Arctic Spyder III vs. Spartan
As luck would have it, my local Rite Aid drug store had the CR123A batteries I needed to power my new Spartan 1 watt blue laser. So, it’s time to put it head-to-head with the Arctic to see which one can rightfully claim the title of “most powerful portable laser”. You might be surprised at the results. (more…)
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Dragon Lasers Spartan 1 Watt Blue Laser
While waiting for my Spyder III Arctic 1 watt blue laser from Wicked Lasers to arrive, I put in a separate order with another company called Dragon Lasers for their Spartan 1 watt blue laser. (more…)
Wicked Lasers S3 Spyder III Arctic Laser
Dissatisfied with your feeble red dot laser pointer? Unimpressed by it’s light sabre-less looks? Then try this monster on for size. (more…)
RGB Virtual Propeller Clock
I don’t know what it is about clocks as of late, but after experimenting with some Nixie Clock kits recently, I couldn’t help but stumble on to one of these ingenious devices. (more…)
Tethering With Jailbroken iPhone 4
Now that the U.S. government has given it’s blessing to iPhone jailbreaking, what the heck. My iPad doesn’t have 3G, so it’s time to give it a little 3G love. But beware! It’s not without risk and not without exposing a major security hole in iOS. (more…)
Selling Your Old iPhone? Don’t forget…
…to delete your iPhone data for good!
iPhone 4 Arrives…Big Whoop
I tried to order one for home delivery online, but like many others, Apple’s website kept crashing whenever I tried to complete the order. So, I switched to an in-store reservation, knowing full well that it would be a madhouse at the Apple store on launch day. Wasn’t looking forward to that.
Amiga A4000T
Since piquing my curiosity with the Amiga 2000 Video Toaster a little while back, I did more research and decided that I wanted to build an Amiga 4000 Video Toaster/Flyer rig. Why? See this site’s tagline above. Okay, more reasons why to follow. Read on…
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Single Tube Nixie Clock
My fascination with these unusual clocks continues and I have a couple of kits in the construction queue. I’m not very experienced with a soldering iron, and even less with electrical components, so this simple one-tube Nixie clock seemed like a good “primer” project to develop some skills. (more…)
Nixie Clock
Few things around the house fall under the category of “conversation piece”, but the Nixie Clock definitely fits the bill.
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