Persistence Of Vision Clock Powered By A Hard Drive Motor
People seem to have a penchant for turning defunct hard drives into clocks, not that we mind, and next up we’ve got a persistence of vision clock, which is housed within a block of acrylic, and is powered by a hard drive motor mounted in the center of the panel. The motor is used to [...]
Amazon Kindle DX Bluetooth hack
Darron took his Amazon Kindle DX and decided to throw in Bluetooth connectivity by sticking in a Sparkfun Bluetooth Mate so that his ebook reader will be equipped with a wireless serial terminal. There are three big pads located in the middle of the Kindle PCB labelled GND, RX and TX, so it doesn’t take [...]
Lego Router Offers You Wi-Fi
Ah, Lego, is there anything in that world that it can’t build? We all know what Lego can create, and with that in mind, it shouldn’t be too surprising to see somebody rip out the PCB of his WRT54GL and pop it into a Lego enclosure, but while it’s not surprising, it’s still a great [...]