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NoKES - Nintendo keyless entry system
MAKE Magazine —
... a signal is also sent to processing which plays a sound.
Obviously, this one is a prototype. For anything besides securing your bedroom from nosey siblings, you'd probably want a beefier lock, and the software should check the specific combination instead of summing the keys. With a few tweaks, though, this would be a fun addition to the garage, dorm room, or a boring office space.
Raise your hand if you're thinking of the Contra code right now.
Nintendo Keyless Entry System (NoKES) [via zombie_funk]
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NoKES - Nintendo keyless entry system
MAKE Magazine: hacks —
... a signal is also sent to processing which plays a sound.
Obviously, this one is a prototype. For anything besides securing your bedroom from nosey siblings, you'd probably want a beefier lock, and the software should check the specific combination instead of summing the keys. With a few tweaks, though, this would be a fun addition to the garage, dorm room, or a boring office space.
Raise your hand if you're thinking of the Contra code right now.
Nintendo Keyless Entry System (NoKES) [via zombie_funk]
Nintendo Keyless Entry System: video demo
SlashGear —
... If you’ve a spare NES controller lying around, a lust for retro-security and the ability to use a soldering iron without fusing electronic components to your hands, step on up for this Nintendo Keyless Entry System Instructable. The inputs from the NES controller are processed by an Arduino, which decides whether or not to open the lock by virtue of its salvaged CD-ROM mechanism. ...
The Nintendo Keyless Entry System
Boing Boing Gadgets —
This neat little hack turns an NES controller into a Keyless Entry System. The controller snakes from a wall-mounted Arduino: the rapid-fire entry of the Konami code (or similar NES input) will lock or unlock the door via a CD-ROM ejection mechanism that pushes or pulls the lock, with failed entries triggering a snapshot of the face of the would-be infiltrator. Not exactly subtle decorum, but very, very geeky.
Nintendo Keyless Entry System [Instructables]
Videos: NES Keyless Entry System, DIY Gaming Room Security
The UberReview —
... While I most certainly wouldn’t trust the contents of my home with this thing, it should be more than enough to keep housemates out of your room or kids and spouses out of your gaming den. [Instructables via ...
You know you’re a nerd if you enter the Konami code to unlock your door
CrunchGear —
... -based homebrew security solution takes the input from an NES controller (mounted, I suppose, anywhere you like) and passes it to a little string detector. If you enter the right sequence (Shoryuken!), it ejects or recalls a CD tray, which locks or unlocks the deadbolt respectively (reminds me of ...
VIDEO: Lock and unlock your door with a Nintendo controller
Tech Digest —
... , a spare CD-ROM drive and an old NES lying around? How do you feel about making yourself a nifty security system out of it? It's not as ridiculous as it sounds, and Instructables has the 'how-to' guide. You'll also need a webcam, small speaker, and a bunch of random wiring. Soon, you'll be foiling would-be intruders with your geek skillz. Nintendo Keyless Entry System (via ...
NES Controller Security System Only Admits Nerds [Security]
Gizmodo —
... useful again. The Arduino-based homebrew security system ejects a CD tray when you enter the proper sequence, which either unlocks or locks the deadbolt. If you enter the wrong code, you'll hear that elephant noise from Dhalsim's stage in Street Fighter 2 and you'll also get your picture snapped for further investigation. You'll also get your picture snapped if you merely knock on the door without trying the controller because really, who wouldn't at least fiddle with the controller?[Instructables via ...
Amazing Nintendo Keyless Entry System
Tech Blog —
... Put simply, this Nintendo keyless entry system "ejects a CD tray when you enter the proper sequence, which either unlocks or locks the deadbolt." Video after the break.
If you enter the wrong code, you'll hear that elephant noise from Dhalsim's stage in Street Fighter 2 and you'll also get your picture snapped for further investigation.
[via Gizmodo - Instructables]
NES controller, CD-ROM reconstituted as security system
Engadget —
... Sure, this isn't the first homebrew security system we've seen, but as long as there are nosey little sisters in the world, there will be a need for this sort of project. Based on the Arduino, the NoKES (NintendO Keyless Entry System) allows the user to ...
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