This clever Maker swapped out the LCD screen in a 15″ Powerbook with a higher resolution (1920 x 1200 display) – it should work in a new Macbook pro, and doesn’t require soldering, just assembly. Interesting, you’d get the same resolution as a 23″ Cinema display… [via] – Link.
Here’s how to make a 4 x AA USB battery pack for an external USB hard drive, Sitnalta writes – “Not long ago, I upgraded the hard drive in my laptop from an 80GB 4200RPM to a 120GB 5200RPM. Not wanting to let my old 2.5” drive go to waste, I bought a rather nice […]
Mqtthiqs writes – “I found a couple of those *really* old laptops at garage sales. They are 100% functionning, and the screen of this one is a wonderfully old school blue-white one. I *had* to do something with it… If you remove the whole plastic case, keeping only what really useful is (screen, motherboard and […]
Here’s a DIY MOD player you can build (MOD is sorta like a MP3, popular in the 80’s with Amiga computers) – “TRAXMOD is a small digital audio player using the Philips LPC2103 ARM7TDMI-S high speed microcontroller chip (prior versions were based on Microchip dsPIC DSPs). Currently, the ARM port can play raw wave audio […]
William writes – “I did a review of Microbric’s Viper Robotics Development kit. It’s a very inexpensive kit for what you get – a Basic Atom motherboard, two high quality gear motors, various sensors and building blocks” – Link. Related: Robotics archives – Link. Robotics projects Link. Kit kit kits – Link.
Victor writes – “Public Broadcast Cart is a shopping cart outfitted with a dynamic microphone, a mixer, an amplifier, six speakers, a miniFM transmitter and a laptop with a wireless card. The audio captured by the microphone on the cart is fed through the mixer to three different broadcast sources.” – Link. More: Build your […]
These DIY Pedal powered television plans cost $50 and you get 30 day email support, so might be worth it if you’re looking to build one – “The Pedal Powered Prime Mover (PPPM) can be assembled with standard hand tools (drill, hacksaw, wrench, pliers, screwdriver, etc.). There is no welding, brazing or machine-shop work required. […]
