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Hans writes – “This project decodes the port 80 diagnostic port common to nearly all PCs and displays the last component tested, in English, should the computer hang on power up self test (POST); Using a Basic Stamp I” – Link.
Sam writes “Relive the better days with this NES Controller that has been modified into a cellphone. Everything is original – the buttons and casing. This modification uses a Nokia 3200 radio and electronics because it’s so easy to get the casing off and get to the good stuff. This is probably the only phone […]
Datarush writes – ” Although being completely satisfied with my Apple Mighty Mouse I bought on ebay a couple of weeks ago I couldn’t refrain myself from ‘moding’ it. In my endless quest of personality enhancement for mice I bought an authentic and vintage Apple ADB mouse (on ebay). The ground idea is quite similar […]
Wow! Here’s voice recognition and speech synthesis for playing Infocom games (like Zork) over the phone, this might be the coolest VoIP project ever – [via] – Link.
SilentQ writes – “A few months ago I picked up a Geiger counter. I had no idea what to do with it. Then one day, I was playing with it, and looked at the analog meter, and thought I would try a hardware CPU load meter. I’ve seen all sorts of software analog meters, but […]
Bryan writes – “Interfacing older, non VGA displays to systems with VGA hardware without the help of a hardware scan converter- Almost every linux embedded project out there today uses some form of LCD text or graphics display. CRTs have been abandoned as bulky and obsolete. But not all are. Forgotten are the tiny portable […]
Here’s a homebrew version of the classic Super Mario, in 3D! [via] – Link.
