Daisung says, “I’ve uploaded some photos of my analogue phone + old Nokia phone. I’m currently overseas so I’ve had to leave it behind, but every time I’ve used it, I got great reactions out of people who were extremely curious. The handset works just like a regular phone by the way!” Link. Update 9/1: […]
Max says, “Today, I was thinking about how I can turn a household bulb into a party light by connecting an embedded computer for my next party in my garage. We will use a SSR (solid state relay) relays to enable common AC household light.” Check out the great video tutorial. Link.
Joshua says, “Hacking a 35mm still camera lens onto a digital video camera. “ Link.
Mikkel says, “The C64 USB keyboard connectos to a PC and is detected as a USB HID device. It uses Objective Development’s AVR-USB firmware only driver on an Atmel ATmega8. The microcontroller takes care of scanning the keyboard matrix of an old Commodore 64 “breadbox” and debouncing and converting keypresses to USB HID reports. Should […]
I visited the computer museum at RE/PC recently and took a walk down memory lane. Since I played “Wizardry” for about three years from the age of 10-12, old computers make me feel all soft, fuzzy, and nostalgic. What old computers do you have fond memories of? Photoset link.
I have always wanted to try this! 1. Get a pickle. 2. Jam electrical wires into opposite ends of said pickle. 3. Plug wires into AC socket. Notice, “Plug in…” comes LAST! Keep in mind, you are dealing with LIVE AC! Use common sense and all possible caution! I grabbed ahold of one of the […]
Justin says, “What do you get when you bring over 150 kids into a workshop and tell them they can build whatever they want? That is what we did at the Bakken Summer Science Camp and they came up with some amazing stuff. Boats, cars, robots, secret alarms, ping pong ball throwers, light up dog […]
