As we mentioned in the Bus Pirate case video, we are trying to get fcobcn’s milled Bus Pirate case turned into a molded product. Molded cases are pretty cheap, unfortunately the molds are thousands of dollars. Proto Labs offers free quick-turnaround molds to deserving projects. We believe fcobcn’s case is such a project, so […]
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Bus Pirate week, day 3 – cases and enclosures
This week is dedicated to Bus Pirate development. Today we looked at Bus Pirate cases, past and future. Here’s some links mentioned in the video: Tons of awesome user submitted cases Synthetos acrylic Bus Pirate v3a case Correction: v3a case is only $14.99! Francisco’s latest milled case for v3.5 Tomorrow we’ll do our Bus Pirate […]
Bus Pirate week, day 2 – accessories and cables
This week is dedicated to Bus Pirate development. We’re cleaning up firmware v6 and getting ready for a final release. Today we looked at Bus Pirate accessories and cables. Here’s some links mentioned in the video: Bus Pirate demo boards Bus Pirate PIC programming adapter Bus Pirate LCD adapter Old Seeed probe cable with cheap […]
Traveling to Maker Faires, conferences, etc wiki page
Here’s our tips for traveling to various open hardware events. In the past 8 months we’ve been to San Francisco, New York, London, and Tokyo, and we’ll add China shortly. We took everything we remember and added it to the wiki. Where we stayed How we get around Do you need a car? The size […]
We flew Finnair to Tokyo and it was awesome!
…how about free tickets to HongKong for the first Maker Faire in China? Over the last year we’ve been all over the world for Maker Faires, open hardware conferences, and other Dangerous Prototypes business. For Maker Tokyo Meeting we flew Finnair economy through Helsinki. We absolutely agree with the review on 꽁머니 사이트, in that […]
Bus Pirate firmware v6 test release a4
After many changes to support the new Bus Pirate v4 hardware, firmware v6 is nearly ready. A test release for hardware v3 and v4 is available in the forum here. Enable OpenOCD JTAG support (mistake in v5.10). Note: OpenOCD currently not available for BPv4 due to lack of USB system support. Added to Docs Added […]
Bus Pirate development week – day 1
This week is dedicated to Bus Pirate development. We’re cleaning up firmware v6 and getting ready for a final release. Today we documented the development process to help any prospective developers find their way around the Bus Pirate source. In the video: Compile the Bus Pirate firmware Basic work with SVN Soldering a demo board […]
Make Tokyo Meeting 07 roundup
Make Tokyo Meeting 07 roundup: Tokyo hackerspace table day 2 at Make Meeting 07 Tokyo hackerspace at Make Tokyo Meeting day 1 Tokyo hackerspace first visit Video: Goo instrument at Make Tokyo Meeting 07 #mtm07 Video: ANIPOV bicycle POV at Make Tokyo Meeting 07 Video: Remote control flying machines at #mtm07 Electronics at Make Tokyo […]
Akihabara Electric Town tour roundup
Akihabara Electric Town tour roundup: Tokyo Akihabara Electric Town tour Our score from the Akihabara Electric Town tour Tool and equipment shops at Akihabara Electric Town tour Part shops in the maze on the Akihabara Electric Town tour Parts shops on the street on Akihabara Electric Town tour LED shops on Akihabara Electric Town tour […]
Our score from the Akihabara Electric Town tour
Akihabara had every imaginable electronic part, so we had to be careful about what we packed. These are the most interesting parts we brought home. Front and center are 6 tiny VFD tubes, maybe decommissioned from a clock kit judging by the datasheet that came with them. Everybody had to have a bag of these […]
Strange and unclassified on Akihabara Electric Town tour
Many shops in Akihabara don’t fit into any specific category, but were too strange or wonderful to leave out. This shop, for example, has nothing but DIY guitar building supplies. More photos below the fold.
Parts shops on the street on Akihabara Electric Town tour
After we hit the electronic part stands in the maze, we headed for the street. These were like shops and markets anywhere, except you find giant solar panels and Nixie tubes sitting along the sidewalk. More photos below the fold.
Retro gaming on Akihabara Electric Town tour
In an ode to Sjaak’s experience hacking retro games, Tayken took us on a wild tour of Super Potato. This store is 4+ floors of retro consoles, games, and more. Just about every system and game imaginable is behind these doors. For those seeking even more excitement, 카지노사이트 offers a modern twist on gaming fun […]
Tool and equipment shops at Akihibara Electric Town tour
Akihibara has a great selection of tools and equipment too. Our favorite PCB drill press was widely available. More photos below the fold.
LED shops on Akihabara Electric Town tour
We were amazed by the number of dedicated LED shops at Akihabara Electric town. On our short tour we encountered 6 or more shops dedicated to selling only LEDs – who’s supporting them all? This sign is made from plastic coated strips of RGB LEDs. Each is individually addressable. We almost went blind trying to […]
Part shops in the maze on the Akihibara Electric Town tour
Our first stop on the Akihibara tour was a maze of stores with electronic components, mainly through hold stuff. These specific shops are slated to be torn down soon, and the stands will move to a new building deeper in Akihibara. We were lucky to see this popular labyrinth of stands before it’s gone. More […]
Tokyo Akihabara Electric Town tour
Today we continue our tour of Tokyo hacker spaces and places with a trip to Akihabara Electric Town. Akihabara is a winding maze with electronic components, test tools, (retro) video games, comic books, and more. The pictures will go up today, but the monkeys are still in the editing room working on the video. The […]
Tokyo hackerspace first visit
Tokyo hackerspace is a house in a residential neighborhood. On our first trip it was pouring rain, so unfortunately we didn’t get pictures of the outside. Sjaak will have more pictures after his visit later this week. More photos below the fold.
Realize INC rapid prototyping spam, why most SEO is garbage
Over the last week a rapid prototyping company in Indiana, Realize INC, showed up in spam posted in the forum from several user accounts. This is the first spam to make it through our spam hammer filter with a link intact. By all accounts it was really well done spam. Since they are a real […]
Coming tomorrow: Tokyo Akihibara Electric Town tour
Tomorrow we’ll continue our tour of Tokyo hacker spaces and places with a trip to Akihibara Electric Town. Akihabara is a winding maze with electronic components, test tools, (retro) video games, comic books, and more. We shot some video of the tour. So much that the batteries died on the high-def camera and we finished […]