Wow! After more than two years I finally got my hands dirty hacking the Nabaztag rabbit. The release of the source code last summer were very encouraging here! Expect some awesome results in the next time

Let’s start with NabaztagInjector, an Arduino Library to inject data:

What bothered me for long was the missing possibility to connect external devices to the rabbit. How awesome would it be to use the rabbit for sending data into the net? Imagine it as WIFI shield you Arduino.

Guess what – that’s possible: replacing the RFID reader with an Arduino (both use the I2C bus) running a simulation of the RFID reader chip, enabled me to inject any custom data to the rabbit. Hacked!

As result, I created this tiny Arduino library to encapsulates the full process behind and easy API:

/**
 * Simple Arduino NabaztagInjector example sketch
 **/

#include <Nabaztag.h>

void setup() {
  Nabaztag.begin(0); //0 = standalone
}

void loop() {
  // send 1337 to the rabbit
  Nabaztag.inject(1337);
  //done
}

Check out the full Readme, Source code and Examples here:

http://www.rngtng.com/nabaztag-injector-arduino-rfid-hack/

Sugru is this fantastic super modeling clay made by Jane from Ireland. It allows you to hack the world and fix stuff. First its soft, sticks on nearly and material allowing you to put it in any shape, later it hardens and keeps its form. Perfect for me!

Check my hack, where I used Sugru replacing the missing glass pieces and preventing the loose ones from falling of. My display is protected again, and the phone is working – yay!

Visit the Sugru Website and get some for yourself: http://sugru.com

  def index
    active_scaffold_config.list.label += render_to_string( :action => :search, :layout => false )
    super
  end

I know, it’s kind of bad hack, as the label actually isn’t supposed to contain a form – but it works out quite well!