Congratulation to winner of the last contest. The prize this week is a LAN and USB cable tester, no more wondering if the cable is the problem. Just plug it in and give it a test… This contest will run for this weekend only (August 25 – 26, 2007) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of
Ronald Dekker put together an LED clock using a PIC 16F84 microcontroller. Some people would wonder why a $5.00 clock from the store couldn’t be used. It could be, but where would the fun be in that? “The 16F84 processor used here is a little bit out dated and no longer in production. I used it because of the simple fact that I had it lying around. The more modern
Youtube user Starcross42 has posted a number of interesting Laser Effects. The Galvanometer laser show is the most complex and is my favorite. Lots more videos after the jump.
Here is a gamer that installed some new gauges into his rig. The gauges are controlled by an AVR mega microcontroller which has been programmed in C++ and AVR GNU-GCC. “Here’s a quick video of me running no-plate daytona with 100% tape so the motor blows up. The gauge on the left is setup as a fuel gauge since I haven’t gotten a fuel gauge yet. The warning light
Reverend Jones from the Hacked Gadgets Forum has posted a creative way of making an old wall-wart (plug in power supply) into a useful USB power supply. “Here is a quick and easy way to make an USB charger/power supply powered by the wall outlet. This can be used to charge/power a PSP, iPod or any other USB device. First you need to acquire a regulated 5 vdc wallwart rated
Check out this Western Digital Hard Drive Oscilloscope. The Google translator didn’t do much with the text so other than the pictures the page may be hard to follow… Anyone want to do a short English translation?
Bill from DSE GLOBAL has created a tool called the Case Light that will ensure you don’t forget to remove power from your motherboard before you work in the case. Modern motherboards are still live when your computer is shut down and some don’t have any LED indication of the lurking power… Read More “In the picture you can see a modified ATX extension cord that reroutes two ATX signal
