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Motorola Milestone 2 arrived and is better than Droid 2

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:45:49 +0000

Motorola Milestone 2 arrived and is superior than Droid 2
Motorola Milestone 2 will be released in Europe as we all could see from the promotional video. This unit is a GSM-version of the smartphone Droid 2, intended for the U.S. market. At this point exactly, Motorola Milestone 2 will be available only in Germany. The date of its appearance on store shelves is not specified so far.
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Launchpad MSP 430 Programming with Linux

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:29:09 +0000

Launchpad MSP 430 Programming with Linux
Mike Szczys from Hack a Day shows us how to Programming Launchpad MSP 430 with Linux. The basic method that people use to program their Launchpad MSP 430 is a Windows box but for those on Linux there’s still hope. “We’ll be working with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. When the Launchpad is connected to USB […]

Mike Szczys from Hack a Day shows us how to Programming Launchpad MSP 430 with Linux. The basic method that people use to program their Launchpad MSP 430 is a Windows box but for those on Linux there is still hope.

“We’ll be working with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. When the Launchpad is connected to USB it is identified and mounted to /dev/ttyACM0. It’s not immediately apparent how to use the device but fortunately it can be done. To speak to the hardware for programming and debugging we’ll need to use MSPDebugger. For compiling our code we’ll be using the MSPGCC open source compiler package.”

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gadget pervs: check out the fcc ipod touch undressed

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 07:46:10 +0000

gadget pervs: check out the fcc ipod touch undressed
Generally, the geeks over at the FCC that work on testing all the gadgets we tend to love and use constantly are just trying to be sure that the gear doesn’t cause interference of some…

Generally, the geeks over at the FCC that work on testing all the gadgets we tend to love and use constantly are just trying to be sure that the gear doesn’t cause interference of some sort that will make planes drop out of the skies and cars honk uncontrollably. We do get our fair share of early looks at some products as they cross the FCC test bench though.

Typically those early looks are nothing more than a single photo taken in poor light that is blurry. The FCC has done something a bit different with the iPod touch that was unveiled yesterday.

The governmental agency has a full teardown of the device complete with pics for you to peruse if you’re into that sort of lewd gadget nudity. I bet the gang at iFixit is crying on their workbench right now.

[via Engadget]

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robots ready to take over your home

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:29:31 +0000

robots ready to take over your home
Fresh off Nippon News Network, it seems that Japanese robots are ready to invade your home. However, they’re not coming to enslave you and become your robot masters, they’re supposed to make your life easier.…

Fresh off Nippon News Network, it seems that Japanese robots are ready to invade your home. However, they’re not coming to enslave you and become your robot masters, they’re supposed to make your life easier. At least that’s what they’re saying now.

Toshiba’s ApriPoco is an 8.4-inch tall robot which can be used to control electrical appliances thanks to IR and verbal commands. ApriPoco can learn over time and no, it is not a white Pokémon. Then, there’s the robotic table that has motors and which can be moved via remote control. It comes with a motorized chair and is designed for people who are unable to move furniture.

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The IRT lab at the University of Tokyo has a new kitchen ‘bot that cleans dishes and glasses without breaking them, which is some feat. They are also working on another model that acts like a maid and cleans your rooms as well as doing the laundry.

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Mozilla Fennec 2.0 Alpha 1 brings HTML5 and more

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:46:46 +0000

Mozilla Fennec 2.0 Alpha 1 brings HTML5 and more
Good news everyone! Mozilla has pushed their upcoming mobile browser aka Fennec into Alpha faze and lets everyone try it out before Mozilla developers come up with a more stable and capable release. And that’s good for a number of reasons. First of all Fennec 2.0 Alpha 1 is compatible with Android version 2.0 and higher and MeeGo platforms which means that apart from most Android devices you can also install it on Nokia N900. Please note that the latest Alpha release of the Fennec is optimized for Nexus One and will behave differently while running on other devices.
Source: www.gadgets-reviews.com

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Launchpad MSP 430 Programming with Linux

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:45:23 +0000

Launchpad MSP 430 Programming with Linux
Mike Szczys from Hack a Day shows us how to Programming Launchpad MSP 430 with Linux. The basic method that people use to program their Launchpad MSP 430 is a Windows box but for those on Linux there is still hope. “We’ll be working with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. When the Launchpad is connected to USB […]

“We’ll be working with Ubuntu 10.04 Lucid Lynx. When the Launchpad is connected to USB it is identified and mounted to /dev/ttyACM0. It’s not immediately apparent how to use the device but fortunately it can be done. To talk to the hardware for programming and debugging we’ll need to use MSPDebugger. For compiling our code we’ll be using the MSPGCC open source compiler package.”

