• 112-LED coffee table [Joe] tipped us off about his 112 LED coffee table. This 12-ups the LED matrix from Friday and 31-ups the Shiftbrite table. Driving this grid is an ATmega328 in i2c slave mode. It listens for display data from a second ATmega328 and uses that to set the array of TLC5940 driven [...]

• Two input devices made with common items Here’s two input devices you can easily build with materials you already have on hand. To the left, [John] built a 3×3 keypad matrix from paper and tinfoil. The rows and columns are made up of strips of tin foil on the front and back layers of [...]

• 10×10 LED matrix [KopfKopfKopfAffe] just finished a 3-year labor of love resulting in this 10 by 10 LED Matrix. This trumps the Shiftbrite table from earlier today by bringing an actual 100 LEDs to the display. These LEDs cost much less than the Shiftbrites, but since they don’t have their own on-board controller this [...]

<div class=\"postavatar\"></div> Borderlands DLC / Add-on pack The Secret Armory of General Knoxx has already been cracked despite being on the internet for a very short time. It has been spread through torrenting, Megaupload (MU), Rapidshare (RS), and Mediafire (MF) — as well as a large variety of other means. This includes not only the [...]

• Nokia USB cable is USB-to-FTDI in disguise [Jethomson] worked out a way to use a Nokia USB cable at a USB to FTDI cable. He was able to pick up one of these cables for less than $3 delivered. A little probing worked out which conductors go with the appropriate signals and from there [...]

<div class=\"postavatar\"></div> Many people recently used Windows Update to update their copy of Windows 7. An unlabeled update that didn’t look out of the ordinary, called KB971033, has caused issues with many machines. Do not worry though, it is very easily removed. Simply follow the instructions how to remove / delete KB971033. Enjoy being no [...]

<div class=\"postavatar\"></div> It’s that time again! A time for more free iPhone / iPod Touch apps and games. These are free for a limited amount of time so get them while you still can! ToDo Simple and Elegant ToDo list – Simplicity and elegance are put together within eTodo. With every UI detail polished and [...]

• 10-bit rotary precision for servos [Antonb] added 10-bit encoding to a standard servo. He’s removed the potentiometer, separated its shaft and used it to rotate a small magnet. By sandwiching an AS5040 rotatory encoder IC into the servo’s housing he can now measure the precise orientation of the servo horn. This is made easier [...]

• More cellphone controlled door locks [Nicko Margolies] and his colleagues just moved to a new office. The doors are setup like a security checkpoint with electronic strikes and buttons on the inside to allow entry. The button simply completes a low-voltage circuit, activating the strike which made it quite easy to patch into. They [...]

• Is that some type of new Kindle? [Mr C Camacho] picked up an inexpensive digital picture frame hoping to hack into it. He hasn’t had the time to crack open the hardware so that it will do his bidding but he did find a creative way to make it an ebook reader. Using a [...]