This looks interesting, make any device with serial inputs and outputs ethernet/internet-enabled for less than $35 – ” Ready-to-Go Serial to Ethernet Gateway module mounted with RJ-45 connector, Serial Command Support, Simple Command Frame Format, Comprehensive & Readable Command Set for Network and Serial Settings, Available of on-site Configuration without PC, High Stability & Reliability […]
Turns out – it’s possible to make (some) cell phones more annoying by making a “HeadOn” ringtone – here’s a zip file with a MP3 and WAV. When my phone rings it now says – “HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead, HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead, HeadOn, apply directly to the forehead.” Handy for […]
Sean Harrison dual hard drive FX generator – “I had been looking around the net and found the Hard Drive Laser Oscilloscope over at Hacked Gadgets and thought about trying to make one using two hard drives to give horizontal and vertical beams. So rather than an oscilloscope it would give me some funky visuals […]
Here are a ton of tutorials (and links to resources) on getting starting with making electronics projects… – Link. As always, if there are more/better ones – post on up in the comments.
ExtremeTech’s fifth winner in their case mod competition, Jeffrey Stephenson – “The Unidyne PC is my tribute to the Shure Model 55 Unidyne microphone, also known as “The Elvis Mic.” The body of the computer is made of basswood finished with an industrial aluminum paint. The base is a full-size microphone stand that has been […]
Spark has new stuff up – couple worth checking out… Basic 16×2 Character LCD FSTN – Yellow on Blue – This is a basic 16 character by 2 line display with a Blue background and a Yellow backlight. Utilizes the extremely common HD44780 parallel interface chipset (datasheet). Interface code is freely available. You will need […]
Sgazzetti writes – “I’ve never bought a carrying case for any of my laptops, but the new MacBook Pro is so sleek and lovely that I decided I would spring for a genu-wine store-bought case this time. A little research has deterred me, however. Word on the street is that the case-making sector hasn’t really […]
