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Real Kinect Gmail control using gestures
Apr 7th
On April Fools this year, Google introduced Gmail Motion which allowed users to control Gmail using gestures and body movement. At first, it wasn’t anything more than a prank, but now it has become a reality thanks to the Kinect and some open source gesture software. Check out a video demo below and try it out yourself using the FAAST software library.
How to set-up a multi-webcam surveillance system
Nov 15th
With webcams being so cheap these days and free security software readily available, it’s pretty easy to setup your own multi-camera home security system. You can set up to feature motion detection, trigger email alerts, and view the cameras from anywhere with an internet connection. The below tutorial is just a brief walkthrough, so be sure to check out all of our DIY home security projects for more info.
Here is the video !
Screw with People Who Steal your WiFi
Apr 20th
Screw with People Who Steal your WiFi
My neighbors are stealing my wireless internet access. I could encrypt it or alternately I couldhave fun. With a few snippets of code here, a little copy and pasting there…and you can invert their browser, make the page blurry, and more.
Step 1: Split the Network – I’m starting here by splitting the network into two parts, the trusted half and the untrusted half. The trusted half has one netblock, the untrusted a different netblock. We use the DHCP server to identify mac addresses to give out the relevant addresses. I could definately have some fun with this…just think of the possibilities… Read more.
Wifi Detecting Bumper Sticker For the Geek on the Road
Apr 18th
Wifi Detecting Bumper Sticker For the Geek on the Road
By using electroluminescent parts from ThinkGeek’s epic Wifi-Detection shirt ($20), this modder created a sweet wifi-detecting bumper sticker. It’s a super simple project you can build yourself an EL bumper sticker in a few hours with outstanding results.
The Wi-Fi sensing T-Shirt is $20 at ThinkGeek and you can pick up some El-Wire and El-sheets fairly cheap on eBay.
The power for the display is provided by the car’s 12v supply using a USB 5v adapter. The power connectors go through the tail lights so it only lights up at night. All that’s left is attaching the whole EL display to the rear window with some fabric double stick tape.
