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Wii remote connectivity for Android devices

Posted: May 13th, 2010, 1:06pm MDT by Mike Szczys

[Pikipirs] developed an app that lets you connect a Wii remote to an Android phone. After the break you can see it used with a Sega emulator. The button presses seem very responsive, making for a nice gaming addition if you care to carry around the Wiimote in addition to your phone. It certainly seems [...]
OpenGL on the Didj

Posted: May 13th, 2010, 12:00pm MDT by Mike Szczys

[Losinggeneration] managed to get a homebrew OpenGL application working on the Didj. It’s nice to see the community driven work advance on this device but something else also caught our attention from the forum post. Another poster pointed out that [losinggeneration] has files in one of his directories called “glquake-didj” and “glquake-didj.dbg”. We hope that [...]
Transistor fabrication: so simple a child can do it

Posted: May 13th, 2010, 11:00am MDT by Mike Szczys

If manufacturing printed circuit boards has become too easy you should try your hand at producing transistors. [Jeri Ellsworth] put together a collection of videos outlining the process. These go way beyond the IC fabrication we saw from her in the past. It doesn’t take much, a 1000 degree oven with steam option, silicone wafers, [...]
Nike + iPod as a tracking device

Posted: May 13th, 2010, 9:48am MDT by Mike Szczys

Enclosure: [download]

[Thomas] found a paper from 2006 that describes using the Nike + iPod system as inexpensive tracking devices. Yep, it’s old as dirt but we think it’s fascinating reading! [Scott Saponas] and his fellow authors take a hard look at the lack of security in the system in a twelve-page PDF. They cover several different [...]
Ghetto repairs: Desoldering with a candle

Posted: May 13th, 2010, 7:59am MDT by Caleb Kraft

Yes, that picture you are seeing is serious. [Roland] needed a chip for a damaged piece of electronics. He was lucky enough to find one on an old board at a local shop. The problem was, he didn’t have the hot air gun to remove the chip the correct way. Instead, he simply cooked the [...]