HOW TO – Hard Drive recovery from a full stop
Nak writes – “Just the steps taken to get a harddrive back up (Maxtor in this case) from 0 rpm and no bios detection, to 7200 rpm in a few easy steps!” – Link.
Technology
HOW TO – Make a 21 foot GPS wall clock
Spark Fun Electronics writes – “Why? Well, why not? We had the new LED Light Bars burning a hole in our pocket, so we decided to build a clock. Not just any clock – but a very large 24″ tall, 12 foot wide, clock with GPS current time and accuracy down to 100ns. The clock […]
Solar garden light clock hack
Simple Simon made a nice glowing clock from a hacked up cheap solar garden light – Link.
It Came From the Planet Garage
Close encounters of the MAKER kind – “The 3-foot hovering disks developed by two Orange County hobbyists have sparked a wave of ‘flying saucer’ reports to authorities – Several residents have reported sightings to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department in recent months. And word has even reached a Canadian UFO researcher who has posted information […]
9V – $50 wireless color camera and HUGE clock
Sparkfun has a couple new goodies to check out – “A wireless color camera with audio for under $50! This small, mountable 1.2GHz camera needs only an 8V supply or a 9V battery for operation. We decided to carry them simply because of their size and ease of use.” – Link & they also have […]
Pre-orders for LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT
LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT can be pre-ordered in a couple weeks! – “Place your orders! Beginning Saturday, April 1, you can place an advance order to guarantee receipt of one of the highly anticipated new LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT sets when they release in August. A limited quantity of NXT toolsets will be available for pre-order through […]
Make a Scratchitti (edge-lit) Rune clock
Here is a really cool acrylic edge-lit clock inside a hand-carved jewelry box from India. Thanks joevennix! – Link.
