festive Rubens TubeYou’ve probably see how epic Ruben’s Tubes look when they display audio waves with fire. Now you can make a festive version for next to nothing at home. All you need is some basic tools, propane (such as a can you’d use for a barbecue or blow torch) and a log to create this cool Festive Ruben’s Tube. What I like best about this is that the flame flickers to the beat of any festive music you have playing.
Laser Christmas TreeThis is a great Christmas tree which has embedded lasers.The up-side to this that you need very few lasers because the guide makes use of diffraction gratings which effectively disperse one laser beam into several laser beams. It’s pretty easy to set up and you could have it going in just a couple of hours!
Bonus: Wicked Awesome Light ShowWe can’t write a post about Christmas projects without featuring a massive, complex light show. There are lots of ways you can create your own shows, too. Merry Christmas and happy hacking!
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Should driving a car with an iPhone deserve a ticket? Nah, it should be rewarded. It might look dangerous but this iPhone hack is just another example of what can be done with an iPhone and uncommon ingenuity. The 10 Outstanding DIY iPhone Hacks we covered a while back show more superb ways modders have exploited the iPhone.
Follow along the Waterloo Engineering team as they show us a video how-to on how to remote control a full sized automobile. Controlling the car with an iPhone is not just a case of an iPhone app and Wi-Fi. It’s also a lot of ‘behind the wheels’ engineering as the gas, the brake and the steering are rigged up with three separate controlling motors. The motors are interfaced to a Wi-Fi enabled Compact RIO controller.
The car can be remotely steered using a laptop with LabView software as the brains. A custom app lets you control the pedal and gas with touch sliders on the phone. The steering is taken care of by the iPhone’s accelerometer.
Three instructional videos take us through the project. The first gives an overview, the second focuses on the components and the third is all about the code for the iPhone app. All three end with glimpses of car-surfing with a driverless car. You can also check out the text description on how they did it.
Get yourself a salvaged car, some scavenged motor parts and the other hardware mentioned. Try this one out far away from the cops.
iPhone hacks never cease to amaze. Check out a few more:
The iPhone has so many built in sensors and functionalities, no wonder it’s a constant target for hacks and mods. Over the years, we’ve compiled dozens of iPhone hacks and mods and these are the best of the bunch:
With the help of some external hardware and a handheld wireless device such as an iPhone or iPod touch, you can build your own wireless music remote. It’s a bit spendy if you don’t already have an Iphone/iTouch and a router, but there’s a step by step tutorial to guide you through the setup build.
These guys took an iPhone and using a special app, the onboard GPS and Wifi along with some serious modding they managed to make a life size R/C car. I bet it was difficult to drive using the six-axis in the iPhone but it’s still a great mod. Learn how it was done in an upcoming post. Subscribe so you don’t miss it.
By tapping into his car’s onboard wifi and diagnostic systems, this hacker can control his car from anywhere in the world. He’s able to start the engine, pop the trunk, lock/unlock, and view all vehicle diagnostics from his iPhone. As seen in the video, electronic controls are housed in the trunk along with an Arduino to help process commands.
In this tutorial, we’ll be showing you how to watch a live feed from your webcam on your iPhone or iPod touch from anywhere in the world. Setup is pretty simple, basically just download and install a windows program and the necessary app and you’re ready to stream live.
How many times has your cell phone died in the middle of the day because of its lousy battery life? You have several options: you could recharge via wall socket, via USB, through an external battery or the green way, with a DIY solar iPhone charger. Don’t forget to pick up any needed supplies for this build (including solar panels) at our store!
The idea is to add some kind of projector capability to mobile phone (e.g. iPhone) that isn’t too complex or expensive. Instead of using an expensive mini projector, I decided to use lasers instead to any bitmap font using a matrix of laser points, which is controlled by iPhone.
Transform your iPhone into a wireless router, allowing you to connect your wifi deprived laptop to the internet anywhere phone service is available. It’s also perfect when you’re browsing the web but the small screen is too cramped. Now you can easily switch over to your laptop for a larger viewing window.
Strap on a standard Linksys router to an RC car and you can wirelessly control it through the web from up to 1640 feet away. It’s also equipt with a webcam and operates through a brain comprised of PIC microcontrollers or the Arduino’s ATmega168. The in depth tutorial will guide you through the build.
Like most people, we’re huge fans of home automation. We’ve even covered quite a few ways people have used Twitter to automate your home. This time, however, we’ll be automating our homes by managing SmartHome’s X10 home automation modules using the iPhone.
This guy obviously wanted to break a world record in Rockband because he built a robot to attach to his iPhone that plays it perfectly for him. It works by light sensors telling the prosthetic fingers when a note is coming up and driving a motor to press the screen and thus play the note.
Honorable Mention: How to disassemble the iPhone and unleash your hardware hacking skill.
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Electroluminescence (EL wire) makes you see any project in a different light - quite literally. If you jump over to our section on LED hacks you will agree that a well lit project is incredibly appealing. While LEDs add a cheap, efficient way to add that extra kick to a project, sometimes you have to take it a step further with the magic of EL Wire (can be purchased pretty cheap on eBay).
EL Wire is basically light in a tube which can be bent and formed to fit virtually any surface. This is why it’s extremely popular to be sewn into clothing. Assembling an electroluminescent project is about the fit between the material and its illumination. The most flexible way is with EL sheets which are also available cheap on eBay.
El Wire Project Slideshow:
EL projects are very easy to put together. EL sheets can be cut and curved any which way. We see them in hoardings around town. We can make ourselves a simple one in the form of a photo frame.
Thus, we leave you with a few of our EL Wire projects and video walkthough: