End of day 4, and my kickstarter project has reached… 1% of its goal. *sigh*
http://t.co/0SRXx5T9
Monthly Archives: March 2012
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Mar 12
End of day 4, and my kickstart…
22
Mar 12
I don’t need this, but i need this.
I don't need this, but i need this.
In the Maker Shed: TOOOL Emergency Lock-Pick Card
Picking locks not only requires the right skills, it also requires the right tools. Fortunately, the folks at TOOOL (The Open Organization of Lockpickers) have…
21
Mar 12
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1682469041/pressurepen-open-source-pressure-sensitive-stylus
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1682469041/pressurepen-open-source-pressure-sensitive-stylus
PressurePen – Open source pressure sensitive stylus
A pressure sensitive stylus for iPad and Android tablets. Inexpensive to produce and buy, all designs and software will be open source.
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Mar 12
PressurePen – the open source …
PressurePen – the open source Pressure Sensitive iPad Stylus – is now live on Kickstarter!
http://t.co/481Kgujd
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Mar 12
Anybody know where I can get a…
Anybody know where I can get a “My mommies are in a committed relationship” onesie?
20
Mar 12
My pressure sensitive iPad stylus
I’ve been getting a lot of links and traffic for the G4 IIc (thanks, the Verge!) so I thought I’d take a moment to link to the other hardware hacking project that’s been taking up a lot of my time.
The PressurePen is a pressure sensitive stylus for iPad and Android tablets. The plan is to commercialize a more final, refined version as open source hardware. What you see here and on the PressurePen site is the Beta prototype – functionally complete, and ready to put in the hands of developers. The necessary code to incorporate into an iOS or Android app is free and open source also. The goal is to allow others to create compatible products and improve on my designs.
20
Mar 12
Meet the G4 Apple //c
[Welcome, RetroMacCast listeners!]
This is my latest Frankintosh project – housing a G4 Mac Mini in the case of an Apple //c. From all outward appearances, a stock Apple IIc or //c with a little wear and tear. Inside, it sports a 1.4GHz G4 with a gigabyte of RAM. A far cry from its original 1MHz 65C02 and 128K of RAM.
Everything you see is still fully functional. The original keyboard is rewired and run through an Arduino (Teensy) so it can be used as a USB keyboard for the Mini. I’ve also maintained many of the original ports, and repurposed a couple for updated peripherals. For instance, the mouse/joystick port has been wired up to a USB port on the Mini. To plug into this, an M0100 mouse has been fitted with the guts of an optical USB mouse, wired to the original 9-pin connector.
To attach to the original Apple monochrome display, I built a VGA adapter that outputs monochrome NTSC via RCA. Instructions and pinouts for the adapter were found here. To adjust the sync and refresh rate, I use SwitchResX.
You can see a complete gallery below (via Flickr)
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Mar 12
Just finished up an interview …
Just finished up an interview with @retromaccast about my G4 //c. Thanks, guys!
15
Mar 12
look. another one.
look. another one.
Blue Tiger pressure-sensitive iOS stylus will work over Bluetooth 4.0
Ten One Design, best known for its Pogo stylus line, has unveiled the first pressure-sensitive pen that will work with the new iPad on Bluetooth 4.0. The pen — codenamed Blue Tiger — is a fully pressure-sensitive iOS stylus, letting you vary line weight and change opacity when drawing. Bluetooth 4.0 will let the pen work without pairing, and the new Bluetooth Low Energy profile means that the pen could run for "months or a year" on a single battery. It's also got a few other attractive featur…