[scott] sent along his lego ipod dock.
The letter [M] brings us the oscilloscope terminal (AVR based text displayed via oscope).
[Max] sent in his funky alarm clock mod.
[Chad] sent in a question, but I dig his custom camera housings.
[sprite_tm] sent in his new use for a cheap photo display.
UPDATE: Torrents for all the talks at the Chaos Communication Congress have been posted.
that oscope terminal thing is neat. i wish it were for a PIC though :-/
Posted at 1:11 am on Jan 12th, 2008 by Chupa
Don’t let em get to you Will. I run a dell insp 8000, circa 2001.
Thanks for posting the alarm clock mod. I really would like to try something like that while I have some free time.
Posted at 12:52 pm on Jan 12th, 2008 by ArigornStrider
I’ve never had any problems with my dell.
The fact that the use them on Atlantis has to speak for something.
Posted at 1:38 pm on Jan 12th, 2008 by Skyler Orlando
Sorry to bother but where can I get that Hack a Day sticker :)
Btw which laptop should he use? :)
Posted at 4:58 pm on Jan 12th, 2008 by christooss
That sprite photo display hack is seriously cool. Too bad the UART probably isn’t accessible or it could be an ultra cool USB/serial logging device. Also, I just ordered a Dell. Easiest way to get a XP laptop while I still can, and yes, I’m tied to Windows by work.
Posted at 6:38 pm on Jan 12th, 2008 by localroger
Me also wants hack-a-day sticker (or whatever it is :-P )
BTW, I love the idea of using the oscope as terminal.. it’s a plain clever idea
And what’s wrong with having a Hell laptop? I have a Gateway (soon-to-be Acer) because it was the one packing the most bang for the buck… but if dell had offered me a better laptop for same price, I don’t see a reason to not take it
Posted at 8:12 pm on Jan 12th, 2008 by DioXide
Jebus I made a Lego dock for my Sony Clie PEG TH-55 3 years ago and managed to match the colors as well.
Should I post _that_?
Posted at 11:28 am on Jan 13th, 2008 by strider_mt2k
@Localranger, just because the uart isn’t accessible (maybe) doesn’t mean it can’t be used for serial display. Pseudo terminal + the gd image library or php creating an image on the fly + the script that Sprite created. Go look at the logitech g15/m5000 keyboards or z-10 speakers, which have a text display that is really text -> image -> lcd setup. Think outside of the boxen :P
Posted at 12:59 pm on Jan 13th, 2008 by cde
Dude A Dell!
I’ve got a dell Inspiron 1420 with Ubuntu and it gets butt.
Now I also want a hack-a-day sticker, how to get one of those?
I also thought that the ipod dock was a little old, but you can find some great ones right on instructables.com
Posted at 3:59 pm on Jan 13th, 2008 by Greg
Oscope as terminal: See Tektronix 4010 and its successors, circa 1975.
Posted at 8:01 pm on Jan 13th, 2008 by bloo
I would Hack a Day my Dell B130 in a heart beat.
I have three Dells. They all rock.
Posted at 10:06 pm on Jan 13th, 2008 by strider_mt2k
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Will have to try the lego base on my new ipod i got for christmas, also is that a sticker on your laptop or a screen printed type image ?
Posted at 10:51 pm on Jan 11th, 2008 by Tony