Adafruit Industries just announced their next kit: a SIM card reader. Using the kit, you can read or write any SIM card. You could use this for fun things like recovering deleted contacts and SMS messages. The kit looks like a very straight forward design (based on Dejan’s work); the only chip is a hex inverter and the board is powered by a regulated 9V battery.
With all through-hole components, it should be easy to assemble. You can talk to it using the board mounted serial port or connect to the extra pin header using an FTDI USB cable just like the Boarduino. The FTDI option is bus powered, so you won’t need the battery. ladyada has collected some resources in case you want to learn more about smart cards.
Every gadget gets hacked sooner or later, it’s just the way things go. Some people get bored and can’t help themselves not hacking something to make them different, unique. In this case, you’ll be learning how to install a Wii modchip.
The WiiKey modchip doesn’t actually go on the Wii’s motherboard, but the DVD drive’s motherboard, effectively sitting between the DVD subsystem and the Wii’s DVD interface, and it tells the Wii that any disc inserted into the drive is an authentic disc of that Wii’s region. The Wii never suspects that the DVD drive is lying, and that’s why the modchip allows you to play backup up games, homebrew, and so forth.
If you like both electronics and PC Car Racing games you’ve gotta have this gadget. On the latest version the author used a nice 4 needle gauge, and the result neat. You will definitely improve your gaming experience with one of these. Its not cheap though and you’ll have to know something about micro-controllers to build it. The actual project also features control buttons in case you need some extra buttons on your controller.
The idea is so original and cool, a box that closes itself ? c’mon . There is also a website www.leavemealonebox.com but it is unavailable now when I’m writing the article.
This low-cost balancing scooter can carry 90 kg at a speed of 15 km per hour over a distance of 10 km. An ATmega32 handles all of the signal processing for the electric scooter.
The main goal for this project was to obtain a vehicle which corresponds in his functions with the well known Segway ™ and to keep costs as low as possible. After switching on the unit, the electronics is in stand by mode. Through shift the handle into the verticality position, driving mode will be activated. The engines are powered and the equipment is balanced. Now you can ascend and drive off.
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