I am working on a project, FairytaleFashion.org which uses science and technology to create make-believe fashion in real life. These might be clothes that have blooming flowers, living clothes that breathe, change color, transform. Each Monday, FairytaleFashion.org has a new…
Success! I’ve managed to print to the thermal printer by sending commands over my homemade connector cable in HyperTerminal. There were a few breakthroughs which helped me get to this point. On the off chance they might answer, I asked…
As part of my knucklebuster hacking project, I’ve been working with a portable thermal receipt printer. I picked up a Citizen PD-22 on eBay at a very attractive price, but later realized why it was so attractive: the printer uses…
The Motor City area has a new hackerspace!!! i3 Detroit held their grand opening this past Saturday 10/3 much to the delight of the geeks of the midwest. They even lured in the mayor of Royal Oak to perform the…
I recently stumbled across a video podcast series on iTunes called EEVblog. It is a simple, low budget affair — just one guy with a camera set up on a tripod in his workshop, but the content is great. The…
Just before he silently stole away on a secretive mission to distant lands, Ranjit left a hoard of lovely obsolete electronics at the lab. Among the treasures were a couple of old counting units with 7-segment incandescent displays, sometimes called…
So way back in the 2.4 Linux kernel days I operated a shell server. It was kind of like a “proto honeypot”. We set it up to portray a bunch of fake information about itself. We then released it into…
I bought these fantastic Apple In-Ear headphones for my iPod 80GB several months back for $79, and found that they worked well with my Macbook. I’ve since moved on from both the iPod and the Macbook, settling on a Nokia…
I don’t know what to say. I’m getting all choked up. It’s just… I’m overwhelmed by the sheer magnificence of this huge list of wonderful classes we have here. I think I’m going to cry. I’ll do my best: Introduction…
On the way home from work today I stopped by 269 Electronics in Chinatown. From the outside this looks like a typical Canal Street junk store, with a big spread of knockoff watches, perfume, mp3 players, etc. on display. However…