Homemade portable, handheld Playstation 2
Forget the PSP, here’s a video of a homemade, handheld portable Playstation 2! [via] Link.
Month: February 2006
Invention may bring power and clean water to the world’s poor…
Business 2.0 has an article about Dean Kamen’s latest inventions – “Eighty percent of all the diseases you could name would be wiped out if you just gave people clean water,” says Kamen. “The water purifier makes 1,000 liters of clean water a day, and we don’t care what goes into it. And the power […]
Linux running on an Intel iMac…
Looks like it’s possible to boot up the new Intel iMacs to Gentoo Linux from a USB hard disk – a how-to should be posted shortly according to the wiki! [via] Link. I think the most fun I usually have with a new device or gadget is doing things like this, figuring out what’s possible, […]
DIY LCD panel kits for artists…
Bit Editions is offering a $235 LED kit for artists – you send off your own animations and then assemble the kit to display your LED-ified art. The displays are 12 by 14 inches in size. They contain one LED per square inch. Each LED can show eight levels of brightness. Driven by a microcontroller […]
Atomic blast photos
Here are some photos a few microseconds after an atomic explosion by Harold Edgerton. “Edgerton built a special lens 10 feet long for his camera which was set up in a bunker 7 miles from the source of the blast which was triggered Nevada.” [via] Link. For some slightly safer high speed photography, check out […]
Color 128×128 LCD for $19
Sparkfun has a good deal on tiny LCDs for your project – “Finally! Color LCDs you can afford and play with! Yet another product based on an SFE customer request, this 128×128 mini color LCD is a perfect match for your next portable application. What we’ve found over in China is a ‘copy’ of the […]
MAKE Forums – Garmin GPS -> PC?
Super_J_dynamite writes “I have a Garmin eTrex Legend. It has a PC Cable which looks to be nothing more than a DB9 serial cable. I believe the intended purpose of the cable is to upload the ~$99 Garmin proprietary map packs into the GPS. Is it possible to go the other way — to get […]