Hacker hacking wunderkind Bunnie Huang deconstructs an XO laptop and details his findings: Thanks in part to the low power of the Geode CPU, the design mounts the motherboard against the LCD, unlike most laptops where the motherboard is under the keyboard. This configuration has some simplicity advantages, especially considering the flexibility required by the […]
Check out this absolutely mesmerizing (17 minute!) video of a French amateur radio operator who rolls his own vacuum tube triodes! I love the ease with which he performs these rather high-end skills (like glass forming), the gestural flourishes (like it’s hand magic), and the Zelig-esque soundtrack. Les lampes radio – [Thanks, Bruce!] Link
Here a bit about powering a Chumby from an external battery pack, Bunnie writes – Recently, someone on the chumby forum noted that the Energizer ER-PHOTO battery pack works with the chumby. The ER-PHOTO is a handy little device that essentially emulates a 12V DC wallwart with a pass-through mode, so you can continue to […]
Here’s how to make a test chamber from a re-wired toaster – Mark Thoren and Jim Williams needed to test the temperature compensation scheme of a circuit they were designing. The lab had several temperature chambers, but they were always in use. In frustration, Jim grabbed a brand new toaster and plopped it down on […]
Good news for RepRap makers, Zach writes – I’ve finished two new versions of the boards for the Arduino electronics. These are incremental improvements that offer cool stuff like more blinky LEDs, minor fixes, and such. Full build pix, tester code, and everything you need to know to get started with these boards. The DC […]
Tomward made these great business cards that can dial you! he writes – I bet nobody has given you a business card before that actually dials you up by itself! Read on to find out how I did it …. Do you like making things? Do you do it for money, or would like to? […]
WMWifiRouter is a new utility that you can run on your WiFi-capable WM6 device to turn it into a GPRS-uplinked WiFi router. When activated, it will set up your WiFi link in ad-hoc mode and start a DHCP server. Your laptop will see a new network called WMWifiRouter, and connecting to it will funnel all […]
