Here is an digital audio project that uses S/PDIF. “Here’s a very trivial S/PDIF transmitter hack for portable MiniDiscs and other digital audio devices lacking S/PDIF output. The s/pdif transmitter runs from +5V, 44kHz 16bit input at 384xfs, is set to consumer mode output, and doesn’t transmit any COPY bit (copyright protection disabled). The board can be connected directly to a PC motherboard, or via a Toshiba TOTX173 to an
Rod Richards created a robot called Tank Bot, have a look at the details here. Video after the jump.
Thinklabs has the first stethoscope where you might need to say “iPod not included” when showing pictures of it. Although the $495.00 version does come with a 2GB iPod. Think you could build your own? You probably could, here is a reference to use as a head start. “In a conventional stethoscope, the diaphragm vibration causes air pressure behind the diaphragm to change, which passes up the tubes as a
Hacked Gadgets friend FastMHz has been busy doing all sorts of experiments, and this crazy mad scientist has captured it on tape for our enjoyment! Not sure if all fingers and toes are still accounted for, I think I would be hiding (cowering) behind something solid for most of these tests. 🙂 After watching the video those wall mounted can crushers seem so useless, I want to crush cans using
If you want to play with some LED matrix displays Nuxie1 has written a guide to help you get started. “An LED Matrix is an array of LED’s with the anode or positive terminal of each row connected together, and the cathode or negative terminal of each column connected together. Or the anode can be connected to a column, and cathode connected to a row. Using just a microcontroller with
If you have a burnt out IC (integrated circuit) why not crack the thing open to what makes it tick before tossing it in the trash. Nick Chernyy from uBlog has provided some details on how to do it. Just so happens that I cracked open a power regulator myself not too long ago… “Integrated circuits are very hard to design properly, so many people put substantial effort into doing
Here is a list of 5 cool coil guns, either one would be fun to try out. Remember that coil guns can be dangerous, if you build one and shoot out your eye don’t say you weren’t warned.
