Month: April 2006

GPS/Camera Combo

PC Mag has some details on a new GPS navigation system that happens to be a digital camera that will geotag your photos. Finally! – “The Navman iCN 750 digital camera contains a GPS unit and display, so that users can “geostamp” their pictures, or perform traditional functions like receiving directions to a destination.” [via] […]

Learn about vacuum tubes with Mr. E.Z. Tube

Learn about vacuum tubes with Mr. E.Z. Tube

Ian writes – “Goal/purpose: Mr. E.Z. Tube is a cheap vacuum tube audio platform without the ‘iron’: no power transformer, no output transformer(s). A tube amplifier will typically have several heavy, expensive transformers: output transformers that protect speakers from high voltages in the tube, and power transformers that provide high voltage by rectifying mains (AC) […]