Spark Fun Electronics – new stuff
Spark Fun Electronics has some new stuff in, new dev boards and Zigbees (802.15.4) – Link.
Technology
SeisMac – Turn your Macbook into a seismograph
If these were web connected, always on and used as we slept, could be an interesting web connected seismograph project… – “SeisMac is a Mac OS X Cocoa application that makes your MacBook or MacBook Pro into a seismograph. It access your laptop’s Sudden Motion Sensor in order to display real-time, three-axis acceleration graphs.” [via] […]
HOW TO – Make a Mac mini spam filter drone
Rick writes – “This tutorial will explain how you can set up a Mac mini or other spare Mac to be a 24-hour spam filtering drone. The process utilizes Apple’s Mail application, IMAP email, and C-Command’s SpamSieve along with a few custom AppleScripts that will allow you to remotely train the Mac mini in the […]
Electronics: An online guide for beginners
Here’s a *really* old guide to electronics (in web years that is) but there are a couple good starter items in there – “Are you a beginner in electronics? Have you been interested in electronics but never really taken the time to start learning? Are you just starting out but was unable to find any […]
Open source low-cost real-time eye tracking
Brian writes – “As a researcher I see a lot of work done on eye movement recordings and it blows my mind that a device that used to cost upwards of $100, 000 is now in the DIY realm with open-source hardware and software…” “openEyes is an open-source open-hardware toolkit for low-cost real-time eye tracking. […]
G73 Pano Pinhole 35 camera
Thermite writes – “Here’s a better DIY pinhole camera. Integrated level and tripod mount. Uses easy to find 35mm film. Produces panoramic photos. Will produce 18shots on a roll of 24shot 35mm film.” – Link.
26″ TV – Fish tank
Michael Khor’s TV Tank from Aqua Hobby – “Ever wondered what to do with that ancient 26″ wooden TV set laying around in yours or your grandparent’s garage? Here’s a perfect destination for it! Even if you don’t have the old TV, it shouldn’t be too hard to buy one for almost nothing, and in […]