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Game Boy VGA using an FPGA

Posted: December 12th, 2010, 3:34pm MST by Mike Szczys

[ViDAR] was looking for a project to keep him occupied and settled on creating a VGA converter for his Game Boy. He had some difficulty finding pinouts for the LCD and CPU but working with what was known, and an oscilloscope, he found the necessary signal. Tap into just a few lines using those thin [...]
Make your own cookie cutters this year

Posted: December 12th, 2010, 2:33pm MST by Mike Szczys

In case you needed another reason to build, borrow, or buy a 3D printer, here’s one way to design and print your own cookie cutters. [Nikolaus Gradwohl] put together a processing app that aims to make the design process a bit easier. So if you’ve never designed a printable object before, but can get your [...]
Nook color rooted: Hands on

Posted: December 12th, 2010, 10:44am MST by Caleb Kraft

Nookdevs have released information on how to root your nook color. So naturally, I had to run out and get one. Who doesn’t want a multitouch android tablet for $250? The instructions for rooting are extremely simple. You really only need microSD card and a Linux/Windows/Mac computer to connect to. After rooting, your nook will work [...]
Jacob’s Ladder using EL wire

Posted: December 12th, 2010, 8:29am MST by Mike Szczys

For Halloween [Paul] wanted to build a Jacob’s Ladder without the peril that working with high voltage might bring. He was inspired by a sequencer board for electroluminescent wire and decided to build a Jacob’s Ladder simulator using the glowing material. What he ended up with is quite convincing. Eight segments of EL wire have been mounted [...]