Ok Makers, here's a portable graphical resistance calculator for iPhones, but it should work on most other things including most/all computers too, enjoy - Link.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:59
Zerocool60544 in the AutoIT forums writes about a PC control project using a browser or cell phone "I use lego mindstorms' motors, they don't a lot of torque but I geared them down to be a little slower but stronger.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:59
Intro to SIP hacking slides from the 22nd Chaos Communication Congress "Within the last year VoIP devices and applications flooded the market. SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) became the industry standard although it's still under constant development.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:59
New beta of Skype for Windows, looks promising. . . call quality is the best ever for talking, laughing and sharing stories. It’s now faster to get set up, and easier to add your contacts, so you can get more friends talking for free.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:59
iFixit did exactly what we want to see, an iPhone take apart. This concludes the MAKE iPhone coverage, thank you - Link. .
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:58
Rarely do we want to take something apart so much. . . Apple's new phone, the iPhone looks great, can't wait to poke at it. . . Since it uses Mac OS X the mantra at launch seems to be about build real (un-crippled) desktop level applications.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:58
Memories! "BBS: The Documentary" is an 8 episode series about all aspects of the history of the dial-up Bulletin Board System, or BBS. 3 years in the making and the result of over 200 interviews, this collection puts in one convenient package a sense of the variety and wide-reaching effects of the BBS phenomenon.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:58
Bay Area (CA) Makers, this looks like a lot of fun (tonight). . . - "Radio Handi is hosting a happy hour for phone geeks. Tuesday Oct 10th at the Phone Booth, 25th and S Van Ness in San Francisco.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:57
Folks frequently ask me what happens at Maker Faire tryouts. This episode of BBtv gives you some idea, as Greg MacLaurin demos his "Judy Phone," a playback device via an old analog phone of bizarre Judy Garland audio recordings done for her 1960 autobiography.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:57
Make your own "Universal Software Radio Peripheral" - it can do things like. . . record every FM station, all at once "The UniversalSoftwareRadioPeripheral (USRP) is a low-cost, high speed implementation of GnuRadioHardware, developed by a team led by MattEttus.
Via Makezine | Posted on 2008.03.12 at 11:57