Mat from Techmoan writes: In this review we’ll find out exactly what you get for your money and whether this stripped down GoPro is worth the price premium over the SJ4000. I’ll run a few head to head video quality tests and list what features each device has in its favour. Ultimately though its down […]
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Week in (p)review November 14, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Hacker Camp Shenzhen registration ends this week Demystifying hardware security with the Bus Pirate ATX breakout board bench power supply back in stock Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday App notes on the weekend Free PCB […]
Week in (p)review November 07, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. DIRTY TUESDAY: Adventures in SQL with stats and stuff A script to dump an Atmel AT45DB041B 4Mbit SPI Flash part’s contents to disk using a Bus Pirate Bus Pirate v3 and LM75 temperature sensors Coming up: Free PCBs […]
Week in (p)review October 31, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. DIRTY TUESDAY: A bumpy road to streamlined service Hackers in Shenzhen: Pooya from Iran High voltage serial programming for AVR chips with the Bus Pirate DS3231 RTC control and theory with the Bus Pirate Bus Pirate v3.6 DIY […]
Week in (p)review October 24, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. DIRTY TUESDAY: Measure PCBs and create images from gerber files Hackers in Shenzhen: Darshan from India Bus Pirate smart card shield by Yaehob Check out Bertho’s update on his digitally controlled bench PSU in the project log forum […]
Week in (p)review October 17, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Hacker Camp Shenzhen volume 3: Reflow open for registration DIRTY TUESDAY: Chinese Shipping Apocalypse Hackers in Shenzhen: Trev from UK Bus Pirate v4 Acrylic case kit v1 back in stock Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday […]
Review: Kano DIY computer kit
Steve Schuler has posted this review of the Kano DIY computer kit on Science 2.0. I’ve lost count of how many computers I’ve built over the years, but I think it is safe to say that the Kano Computer was the easiest build ever. So simple a child could do it. Kano founders, Yonatan Raz-Fridman, […]
First impression on the ESP8266 serial-to-WiFi module
Ray Wang has been experimenting with the ESP8266 Serial-to-WiFi module, which has gained much hype recently. “The module is very compact, easy to interface with, and inexpensive. I wrote an Arduino program to show how to use the Arduino to communicate with the WiFi module and set up a very simple web server.” Check out […]
Week in (p)review October 03, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. The Logic Sniffer is back in stock at Seeed Studio I2C injection with the Bus Pirate Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB build Check out Elpis’ sensor modules in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on […]
Week in (p)review September 19, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. ATX Breakout Board bench-top power supply build DIY cases for his Bus Pirate v3.6 and Bus Blaster Check out Scasagrande’s gamecube controller to N64 adapter in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday App […]
Week in (p)review September 12, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. The next hackercamp Shenzhen group gets a customized Shenzhen metro card Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB build Check out spanner888’s telecine film digitisation in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs via Facebook on Friday App notes […]
Week in (p)review September 05, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Goodies from DirtyPCB´s Bus pirate, 5110 LCD interfacing Controlling a PiGlow with the Bus Pirate USB IR Toy v3 free PCB build + updated irWidget firmware Check out Aon’s finished project the ytimer and Bertho’s digitally controlled bench PSU in […]
First impression on HLK-RM04 serial-to-wifi module
Ray Wang wrote a blog post review of the Hi-Link HLK-RM04 Serial-to-WiFi module: It’s a pretty easy-to-use and low-cost solution to add WiFi capability to Arduino or similar microcontroller boards. Basically it allows you to receive/send Ethernet buffers through serial RX/TX pins. Programming wise, it’s similar to using the standard Arduino Ethernet shield. The module can […]
Week in (p)review August 29, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Say hello to the new server! ATX Breakout Board V1.1 Acrylic case back in stock Maker Villa Penang – We got to attend the first two days full of hacks, food, and making new friends Check out kjetilei’s […]
Postbag from Sparkfun ‘Ding and Dents PCBs’
Jan Henrik writes, “I just recieved some postbags from Sparkfun with Ding and Dents, so I decided to make a review, what I got and if its worth it…” Via the contact form.
Week in (p)review August 23, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. ATX Breakout Board V1.1 Acrylic case is back in stock A real fix for the commenting bug that crops up from time to time Check out Aon’s visual feedback timer in the project log forum Coming up: Free PCBs […]
MESR-100 ESR meter review and teardown
Alan Parekh of Hacked Gadgets did a teardown of a MESR-100 ESR meter: I purchased a MESR-100 Meter from eBay for around $55 USD shipped to my door in Winnipeg (Canada). The meter came well packaged in a retail box, this is a nice change from many other items from China that are simply wrapped in […]
Week in (p)review August 15, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Cheap laser cutter arrives pretty busted up A Haskell interface to the Bus Pirate binary interface Bus Pirate v4 is back in stock at Seeed Studio Check out Doub’s Aperture scripting, herpderp’s waveform generator and Kathy’s DIY shake LED stick in […]
Week in (p)review August 08, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Hacker Camp Shenzhen vol 2: Reflux open for registration Random spottings in Huaqiangbei electronics market Yihua and Depu electronics market visit Tripping to Shajin equipment market Controlling WS2812B LEDs with a Bus Pirate Bus Pirate v3.8 free PCB […]
Week in (p)review August 01, 2014
Here’s a summary of major developments over the last week. Free PCB Friday is coming up soon. Tripping to South China Market in a bread van Geek Tour: Visit Shenzhen Random spottings on factory tour USB Infrared Toy v2 and Logic Pirate are back in stock at Seeed Studio Check out ghent360’s SWD programmer for PSoc4 based […]