Cell phone taser
This fellow made a 300 volt taser from his cell phone (a k800i). Thanks Sven! – Link.
Technology
Star Trek Powerbooks
Lovely laser etched Powerbooks, warp factor 9… Link.
Boarduino, Wii nunchucks and servos
Todbot writes – The Boarduino’s small footprint made me want to see how small of a device I could whip up in an hour from some fairly complex components. So I decided to see how small the combination of a Boarduino, a Wii Nunchuck, and a hobby servo motor could be. Here’s a little video […]
ECC802S SRPP / EL84 (6BQ5) Push-Pull tube amplifier
Gio writes – Bruce’s latest project is an EL84 Push-Pull Tube Amplifier. LM317 Regulators are used for constant current sources (CCS) to set the bias of the output stage. It is interesting to see a modern semiconductor combine with vacuum tube technology. ECC802S SRPP / EL84 (6BQ5) Push-Pull Tube Amplifier – Link.
Toy Oscilloscope
Rob writes in – Sometimes the best way to take a step forward is to take a step back in time. So Andrew Smith designed a fully-functional toy oscilloscope, made out of parts he found in his junk box, such as the EF91, EF80 and EF184 valves. Using a DC-DC converter to power the old […]
Infrared remote control receiver for Media Centers
Serasidis writes in – An RC5 infrared remote control receiver that can be used to handle any function or software installed in your Media Center PC. Further, it can be used to power On/Off your Media Center even it is in Hibernate, stand-by or power-off mode. Infrared remote control receiver for Media Centers – Link.
iPhone “revirginizing” tool
If you bricked your iPhone by updating an unlocked device, the iPhone Elite dev team has a tool that will restore it to its inital virgin state. It will safely back up and then restore the seczone area of the phone, undoing the bug created by the inital unlock code. RevirginizingTool – Link