March 6, 2007

Make a USB Charging Flashlight

After reviewing the Forever Flashlight for The Gadget Panel I couldn’t help but take its capabilities to the next level. I wanted a portable USB charger that could recharge things like my iPod Shuffle. I know there are lots of battery powered options, but I wanted something that didn’t need battery replacement. USB power is 5 Volts and that is exactly what this flashlight puts out on the auxiliary power

Hack the LG LAC-M6500R MP3 Car Stereo USB port

What can make a sweet high end car stereo even better? Some custom electronics to relocate the USB interface will do the trick. “Some friends buy me a nice MP3 player for my car last year. This stuff looks great and you can even plug a hard-drive. The main issue is that the firmware only support 999 files on a single USB device, so that’s enougth for ~4Go of MP3