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I have been doing some testing with the iPhone and the super efficient MintyBoost we have @ MAKE. The first revision of the iPhone firmware didn’t seem to like any 3rd party chargers, but since the latest updates everything seems to be working. I’m still doing testing but it looks like you might be able […]
Inspired by Jake von Slatt and Datamancer’s steampunk keyboards, Quentin Regnier, Of Small Wonders… blog, fabricated this crazy input contraption, built from Remington typewriter parts. The Remington keyboard – Link Realted: A treasure-trove of MAKE steampunk coverage – Link
Nearly ten years after the invention of Napster, there’s more file sharing than ever.
Josh Simon’s over at the Sun blog(s) has a great set of photos from a supercomputer in an chapel! With my supercomputer-as-art background from Thinking Machines, I’m perhaps pre-disposed to appreciate nicely done computers and computer installations. I was blown away when I saw the photos below of MareNostrum, currently the 9th largest supercomputer in […]
The wire-nuts over at uC Hobby have posted a how-to on making a programmable hobby microcontroller board in an hour, for around $15. This piece was submitted as part of uC Hobby’s “Hobby parts for articles” program. The submitter, James Moxham, scored himself a Bare Bones Arduino Kit. 1-Hour $15 Hobby Microcontroller How-To – Link […]
Really nice, clean build of a desktop CNC machine using plumbing parts and other readily available materials. Easy to Build Desk Top 3 Axis CNC Milling Machine – Link Related: HOW TO – Make a 3 axis CNC milling machine – Link HOW TO – 3D (3 axis) milling – Link 3D LEGO CNC router […]
The iPhone is unlocked, thanks to some soldering from a kid in NJ… love it – Coming into this project I didn’t know that cell phones used at commands, or that there was a distinction between kernel/user space. I had once in my life looked at ida before this, and found it too confusing. I […]
