August 22, 2006
600 watt in-wall SUBWOOFER for your wall
Wow, check this out, it’s a 600 watt Subwoofer, very slim. [via gizmowatch] Consumer, Consumer ... More
DIY - Make a Stopwatch in 1 minute!
Today I was trying to make the G-meter and was thinking that I needed a stopwatch. Well since I don’t carry watches and I didn’t want to buy a stopwatch, I figured I could just make one with some of the extra study board and seven segment displays I have laying around. via Link via Link [html in English] DIY Zedomax, DIY ... More
POS w/ VOIP RFID
It’s not the POS you are thinking… Point Of Sale system w/ VOIP & RFID is being implemented in Japan, the emerging POS systems today… via [engadget] Industrial, Industrial ... More
Cell Phones of the Future
Emerging cell phone technolgies, where will it go next? Here’s a new article describing some of the future designs by several of the big cell phone companies. via [businessweek] Consumer, Consumer ... More
DIY - Make a G-Meter for your car in 1 minute!
Here’s a DIY on how to make a G-meter for you car and measure how many Gs your car can handle. We will use an accelerometer chip from Dimension Engineering and CUBLOC CB220 module from Comfile to cut down our hardware development to near a minute. Link Link [html in English] Auto, Auto, Consumer, Consumer, DIY Zedomax, DIY Zedomax, Do ... More
August 21, 2006
New record for world’s fastest transistor set 100GHz
The new transistor is faster than 2X the current record for transistor speed. “Engineers in the School of Electronics and Computer Science (University of Southampton, UK) have developed a method to make bipolar transistors twice as fast as current devices.” via [physorg.com] Consumer, Consumer, Industrial, Industrial ... More
RS232 Baud Rate Converter
Are u using non-standard baud rates and your main controller doesn’t support standard baud rates? Here’s a baud rate converter that will convert anything from 300 bps to 115200 bps. Kinda pricey, but will do the job. via [bb-elec.com] Industrial, Industrial ... More
Cost-effective Interface Boards for isolation, 4-20mA, DACs, ADCs
Here’s a nice site for cost-effective Interface Boards for isolation, 4-20mA, DACs, ADCs, pH sensors, and more. via [eidusa.com] Industrial, Industrial ... More
FastPassport (RFID Passports) coming soon…
(real-time daily chart from yahoo) (real-time 3 month chart from yahoo) Here’s an interesting article about Infineon winning contract for RFID passport chips. Watch for their stocks, I think I might have to buy some now…via [cnet] The only worry is that hackers might do this… via [engadget] Stocks, Stocks ... More
DIY Use your set-top box as a Linux box on your TV
Here’s an interesting way to hack a set-top box into a Linux box. Now you can run linux on your TV, this set-top box apparently costs around $500 US but I think you can hack it into something useful. via [linuxdevices.com] DoItYourself!, Linux, Linux ... More
August 20, 2006
DIY - Linux FTP how-to
Linux FTP Server Setup Here’s what i think is the best place for installing a FTP server on your linux box using vsFTP. Although mostly text command lines, i think it’s the simplest out on the web. via [chinalinuxpub] DoItYourself!, Linux, Linux ... More
Build your own RTOS
Here’s a How-to of simulation of RTOS uC/OS-II on Win32 platform for those of you who want to get started w/ OS-II but have not received your embedded platform. via [wsim.pc.cz] DoItYourself! ... More
Thinking Machine - Web AI
Here’s a Web AI shown through a chess program that shows what paths the computer is thinking of. Play Chess against the Web AI here. via [turbulence] Entertainment, Entertainment, Web, Web ... More
Farm Dragsters?
Yes, if you have a big farm, you will need this to get the job done fast. via [Make] Auto, Auto ... More
What Is Web 2.0
There has been a big talk of Web 2.0 whenever I go into websites and blogs these days, what is it? find out via [oreillynet] Web, Web ... More
Media vs. Blogs - Blogs are news of the future?
It seems like blogs are more real than the media. In today’s world, you never know what the government is actually is doing vs. what they want you to know. Perhaps, blogs are good public & electronic FBI/CIA agents for the general public. Blogging and Blogging about everything. via [blog.topix.net] Web, Web ... More
Emerging Blogging Engines
It seems like blogging has picked up like a mad man. Even me, previously a non-blogger, tip-toed over the big blogging holes, before falling endlessly into the blogging hole. If you want to start your own blog, you can go w/ something like blogger.com, i think they have the best blogging system but if you want to put your own blogging engine i ... More
Are Lithium-Ion Electric Cars Safe?
Then again, lithium-ion batteries could prove to be not the solution after all… “The use of a type of battery with a history of overheating raises safety concerns.” via [technologyreview.com] Auto, Auto ... More
Lithium Ions in cars
It seems like these lithium ions could prove to save the earth one day. I might need one of these concept cars… “The Volvo 3CC concept car relies exclusively on 3,000 lithium ion cells, each one approximately the size of a common “AA” battery, to provide the equivalent of 105 horsepower with absolutely zero emissions&# ... More
3 Wheeled cars
Hmm… this seems interesting… Somewhat of a hybrid of a motorcycle and a car… via [wired] Auto, Auto ... More
The top 10 most beautiful cell phones
Ah here’s a nice blog that has many of the new phones, My phone’s in there too, but I think I want to get a new phone. [via fosfor] Consumer, Consumer ... More
August 19, 2006
HOW TO - Set up a Linux answering machine
“Here’s how to set up a Linux based answering machine from the Linux Hosting and Indian Users Group using a mic, phone line, modem and mgetty/vgetty” via [Make] Max, “Yeah, I am going to want to mess with my new AVR32 Linux box and see if i can do the same thing…” DoItYourself! ... More
Cockroach controlled Robot?
Cockroach controlled Robot?I’ve seen many Japanese animations w/ Human controlled robots, but this one seems like it’s taking it that to the next level. Awesome! via [Make] Entertainment, Entertainment, Robots, robots ... More
