After my last article, I was thinking it wasn’t impressive enough. Sure, lighting a match that is on the computer screen is cool and all, but what if it where a real flame.
More Fun With MindFlex
Fun With MindFlex
For this valentines day, my wife got me a MindFlex from Mattel. I have been wanting one of these since they have been on the market. It is a really interesting game where you control a foam ball with your mind. The ball will rise with the more focused you are. Letting your mind wonder and as Morphius likes to say “free your mind”, the ball will lower.
Android on IRC
I recently gave a lecture on DDoS in my Network OS class. I demonstrated a simple bot on the computers in the class. I also demonstrated how portable devices are capable of running bots as well.
I used Android Scripting Environment (ASE) for the demo. The commands I gave it where text, call, speak aloud, and vibrate. The only draw back ASE has is no real GUI support. I can’t wait for the day when OpenGL ES is ported to python. Anyway, ASE allows access to almost all of the phones featurtes. Here is a link to the API ref: http://code.google.com/p/android-scripting/wiki/ApiReference
Predator Vision (work in progress)
I thought it would be a good time to share what I am currently working on. A friend from work and I are building costumes. Not necessarily for Halloween, but because I’ve always wanted a predator outfit. Sure you can buy them online, but not with the features I’m adding. I am going to mount a webcam on the mask and put some video glasses in it as well. Something like these:
Maverick Mouse
NOTE: Better to watch the video on youtube and viewed full screen.
In this project I take a Nerf Maverick and use it as my mouse for my laptop. This was easier than I thought it would be. It took about two days to do, and I use python for the computer interface. This is much like the Nerf gun for the Wii. You could do the same thing with the gun for the Wii and connect your Wiimote to the PC via bluetooth. That way uses PyGlove as the emulator.
NetBot? IRC controlled air freshner
The idea struck me when my wife always complained about the house stinking when she got off of work. Well, my geek side kicked in and I can freshen the house from any computer connected to the internet via IRC (internet chat relay).
My IRC bot
This is an irc bot I wrote. I first started out with a BotNet for my security class, but decided to make more commands and turn it into something useful. It was interesting and fun to learn about the protocol. It’s an easy protocol pick up on, and can be very useful.
Facial Recognition via Python (non-OpenCV)
After working with the IR, I decided to cut the IR equipment out of the equation and was going to try my hand at facial recognition. This one does not use OpenCV or haarcascades. Instead, it uses a library I found through google called fdlib. It was written in C/C++, so using it with python shouldn’t be a problem. You can embed C/C++ in python via ctypes. You have already seen me use it in a previews post to set the cursor position in windows.
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KeyLogger
This is a key logger I wrote some time ago. I found it useful when the IT guy at my school had to “configure” my laptop for the students access point. It gave me the pass phrase he entered. He couldn’t get it to connect, so he tested it on the faculties access point; so now I have all passwords for the schools wireless. I also ran a test on some computers at a local library and got over 65 usernames and passwords from myspace to gmail. I deleted all of them and never used the accounts I had access to; just wanted to see if and how well it worked.
Python Webcam IR Tracking
Python WebCam IR Tracking
This is a tutorial on how to turn your webcam into an infrared tracking device using Python and a simple webcam hack. We will map the IR data to the mouse. This is much like connecting a Wiimote to your computer (via bluetooth) and using PyGlove to emulate the mouse. Except, we’re using python and cutting the $40 Wiimote out of the equation.