If you are looking to play around with X10 technology, this project may be what you are looking for. “I was looking for a cheap way to interface my PIC microcontroller projects with my X10 home automation system. Plug-in serial X10 interfaces have to be … plugged into the wall, so I thought a good alternative would be to hack a wireless X10 remote. It worked… here are the details.”
This product reminds me of a show I saw many years ago about strange washrooms. One public washroon was in a busy street and all four walls were LC. When the door is unlocked the glass is perfectly see through but as soon as the door is locked all four LC walls turn white. If someone finds a link please post it… “Yesterday Micro Reactor System was kind enough to
What to do with all this old computer junk? Don’t toss it into the landfill make something creative out of it, here are a few ideas to get you started. Here is another useful idea. “Don’t throw away your faulty computer or parts. Try to do something useful from it.You don’t know what ? Here you have some examples.I hope you’ll learn something useful from here.” Via: Make
These must be some direct from the factory specials since I have never seen the Gun Turret option in the Ford dealerships. “This truck just looks mean. Check out the rear gun ports and you may be able to notice the armor plating on the inside of the glass. This is FORD TOUGH”
Not sure I would trust the prototype in my lap but I think this is a good progress to laptop usability. “The technology promises to supplement or replace today’s batteries in laptops. Instead of storing power, fuel cells generate electricity by breaking down methanol via an electrochemical process. The cells can be recharged by topping them up with methanol from a cartridge. Recently, Toshiba, Hitachi, Fujitsu, Samsung and Sanyo, among
You might remember the Hard Drive Laser Oscilloscope from a few weeks ago. I have had many inquiries about how to build one. This page should give you enough details so that you can make your own. Basic Overview A hard drive voice coil circuit is hacked to allow it to be directly connected to a stereo output. This allows audio to move the hard drive read write head. Mirrors
If you are into piercing these new glasses might be for you. Might not be the best for playing sports though, getting hit in the face may open a new world of hurt… “Here’s the step-by-step: * Get pierced – an internally-threaded barbell that goes through the skin above the bridge of your nose * Use a tabletop mill to cut the L-shaped metal pieces that screw onto the barbell
