Xbox “Mini” Casemod
Nice modding of a first-gen Xbox into an “Xbox Mini.” In the foreground of the mobo (in front of the cooling fans) can be seen the builder’s custom PSU (power supply unit). Gorgeous case. Introducing Xbox Mini – [via] Link
Technology
Arduinos are back in stock…
The last time these were in our store they sold out in a couple days – The Arduino is a tool for making computers that can sense and control more of the physical world than your desktop computer. It’s an open-source physical computing platform based on a simple microcontroller board, and a development environment for […]
Playstation turned into light-seeking robot
I posted a piece on Street Tech about BEAM builder Harold Ilano’s latest creation, a single-chip (74AC240) photovore made from some Playstation parts and a cell phone battery. Mercury, Robot Seeker of Light (Detector of Dark) – Link
Hektor the Spray-Painting Robot
Here’s a video Link (mp4) of Hektor the spray-painting robot! – Link.
Make custom iPhone ringtones work with iTunes 7.4.1
Last week there was an update to iTunes (7.4) – this allowed you to make your own ringtones by simply renaming your files with a .m4r extension. Within a day Apple released 7.4.1, the update killed that, but now you just need to rename them back to m4a. This reminds me of when Sony tried […]
The Story of AVR
The AVR is a a popular microcontroller in maker-land, here’s a video on where it came from… – What on earth is AVR? How did it become one of the biggest successes in the industry? And what does AVR really stand for? Watch this special to become enlightened, meet the AVR inventors and Atmel Norway […]
Arduino – NGAutoReset
Here’s how to auto reset the older Arduino NG’s (just like the new Diecimila) – If you have an Arduino NG and you’re envious of all the seconds saved by those Diecimila owners who don’t have to press the reset button anymore, this page is for you. You can upgrade an Arduino NG to take […]