Hacking wired remote control jacks into A/V equipment
John writes – “Here’s how to add a wired remote control (like Pioneer SR) jacks to VCRs and DVD players that don’t have any.” – Link.
Technology
Dead Hard drive projects
Alan writes – “What do you do when your hard drive dies or is so small it is no longer useful? Easy, rip it apart and make something cool out of it! Here are 5 ideas to get you started. See project VIDEOS and PICTURES. (Includes the never before seen Hard Drive Oscilloscope)” – Link.
Switch mode Altoids iPod charger using 3 ‘AA’ batteries
Ian writes – “The goal of this project was to build an efficient Altoids tin iPod (firewire) charger that runs on 3 (rechargeable) ‘AA’ batteries. This project started out as a collaborative effort with Sky on PCB design and construction, and I on circuit and firmware. As it is, this design will not work. It […]
The Meter clock
Len sent in this great clock (schematic at the bottom of the site) – “It’s actually a pretty simple circuit. The clock is based on an Atmel AT89C2051 microcontroller. The software in the microcontroller handles the count for the time. It “talks” to a 4 channel Digital to Analog converter to derive the voltage to […]
DIY iPod dock splitter
Francisco writes – “DIY ipod dock splitter using Ridax’s dock connectors. Some challenging soldering and drilling but very good results.” – Link.
HOW TO – The Singing Keyboard prank
It doesn’t need to be April 1st to do pranks, here’s a really clever one, making a keyboard sing – “Take the musical element from a musical greeting card and connect it to the caps lock LED on the user’s keyboard. Each time the victim presses caps lock the music plays (and quite loud too). […]
Oscilloscope alarm clock project…
MAKE Flickr photo pool member Timmyj1138 posted up what looks to be the start of a great alarm clock project – “…Old Oscilloscope that didn’t function and was tube driven, I’ve modified it to be more pleasing to the eye, and I’m looking to convert it into a fully functioning alarm clock by rewiring all […]
