The idea of the project was raised after the author messed with it’s 40 gb iPod and broken it’s internal hard drive. So he decided to open up the iPod and see what he could do with it. Altough the project it’s a success because the author managed to get it runing on the new external hard-drive, i wouldn’t call it that much of a success because the sollution it’s not very practical, and as you can see from the picture it looks kind of messy.
3.5″ Hard-Drive iPod: [Link]
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This tutorial will teach you how to convert a dull, non illuminated button, into a lively glowing one. Definitely a great addition to MAME arcade cabinet. You’ll need LED’s, drill, soldering gear, and pushbutton. The end result is pretty neat but i don’t know if it’s worth the work hours put in.
Fabricate Glowing Pushbutton Switches: [Link]
The xu1541 is the modern way to connect CBM IEC bus devices to todays USB equipped PCs and it is meant to replace the printer port solutions based on the so-called original x1541 cable. The xu1541 interface allows you e.g. to attach a VIC1541 disk drive to your desktop PC as depicted below. This allows for easy transfer of disk images from and to the old units and helps you preserve your ancient data.
xu1541 Interface: [Link]
This application explains how to make a light detector for ARobot. This can be used to tell when a light is on or off, whether the robot is inside or outside, or for light following. This is a simple expansion and does not require soldering if using a breadboard.
It does assume that you have attached a breadboard and an expansion cable to the ARobot . This circuit and the light sensor could be mounted and soldered to a perf board and located to a movable head. Multiple light detector sensors could be used to detect the direction of light.
Light Detector Application: [Link]
We’re talking about everything, every device that you can think off hass been integrated into the Eee PC by these guys. All the info is nicely presented with pictures, so anyone with some electronic skills should be able to make hi’s Asus Eee PC trully custom. These are some of the devices that were integrated into the Eee PC:
- USB hub
- GPS with antenna
- Bluetooth
- Card reader
- Flash drive
- Power switch
- Wifi
- FM transmitter
- Modem
- System memory
- Touch screen
- Temperature sensor
- Heatsink
Eee PC Internal Upgrades: [Link]
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