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November 11, 2007

Cheap, low power mobo+CPU for Linux/etc.

by @ 10:37 pm. Filed under Hardware, Linux

Tux, the Linux mascot
Here's a $60 board and CPU combo that could be useful if you're looking to build a low-powered home network server or web-surfing terminal.
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October 4, 2007

Nonvolatile CPU concept demonstration

by @ 3:48 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

Rohm nonvolatile CPU demonstration
I can't say that I've ever considered the idea of a non-volatile CPU, but this interesting concept has several obvious benefits.
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September 2, 2007

External enclosure with custom microcontroller goodies

by @ 12:11 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

The finished external drive with the custom microcontroller circuits
This beautifully crafted external hard drive enclosure features my hard-drive bargraph LED project in addition to a temperature display, fan controller, and custom metal-work.
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August 12, 2007

Ultra tiny full-blown x86 class computer

by @ 5:13 pm. Filed under Hardware

The first pico-ITX computer that’s available
Imagine what you could build with a fully functional, fully spec'ed x86 class computer that's the size of a couple 2.5" laptop drives stacked?
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November 16, 2006

Personal computer robotic platform

by @ 1:14 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

The PC-BOT mobile robotic computing platform
Perhaps the ultimate casemod or is it something much more interesting?
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July 15, 2006

Maybe, just maybe, customer service isn’t dead

by @ 6:04 pm. Filed under Commentary, Hardware

Logitech G15 keyboard
A recent experience with a customer service call left me (gasp) satisfied and happy!
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May 27, 2006

Cool FPGA board lets a Gameboy Advance control robots and more!

by @ 4:49 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

The Xport installed on a GBA in a robot
With the upcoming release of the Nintendo DS Lite, my GBA SP will be heading to the "infrequently used" pile. This might give it new life.
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February 19, 2006

Homebrew microcontroller based hard drive LED bar graph

by @ 6:51 pm. Filed under Electronics, Hardware

Faceplate
This is a PIC microcontroller project I did some time ago which turns my computer's hard drive LED into a more interesting 10 LED bargraph display.
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February 17, 2006

Photo documentary of a Tivo Series 1 drive upgrade

by @ 7:24 pm. Filed under Hardware, Technology

Tivo logo
These photos document the hard drive upgrade I did to my factory-dual-drive Series 1 Tivo.
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February 5, 2006

Video showing a hard drive operating

by @ 1:17 pm. Filed under Hardware

Hard drive
Ever wondered what the internals of a hard drive look like when they're operating?
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