Spark Fun Electronics – new stuff
Spark Fun Electronics has some new stuff in, new dev boards and Zigbees (802.15.4) – Link.
Month: July 2006
PS2link tutorial – Homebrew on the PS2
Nak shows how to run homebrew on the PS2 – “Hook up your PS2 to your computer and run homebrew software with ps2link software, crossover cable and a modchip or exploit code. This tutorial will be limited to the software needed on the computer and PlayStation 2 and the hardware to connect the two.” – […]
Make an underwater housing for a miniDV
Bobby_M writes – “Scuba housings are not cheap to buy, but they are cheap to build. Home Depot parts + internet mail order + time = Housing for about $70 worth of parts. Start your cam recording, seal it in the housing, edit later. This one has been down to 92 feet salt water and […]
Floating crocodile solar light
We don’t cover a lot of floating solar lights for pools, but this pool/pond gadget is not only handy it makes a fun recurring prank that could last all summer – “This solar light looks just like a crocodile – with a baby crocodile on its head. It floats, in a pond or even a […]
Make Podcast: Weekend Projects – Make a Workbench
Every week, I’ll be bringing you a project that you can make over the weekend. For this first podcast, you can learn how to make a workbench for your garage, studio, or get your priorities straight and put it in your livingroom! Supply list: 1 sheet of 1/2″ plywood, standard 4’x8′. 6 2x4s 8′ long […]
SeisMac – Turn your Macbook into a seismograph
If these were web connected, always on and used as we slept, could be an interesting web connected seismograph project… – “SeisMac is a Mac OS X Cocoa application that makes your MacBook or MacBook Pro into a seismograph. It access your laptop’s Sudden Motion Sensor in order to display real-time, three-axis acceleration graphs.” [via] […]
Electrolysis experiment
Wackyvorlon writes – “This is a quick trick, not something to be done frequently. Mix up saltwater in a glass, and drop a nine volt battery in. The battery will electrolyze the water, producing two streams of hydrogen and oxygen. “ – Link. More: Splitting water! – Link. Electrolysis – Link. Hydrogen Fuel – Link.
