Homebrew microcontroller based hard drive LED bar graph
CandyAddict writes – “This is a PIC microcontroller project which turns the computer’s hard drive LED into a more interesting 10 LED bargraph display.” Link.
Month: February 2006
Add 8GB to your cell phone…
Here’s a clever add-on for your cell phone that can give it up to 8 GB of memory – you just pop it in the card slot and stick the memory on the back of the phone. The memory upgrades are compatible with all phones using a MicroSD or T-Flash connections. [via] Link.
“Vacuum tube age” technical books online
Pete writes – “Preserving the Knowledge of the Ancients? I’ve found that most of the technical books published before about 1964 never had their copyrights renewed, so now are in the public domain. So I am endeavoring to digitize and post some selected books relating to the “vacuum tube age” of electronics here.” This is […]
OGLE and moving 3D between worlds and programs
MAKE will be at this in world – “The next Second Life Future Salon is this Thursday the 23rd at 3:30 PM PST with Michael Frumin from Eyebeam OpenLab, “a home for artists, engineers and hackers pioneering open source creativity” in New York City. We’ll stream live audio of Mike discussing his OGLE project (OpenGLExtractor) […]
Spiderman case mod & engraving…
Micke Gustafsson’s amazing case mod for his son – “My son loves Spiderman so naturally when I asked him how he wanted his new case themed, he didn’t even blink. Spiderman it is then. Thankfully, Spiderman has been around in various forms for over 40 years, including comic books, TV shows and several highly successful […]
Video game scenes made from LEGO
Here are scenes from some old favorites, like Duck Hunt, recreated in LEGO. [via] Link.
HOW TO – Easy bird feeder hangers
Terrie has a good how to on making hanging bird feeders – “Use flag-holder brackets, paint bucket hooks, and conduit/tubing to make it easy to hang your bird feeders where they’re visible but still safe from the neighborhood cats.” Link.