Pyrofer writes – “Recently I saw an article on a USB Optical mouse that had been modded to include a Nokia Colour LCD Screen. This got me thinking, The screen was quite usefull but why go to all the effort of modding a mouse, why not use the whole Nokia?” [via] – Link.
Troy has an extremely simple how-to on making your own USB charger from a 5v cell phone charger, I make these all the time and give them to friends, they’re extremely handy – Link. More: Tons of USB charging projects, hacks and how-tos – Link.
Here’s how to build an ultrasonic burglar alarm from “Popular Electronics April 1966” cross the line, the relay opens and an alarm or counter goes off – Link.
Here are a couple open source MP3 player kits, PCB/schematics & source are all available – Link.
Silas writes “I got tired of my old 3’rd hand scratching up my circut boards, and that it only had 2 crocodile clips. I then went to the equal of the “dollar store,” and bought 2 3’rd hands. This is the end result a really nice 3’rd hand!” – Link. Related: Soldering arms (DIY 3rd […]
Vang1.net’s Leela casemod – “After finishing my Bender project, I just had to do another futurama casemod. I thought about what to do for months and had several good ideas, but finally I fell for Leela. I’ve always been a big Futurama fan and I was 100% certain I’d be able to do this, dispite […]
This is handy if you use the Atmel AVR microcontroller – you can use WinAVR from a portable USB drive – PortableWinAVR QuickStartGuide – [via] Link.
