Retro stereo mod for a media center PC
Shawn writes – Saw the TV Retro casemod… I made something similar and built a PC and monitor right into it. Retro stereo mod for a media center PC – Link.
Technology
HOW TO – Use your iPhone as a stargazing companion
Brian @ Hackszine writes – NightLight wrote in with a request for a red overlay to “use your iphone in the dark but keep your night vision.” I was reminded of the hacks about using red film in Astronomy Hacks: put it over your PDA or notebook computer, and you are all set. But to […]
AVR-BASIC-Computer
embedds.com writes – Jörg Wolfram used Atmega32 has been developing interesting project so called AVR-ChipBASIC. Simply speaking this is a basic language programmable chip computer which his capable to run basic programs and with ability to display results in RGB TV screen. AVR-BASIC-Computer – [via] Link. This is really interesting, it’s like the new Parallax […]
Paper circuits
DNNY writes – Harri from AEE, made this “drum” of recycled parts and paper PCB. This is true printed circuit board :) printed and glued to cardboard, then following the traces whit wire… actually very handy way to make PCB’s. Inspired by Ciat Lombardes paper circuits. Paper circuits – [via] Link.
3,000 MAKE Flickr Group Members
Vrgoy alerted us that we’ve hit another milestone for MAKE, we now have over 3,000 members in the MAKE Flickr photo pool Link AND over 16,000 photos!
USB to serial project
Spikenzie writes – The USB to Serial project is a break-out board for the CP2103 from Silicon Labs. I was looking for an inexpensive Serial Port solution for my Mac, that I could build into my projects without external adapters. I have the KeySpan USA-19HS, which works very well, but it is too expensive to […]
NES on the Pocket PC and Smartphone
Paul McGuinness sent us a few more Blackjack hacks today, some of which are particular to the device, and some that apply to Smartphones and Pocket PCs in general. My favorite, though, is getting an NES emulator running on the device. I’ve played with the PocketNester NES emulator on my PPC quite a bit. You […]