Comments on: Internal Wireless Headphones

By: Damien

Damien — Wed, 17 Nov 2010 09:42:36 +0000

My take on this would have been to carve out a pci card blank, mount the electronics onto the board with molex headers for power and audio, and mount an external antenna to the card. It’s a little bit of work, but it makes for a clean and removable setup.

By: Flood_of_SYNs

Flood_of_SYNs — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:37:12 +0000

I cringed at the putting of the wireless transmitter inside the metal frame and tapping into the wires like that. :/

You could have used one of the HDD connectors and inserted the wires easily into it, connecting them the way you did is over complicated and prone to fail.

I like the idea that others had of leaving the metal shielding of your computer alone and using a bay or the front bezel.

This kinda feels like a lazy hack to me, but as long as it serves you well and does what you want that is what matters.

By: Parker

Parker — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:56:27 +0000

There was this teacher. I wonder what he’s doing now?

By: TechTeacher

TechTeacher — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 01:20:21 +0000

Parker,
You have exceeded my expectations. I see an all to familiar concept. You KISSed it, you spent no money, and you recycled. I wonder where you learned that? ;) I hope to see more posts as you skillz multiply. Best of luck to you…

By: svofski

svofski — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:39:20 +0000

What tyco said. Bluetooth A2DP profile uses a really horrible compression that makes everything sound like tin. Whoever called a2dp “high quality” must be really deaf.

By: tyco

tyco — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:38:37 +0000

seems better than bluetooth headphones that can’t hold a pitch to save their life!

By: Parker

Parker — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:30:56 +0000

@Sprite_tm Thanks!

By: mrasmus

mrasmus — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:55:00 +0000

Nukky — Oh, I know that full well. I did mention about how window mods do exactly the same thing by creating a panel with no RF shielding. I /may/ have had FCC RFI regulations on the mind, though, because I spent a couple hours at a test facility yesterday, working on trying to get a device to /pass/ these standards. :P

I’m also a HAM, so interference that most mortals aren’t affected by still gives some of my radios and such trouble. Peter’s idea of using an unused bay is also a good one, really, hadn’t thought of it (the times I’ve needed something like this, I was usually working with a mostly metal case… Lian-Li FTW).

By: bhartley

bhartley — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:43:56 +0000

The song is Technologic, from the Daft Punk Album Human After All

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:21:48 +0000

Yep, not a 5 year project requiring a masters in electrical engineering… of course its not “hack” enough for you.

I think its a cool idea and would be very useful. Great job!

By: Nukky

Nukky — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:44:58 +0000

mrasmus, those FCC regulations are far more excessive than necessary, and an itty-bitty hole in the case isn’t going to RF Parker’s world.

Nor should there be an excessive amount of RF generated in a properly installed and working system anyhoo.

Parker, it’s a great “why didn’t I think of that?” mod. Doesn’t have to have an arduino in it to be handy. ;)

By: jeff-o

jeff-o — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 13:38:25 +0000

Nice hack. Very clever idea! Sadly I’m too much of an audio snob to ever use wireless headphones… ;)

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:14:29 +0000

anyone know what is the song playing ??

By: why ask why

why ask why — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:27:04 +0000

@obnauticus and others who keep yelling not a hack…

A hack is defined as a clever OR kludgy way of using something in a way that it was not intended. As defined, this and almost everything that appears on Hack-A-Day is a hack. Now kindly be quiet and go sit with the other trolls.

By: monkeyslayer56

monkeyslayer56 — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 11:20:45 +0000

nice :)