For all lucky NetFlix users who see the “Watch Now” tab at NetFlix.com (indicating early access to the new Instant Watching feature) but are disappointed that the feature is IE only, Hacking NetFlix has uncovered a fix for watching NetFlix streaming movies within Firefox: Install the IE Tab Add-on, and in the IE Tab options […]
Posted before the holidays, Sean Alexander’s article on how-to snipe a PS3 or Wii online (or, originally, an Xbox 360) should still be valuable for gamers who have yet to get their hands on the out-of-stock console of their choice: Here’s a fool-proof way to get notified when PS3/Wii/etc are available for online ordering–no online […]
Here’s how to make your own laptop, Torquil writes – “I decided to create a laptop that at any point, I could upgrade every component as they grew too old. For very little money, I have created a 2GHz processor laptop with 1GB Ram, and an ATI Radeon 9200 128MB graphics card. OK, so it […]
SethJ writes – “tired of hi-def? (booo!!!) here’s how to convert otherwise reasonable quality video into pixelated garbage and play it on a 2 color 8×8 led matrix, with no sound and only moderate sync. ingredients: – (1) 8×8 2 color led matrix – (1) atmel avr atmega168 – (2) 74hc595 shift register – (1) […]
Falconphysics writes – “I teach high school physics and I use a lot of expensive probeware to collect data. The only reason I can do this is my school has been collecting the probes over a number of years, building our collection slowly over time. For those who aren’t science teachers, probeware refers to a […]
Tool Using Animal shows you how to mod a flashlight with UV LEDs – good for mineral fluorescence, scorpion hunting and vaseline glass shopping. “Danger Will Robinson, This is a UV mod for my beloved harbor freight flashlight So here comes the disclaimers. UV is dangerous, it’ll give you cancer, cataracts, and steal your check […]
Check out these great clocks from decny.com – “I got interested in clocks as a way of learning some electronics, particularly microcontrollers. Besides, I like blinking lights. I favor the mid-range PICs from Microchip and use a development board/programmer from Mikroelektronika.” – Link.
