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Cardboard box computer [Alistair] chapman had a Laptop with a broken screen sitting in his parts bin. He knew he had an LCD panel on hand that would probably work with it, but it wouldn't fit in the case. His solution was to transplant all the computer parts into a cardboard box from a motherboard. This violin is garbage The kids in this orchestra live in a villiage built on top … [Read more...]
This screen is not just cracked, it's devastated. We can all agree that you're not going to be carrying this around with you anymore, but it might still be useful in other endeavors. [Mr Westie] wanted to use it for the camera which is undamaged. The issue is how do you control an Android device with a broken screen? He knew there are apps out there that let you control your device remotely. … [Read more...]
This one's a riot! [Nico] got a new computer and didn't want to change the six power supply cords he had strategically placed around his home and at work. So he just added a second charging jack that accepts a different style connector. First off the laptop is used -- but it's new to him. So cracking it open and soldering in a new jack doesn't affect the already expired warranty. He had an … [Read more...]
This is a device which [Limpkin] has been developing at his day job. It's a high-speed testing interface for use with Physics experiments. We find it interesting because it uses an ARM microcontroller to implement CDC and MSD over USB. The design is in two parts to make it work in a rack-mount situation. That big white connector allows cards to be swapped out. You can see the board on the right … [Read more...]
If you're into microcontrollers you know the ability to think and perform math in binary is a must. [Joe Ptiz] has been looking for a way to keep from being distract by the math when coding while still keeping the binary strings in the forefront of his mind. The solution he came up with is to use the Python interpreter as a binary math aide. We knew that you could use Python to convert between … [Read more...]
Unhappy with the performance of his U-verse modem [Jordan] decided to dig in and see if a bit of hacking could improve the situation. Motorola makes this exclusively for AT&T and there are no other modems on the market which can used instead. Luckily he was able to fix almost everything that was causing him grief. This can be done in one of two ways. The first is a hardware hack that gains … [Read more...]
Casemodding has moved far beyond the old portabalized Ataris and NESes of only a few years ago. Now, the new hotness is more modern consoles including the GameCube, Dreamcast, and the venerable N64. Two N64 case mods rolled into our tip line over the past few days, and we can't think of a better display of case fabrication and console modification than these two. First up is [Travis]'s N64 … [Read more...]
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