Gordon has posted new info and pics on justDIY for his capacitive touch pad project. Happy with the results of the prototype, he sent off the PCB design for fabbing. He added a 2×8 header to the board, for use with a ribbon cable. He also increased the values on the caps, settling on polyester […]
Phil @ MAKE writes: Texterity (the company that digitizes MAKE & CRAFT) have iPhone editions of both our magazines right now. Point your iPhone to http://iphone.texterity.com and you’ll be able browse MAKE 10 and CRAFT 04! It’s beta at the moment so there are some things getting fixed and I’m not sure how long we’ll […]
Nerd watch museum has a huge collection of photos and info about all the old calculator watches! – Link.
I’ve written a review on Street Tech of the Ultra 3.5″ hard drive enclosure that TigerDirect is selling for under $20. I knew rolling your own external HD was easy, but it’s mindlessly simple, and you can save some money. For instance, TigerDirect sells an 80GB Ultra drive (a WD HD in an Ultra case) […]
This Instructable shows you how to create a device docking cradle using an old keyboard wrist-rest. Too bad there aren’t more photos of the build (the drawings were done in MS Paint!). Easy P.D.C. (Portable Device Cradle) – [via] Link
JustDIY has project for creating a six-button touch pad using the Quantum QProx QT160 QTouch chip. The build looks fairly straightforward, with the QTouch chip doing most of the heavy lifting. Gordon says you have to use mylar caps, as ceramics can’t cut it. He promises more details later. Capacitive touch sensing – Link Related: […]
HomeRoasters.org, a community of avid (rabid?) home coffee roasters, is running the first-ever Roaster Building Competition. There are only a few days left in the contest (deadline is July 31st, midnight, Pacific time). The winning rig will be announced on August 15th. Submitted roasters are available for viewing on the association’s Discussion Forum. The Great […]
