WA5ZNU has made a cool version of the Hard Disk Drive Laser Oscilloscope. For all of those going to the Bay Area Maker Faire look out for it since it will be on display! Via: HG Forum “A local ham club is privileged to have a table at the SF Bay Area Maker Faire next weekend, and one of the demonstrations we’re doing is oscilloscopes. I’ve built this to help
If you are a retro gamer have a look at this cool Typewriter Joystick, no it isn’t just a gutted typewriter with a joystick mashed in. Many of the keys are functional through to the computer that it is connected to. It might not be the most agile gaming interface but it is certainly one of the most creative I have seen! Via: TechEBlog
It’s just a matter of time before you spill some liquid into your computer keyboard or it naturally gets full of dust and dirt. When this happens keys can stick or may become intermittent. Keyboards are priced to be disposable but that doesn’t mean you should just toss it and buy a new one. Chances are you can take it apart and clean it out. The process should take about
The new batch of Cornell University ECE 4760 Final Project are in! There are tons of cool projects as usual, everything from Human Tetris to this MIDI Glove Controller project by Anson Dorsey, Eric Gunther and Jonathon Smythe. The project is based around an Atmel Mega644 microcontroller which has lots of processing capability and all of the projects are developed in WINAVR/GCC. Since the system is outputting MIDI you are
We often keep important data or personal information on devices that we feel is secure. Well think again. Even though these phones that Will O’Brien picked up had their personal messages locked by PIN simple plugging in a serial cable allowed the messages to be pulled right out. “Hooking up the serial port is just a matter of connecting a 3/32″ audio connector up to a TTL USB serial cable.
Isn’t it great when technology is allowed to mesh together. With this iHabitat technology your house would become one large connected sensor and control network, you would be able to control it with anything from a cell phone to your laptop. The data that would be collected could show you things like where your bad energy habits are. Thanks Jatinderjit. “iHabitat is a home automation system based on the concept
Robert Oschler sent in this cool video which allows you to control a Rovio Robot using Mind Control. It uses the Emotiv system to allow the monitoring of your mind and other facial gestures. It isn’t a cheap technology yet but I think as this type of application catches on the pricing will fall. “The Emotiv SDK is a full-featured, professionally executed toolkit for quickly integrating the EPOC headset’s rich
