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This rather bulky looking wall wart is actually a computer mouse. Sure, it may cause your hand to cramp horribly if used for any length of time. But some would say it's worth that for the hipster value of the thing. The rather odd shape is somewhat explained by the fact that this was sourced from Ikea. After gutting the transformer found inside the plastic case he had plenty of room to work … [Read more...]
We just got an ergonomic keyboard for the first time and absolutely love it. But the look of this keyboard hack has us second guessing ourselves. [Will Pretend] pulled off an absolutely stunning wooden retrofit for his USB keyboard. Be warned, his project log includes 175 photos, and most of them have captions. He started off by taking apart the original USB keyboard to see what he was working … [Read more...]
The form factor of this keyboard just doesn't look right. What's missing? Oh, the numpad has been completely removed! We use our numpad almost exclusively (especially when coding) so it's a little hard to figure out why [Ludw] did this. His only mention of motive is that he wanted the mouse closer to the main part of the keyboard and that he didn't use the numpad. No matter what the reason, we … [Read more...]
[Angus Gratton] recently cracked open a pair of USB to Ethernet converters to see what's inside. One was an Apple branded device, the other a no-name from eBay. The former rings in at $30, with the latter just $4. This type of comparison is one of our favorites. It's especially interesting with Apple products as they are known for solid hardware choices and the knock-offs are equally infamous for … [Read more...]
Here's a USB charging center which [Kenneth Finnegan] built using parts from his junk bin. We'd like to reiterate our claim that he must have the most magical of junk bins (the last thing we saw him pull out of it was a 24-port managed Ethernet switch). The jack on the side accepts the barrel connector from a 12V wall wart. [Kenneth] mentions that the 2.1mm jack is a standard he uses in all of … [Read more...]
Seeing this IBM joystick again really brings back memories. But it can be used on a modern system thanks to this USB conversion project. This particular model had a connector which is foreign to us. It looks like a boxy USB-A plug, but has an eight-pin sockets which looks like it's 0.1" pitch. You could try to make your own male connector using a dual-row pin header, but [Gruso] just went ahead … [Read more...]
It doesn't happen often, but every now and again we find ourselves wanting for a more extensible cut and paste experience. Most notably we've searched for something that makes is very easy to keep multiple things in the clipboard and paste them as needed. Although we've tried several software offerings nothing really made it up to grade, but this hardware clipboard looks very promising. [Luca … [Read more...]
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