Were pretty sure Apple decided to implement an IR sensor in their Mac Mini line simply to mock the user. For those who are unaware, the built in sensor only works with the standard Apple Remote; unless you happen to have a programmable PDA or similar youre SOL.
Published: November 6th, 2009
[Pyrofer] sent in his stereoscopic game project and we are just giddy with excitement. He has hacked apart an old TomyTronic 3D handheld viewer and put new guts in.
Published: November 6th, 2009
Piezoelectric elements can be used to make sound or detect sound. Steve Hoefer has made a Knock Lock, which is a device that can listen to knocks on the door.
Published: November 4th, 2009
This SMPS boosts low voltage (5-20 volts) to the high voltage needed to drive nixie tubes (170-200 volts). Be warned: even though this small circuit can be operated on batteries/low voltage wall-worts, the output is more than enough to kill you! Project includes: Helper Spreadsheet EagleCAD CCT PCB files MikroBasic Firmware Source
High Voltage Switch Mode Power Supply for Nixie Tubes [Link].
Published: November 3rd, 2009
Nokia team PUSH is proud to announce they have winners from the contest they held over the past two months. You may remember when we first told you about the competition, but heres a recap.
Published: November 3rd, 2009
[Computergeek] made an Arduino Shield in order to use it as an Apple remote. We like the construction technique that he used; taking perf-board and soldering the circuit and using stripped wire to interface with the pin sockets on the Arduino.
Published: November 3rd, 2009
AnotherCoilGun has been hard at work making his LED control board even smaller! His other tiny version looks huge in comparison. .
Published: November 3rd, 2009
The hard drive in [Jasons] 24 iMac was on the blink. He decided that instead of just swapping out the bad drive for a traditional unit he would upgrade to a solid state drive.
Published: November 3rd, 2009
[Janos] pulled off a unique case mod by fitting a computer system inside of a whiskey bottle. Inside youll find a 733MHz processor, 256MB of ram, a 40GB hard drive, and a 60 watt power supply.
Published: November 3rd, 2009
MENACE, the Matchbox Educable Noughts And Crosses Engine, is a fancy name for a machine that plays Tic-Tac-Toe. The concept is a product of Professor [Donald Mitchie]s work in the 1960s and was featured as an example in the A New THEORY of AWESOMENESS and MIRACLES talk given at this years UK games conference.
Published: November 2nd, 2009