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[Nav] wanted to change his keyboard mapping for one particular keyboard, rather than on each operating system. He used an AT90USBKey as a replacement PCB by soldering to all of the contacts on the key matrix. This allows him to remap the keys by following onscreen prompts. The board enumerates as an HID device, and has a special mode which is accesses by plugging the keyboard in while holding … [Read more...]
[jayesh] wasn't actually trying to solve any clever problems when we built his homebrew GPS tracker. He just had the hacker mentality and wanted to build something fun and useful while geeking out with electronics and software. On the hardware side, he started with an Arduino, then added a GPS module for location detection and a GMS/GPRS module for the data uplink to his server over AT&T's … [Read more...]
Not so long ago, mapping WiFi required a laptop, GPS, a big antenna and Kismet/NetStumbler. Today's smartphones have replaced even this task. For those of us running a GPS and WiFi equipped Windows Mobile phone, WiFiFoFum is an excellent and simple solution, as well as a great companion for installing an AP. … [Read more...]
Maybe you've tinkered a bit with the Google Maps API. Most of the software produced with it is not all that useful or entertaining, but a few gem have shone through. Still, wouldn't it be better if applications produced with it could be easily ported to other online mapping services like Mapquest or Yahoo! Maps? This is possible with Mapstraction, a Javascript API that works with nine mapping … [Read more...]
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