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Levitating Rotating Globe

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:45:22 +0000

Levitating Rotating Globe
Have a look at this Levitating Rotating Globe that Alexey Sha built. Not content with the standard levitating products out there he decided to step it up a notch. “There are many globes available this day which are levitating and rotating along vertical axis. This one is the world first globe levitating and rotating along […]

Have a look at this Levitating Rotating Globe that Alexey Sha built. Not content with the standard levitating products out there he decided to step it up a notch.

“There are many globes available this day which are levitating and rotating along vertical axis. This one is the world first globe levitating and rotating along TILTED axis. It uses wireless power transmittance and geared motor inside the floating globe. In brief, frequency generator is built around micro controller, a square wave output is directed to MOSFET which drives primary coil (10 turns) of output circuit. Secondary coil forms parallel LC circuit (20 turns and 25 nF) and serves as transmitting antenna. Generator frequency can be manually tuned around resonant value to control speed of rotation.

Receiver coil is a parallel LC circuit (~2.5 nF and ~60 turns of wire). It is connected to rectifier bridge. DC geared motor (made of micro servo, modified for continuous rotation) is powered by inductive resonant coupling. Receiving coil, electrical components, and tilted motor are fixed on the floating base. Their locations are adjusted to maintain center of gravity. The globe’s outer shell is directly attached to the motor shaft.”

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imac cylon: battlestar applactica

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:29:28 +0000

imac cylon: battlestar applactica
Got an old Luxo Jr. style iMac? Sure, it might be obsolete, but you surely can do something with it besides putting it out in the alley for recycling. Instead, why not do like this…

Got an old Luxo Jr. style iMac? Sure, it might be obsolete, but you surely can do something with it besides putting it out in the alley for recycling.

Instead, why not do like this guy did, and turn it into a handy Cylon helmet.

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All you need to do the same is to grab an old dead iMac, and a Larson Scanner kit from Evil Mad Science, and you’re set. Sure, it doesn’t look quite as impressive as these guys, but whaddya want for next to nothing.

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Samsung Fascinate is due out next week

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:45:07 +0000

Samsung Fascinate is due out next week
We’re happy to report that rumors around Samsung Fascinate smartphone were correct and it really is due out in the middle of the next week. Fascinate from the Samsung’s Galaxy S line-up is getting ready for Internet launch on Wednesday, September 8 and will appear on shelves in a store near you right on the next day. I have to confess that I get confused with Galaxy S’ models feature-spread from time to time. So if you are with me on this check out Samsung Facinate’s specs after the jump.
Source: www.gadgets-reviews.com

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PIC AXE Microcontroller based High Speed Photography Trigger

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:45:13 +0000

PIC AXE Microcontroller based High Speed Photography Trigger
Renkku is able to take some great action shots with this PIC AXE Microcontroller based High Speed Photography Trigger. The system is connected to a flash unit and triggers the flash as soon as it hears something. This makes the unit very flexible since it can then listen for almost anything. If you want to […]

Renkku is able to take some great action shots with this PIC AXE Microcontroller based High Speed Photography Trigger. The system is connected to a flash unit and triggers the flash as soon as it hears something. This makes the unit very flexible since it can then listen for nearly anything. If you want to see more of these type of cool images have a look on Flickr.

“I hacked a cheap camera flash shoe so that it has a 3.5mm cable jack insted of a pc-sync cable. A 10 cm ling Pc sync cable is 10 times the price of a 150 cm 3,5mm cable. I’ve a Brain circuit, a Sound Detecting Circuit and a sensitive gate SCR to trigger the flash. The picaxe isn’t overclocked (running at 8MHz). The box has a 3.5mm jack for a picaxe USB download cable so it is simple to program more. The code is now about 400 rows (basic) with a lot of white space. a lot of code is taken up by the menu system. I’ll try to make some kind of strobe funktion to”

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