Robosapien micro-controller hack
How to change a Roposapien micro-controller with a Texas Instruments MSP430 – Link & PDF.
Technology
Disposable camera mods
Greg writes – I have been looking at mods and hacks for a while now, and I always save them when I see something cool. I have done several DIY projects using a disposable camera, and so they have always peaked my interest. I decided to take all of the mods that I have seen […]
The iPhone does has iChat/AIM, MSN and Yahoo.. sorta
After trying a few of the web based AIM and being disappointed with all of them I remember the old trick I needed to use back in the day when there wasn’t a good AIM client for Pocket PC phones – use AIM over SMS. Before you do this make sure you have the unlimited […]
Periodic Table of the Internet
This is a neat way to list useful and interesting web sites, with a periodic table – (We’re MK!) Thanks Zach – Link.
Antique tech treasure-trove
If you’re a fan of antique tech, especially radio gear from the first half of the 20th century, and you’re unfamiliar with Steve’s Antique Technology site, man are you in for a treat. This site is loaded with pics and document-scans of radios, tube test equipment, meters, you name it. He especially has lots of […]
Javascript 3D engine
I wouldn’t have thought it possible, but here’s an extremely clever hack from the Useless Pickles blog that will render 3D objects at a usable frame rate using standard Javascript. You might be familiar with another method in which you create a bunch of 1 pixel-high divs to draw each triangle with a series of […]
TSA and electronics
A tale about homemade electronics, specifically an iPod charger and TSA, Damon writes – I tell him it is a battery charger for my iPod. He asks if I made it myself, to which I reply that I purchased a kit over the internet. He says that he can’t let me on the plane with […]