Hello All, I have been battling this cold and flu stuff and loosing. Here is a pretty cool article on how to build a high-end flash sync. Most non-powered flash syncs only work up to around 100 feet and are only sensitive to infrared light. The designer of this unit is a cave explorer and has put together a pretty impressive design. The photo diode used in this unit
Hello All, I am back from China. It was a cold but exciting trip. I had the opportunity to check out some computer and technology markets when I was in China. I took some pictures and did a little shopping when I was there. More pictures and details to follow.
The wife and I are going to China for the holidays I will be away from my Hacked Gadgets post for two weeks. I just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. In Chinese Happy New Year is 新年快樂 (Xin nian kuai le!) I will be checking out some Chinese electronics swap meets and some other gadget related locations. If all goes well I will
Here is a well documented DIY tutorial on how to build a basic electronic speed controller. The article takes your through a ground up process on how to build the circuit as well as how to program the PIC that controls the speed controller. The article does indicate that the design does lack sophistication, but this is a good place to start. You could use this design as a learning
Oh Boy, This is getting really scary. I have not given this much thought, but as I read this article I was hit with a ton of bricks. Pretty soon we will be able to hack ourselves!!! Liquid polymer neural interface Here is another one. Guess who could be the rat? Datajack implant for Rats Digital processing of rat brain neurons
Normally I do not care much for seasonal DIY hacks, not because they are not cool, but often other sites do way too many of them at a time. Here is a pretty cool version of a Tesla Coil. No photoshop what so ever. Just some creative setup, some gel filters and a 91 second time exposure. Merry Tesla, oops! I mean, Christmas. Tesla Christmas Tree
Are you a vacuum tube audiophile? Some audio nuts claim that there is nothing better than the sound of a vacuum tube amplifier. With all of the latest break-through semi-conductor technology, why would anyone want to use 30 year old, or older technology??? Check out Tube Cad Journal for the answer. John Broskie’s Guide to Tube Circuit Analysis & Design web site is packed full of data, software and audio
