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On uC Hobby, they’re beginning a series on bringing sound to Arduino: This is the first in a series of articles about generating sound with an Arduino. The goals are to generate good quality sound which can be used to play simple tones, stored music, sampled sound, and even act as a MIDI synthesizer. I […]
On Tinkerlog, Alexander Weber has a short tutorial on the software toolchain and hardware (a USB programmer) required to get an AVR programming environment up and running on a Mac (in his case, the MacBook). Programming AVR with a MacBook – Link Related: Arduino AVR In System Programmer (ISP) – Link Getting started with 8 […]
I have (and love) the Logitech DiNovo Edge keyboard. The only thing I don’t like about it is that it sits a little too low/flat on my desktop. When I saw the new Apple Aluminum keyboard, it looked amazing, but even lower than the DiNovo. Apparently it is. This user gave his Apple board a […]
Some people stopped by and they were committed to putting a perfectly good iPhone under a high powered laser, nothing could be done to stop them – they pressed the GO button… – Link.
Not bad for $60! – For $60, developers and Linux hackers can now buy the guts of the recently unveiled $200 Everex TC2502 Linux PC. The compact, ultra-efficient, x86-compatible “gOS Dev Board” comes with “gOS,” a lightweight Linux-based OS meant for use with Google Apps. The gOS operating system was initially created for use in […]
Before. After. VectorMagic is a site that turn images in to vector art, this is very useful for folks who do animation, Adobe Flash, illustrations and laser cutting/etching… For kicks I uploaded the MAKE logo in JPG format, here’s a screenshot (before and after) not bad! – [via] Link & their comparisons.
I haven’t used these folks but their selection is really impressive. Might be worth checking out if you need to make or build an enclosure for a project… – Over 600 unique combinations of options are possible when you choose the DIY-1712 chassis, our most universal chassis. These options include: three base styles, 6 front […]
