August 1, 2009

Radio Data System info added to Vintage FM Radio

  When you are driving down the road in a modern car and a tune comes on that you don’t know you can press the info button to see who sings it and what the name of the song is. This data is courtesy of the Radio Data System. Edin has made a circuit so that you can add this data to your own radio such as the vintage radio

Name the Thing Contest - 97

The prize this week is a loupe magnifier. This contest will run for one week (Aug 1 – 7, 2009) . Ending time is based on central standard time. To enter, identify the item pictured above and give an example of what can be done with it. Please do not give the answer in the comments.  Send an email to contest @ hackedgadgets.com with "Name the Thing Contest" as the