Have an Apple one button mouse and using Bootcamp? This might be for you! – “Are you using a 1 button Apple mouse under Windows? Than this utility is the solution for you! By holding the Control key while this utility is running, the mouse button will act as the right mouse button instead of […]
Clever idea, I think you could make your our RFID reminder bot with RFID Toys too – “DNP and NICT developed a RFID-based memory assistant that alerts a person if she is leaving her house without carrying the things she will need.” – [via / via] Link (Japanese).
Refik writes – “This is a little description and a how to make your own professional PCB (printed circuit boards) cheaply. It will help the newbie to get started and a professional to make his own embedded devices. The costs of this PCB were 20$, what’s cheap for a pro PCB.” – Link. Related: Eagle […]
Design News Gadget Freak has a new how to on making an audio amplifier muting circuit – “Ever turned on your car stereo and BOOM! the woofers unexpectedly jumped out for one filling-loosening bass note? Just great, you’ve just been diagnosed with turn-on thump — either due to an amp that never had a muting […]
Clickable Culture spotted this autonomous Xbox 360 that tracks and blogs 8 players – not sure of the specifics on how/what/why the makers are doing this, but I suspect we’ll find out more shortly. Turning a web connected console in to a smart object seems like a natural fit. So for now, bloggers, you’re all […]
LOGIZTIX’s instructions for building your own electronic drums – “Building your own electronic drum pads may seem like a difficult task. The concepts behind electronic triggering are actually quite simple. A piezo acts much like a microphone. It picks up shock waves and passes them to your drum module to interpret. The trick is getting […]
Johntron writes – “Learn how to build your own gateway firewall using FreeBSD and old PC parts. The firewall will consist of the PF firewall, Snort IDS, various IPS applications, Squid proxy, and some intuitive web interfaces for auditing. The cost of this project should be between free and $200 depending on your resourcefulness. I […]
