Sylvain writes – “Here’s how to use the ENC28J60 chip and a PIC microcontroller to build a tiny web server for 30 euros ($38 USD).” – Link. Related: A Match Head Sized Web-Server – Link. PSP Web Server – Link.
Jillian Moreno, co-author of Big Girl Knits and editor of KnittySpin Magazine has whipped up an important scarf for this week’s CRAFT pattern podcast. Jillian’s “Boobie Scarf” was featured along with 4 other patterns for Breast Cancer Awareness Month on Knitty.com back in the Fall of 2004. Jillian says, “Sometimes I need to be very […]
Here’s a really neat way to see sound waves… With fire! I think if I ever make a fireplace, it’ll have something like this. Twinrawk writes – “The classic physics experiment involving sound, a tube of propane and fire. Created for Flash Forward 2006, but useful in any case where you are not allowed to […]
25 pages of New York World’s Fair, National Geographic 1965 – Pictured here, the visible speech translator… Link.
Here’s an interesting camera accessory/gadget, it lets you take a photo of lightning day or night. On the product site it says it’s compatible with over 70 types of cameras too, seems like it would be fun to take out during a crazy storm… – [via] – Link. Related: Lightning Trigger (review) – Link.
Here’s an alternative way to generate random numbers… With a lava lamp! El_wombato writes – “A few years back the lava lamp random number guys (yes, they really did photograph lava lamps with a webcam) came up with a simpler technique. They sample the noise off a CCD chip in a webcam. The process is […]
I’m not sure why this remote control for a UFO toy needed to go inside a mint tin, but a lot of folks learn about electronics from taking them apart and putting them in new and interesting enclosures, so – why not… Wizworm writes – “I’ve hacked the 49mhz remote control of a cheap “UFO” […]
