This is a follow-up to the video last week where I showed the Camera and Camcorder Tripod Mount. Some readers sent in some emails asking how I liked the rig and what the results were like. There were lots of people who asked where I got it and where they could get one. This solution worked great for me since I could whip out a basic pattern for the shape
When using a microcontroller one of the most important feature to use is the internal non-volatile memory. This will allow you to store information that might be needed to store user selected features or system variables that need to persist power cycling. Interfacing with the EEPROM will depend on the microcontroller you are using. In this case it is an Atmega168. Our friend Daniel Garcia from Prostack has put together
Alibaba is a great site for finding suppliers of almost anything you could need when you start making your products in a bit of volume. I have used them for a number of years now and it works quite well to sort out the companies you would like to deal with. They also have a service called AliExpress which is for single item purchases or small volume purchases. Pricing on
There were lots of ordinary cables at CES but I met some of the most friendly people at the HJ Cable booth in the Las Vegas Hilton Convention Center part of CES. They had one cable on display that was anything but ordinary! This thing is a monster, just imagine the cable bling you would have if you used this stuff for all of your interconnect needs. If I had
There were quite a few cool looking contest booths at CES. The challenge in the D-Link booth was to use a small fishing rod to cast a small plastic fish into the plastic pool. They were promoting a device called mydlink, this is a wireless camera that you can place anywhere and monitor it on the internet. The technology is a good idea for people that want something plug and
So this was the last day of CES and I am flying out tomorrow. Lots of CES content to come in the days or weeks to come. Myself and a new friend noticed a total Las Vegas RTC Transit Fail. I tried to optimize their unused icon situation but it didn’t seem to be a touch screen. Next time I will bring a USB mouse and find where to plug
Voltaic had a booth at CES 2011 with all of their cool gear on display. If you are always on the go keeping your devices charged is always a challenge. Voltaic has a number of solutions to this issue. Regardless if you need to keep your laptop going in the middle of nowhere or your iPhone battery is always getting sucked dry before the end of the day. The panels
