Science Fair Optical Lab Kit SF-3000 (1972)
During the 1970′s, Radio Shack’s Science Fair wing was cranking out the junior mad scientist kits left and right. (more…)
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Science Fair Aeronautical Lab Kit SFX-4000 (1975)
Back before video games became the standard time-waster of youth, we kids actually BUILT things. (more…)
Upgrade Your Cowon Q5W (and others) to 240GB!
If you already have a Cowon Q5W and are longing for more storage space, Toshiba may just the right product for you. I say “may” because there are a couple of catches. RapidRepair is taking pre-orders for Toshiba’s MK2431GAH 240GB 1.8″ hard drive. Although RapidRepair bills the drive as an upgrade for the Ipod G5, the drive’s ATA-100 connector is the same one used in the Cowon. The catches I mentioned? Well, for one, at $294, it’s a pricey upgrade to be sure. Secondly, there is a special note on the RapidRepair page for this drive that states that players other than the Ipod 5g will only see one platter of the drive (the drive has dual platters) which would effectively cut the storage in half to 120GB. I don’t know why that is, or if it does truly affect ALL players other than the Ipod 5G. In either case, if you get the drive, follow my Q5W Hard Drive upgrade instructions and let me know how it goes because at this point, I’m not planning on getting one.
Archos GPS Cradle
Let me save you a lot of time and a whole heap of trouble: If you have an Archos 5 IMT, don’t waste your time with the GPS cradle. (more…)
Vintage Publications Online
Some websites out there can suck me in for hours of page clicking. Usually it’s some sort of retro-theme; a vintage look at something I remember as a kid (a huge inspiration for RCGrabBag). (more…)
Science Fair 100-in-1 Electronic Project Kit (1973)
After our parents got tired of us kids taking apart perfectly good radios to see what was inside, junior mad scientists like me got to test our evil genius on Tandy’s Science Fair Electronic Project Kits. (more…)
Archos 5 Internet Media Tablet – First Look
10/22/2009 – Check out my latest Archos 5 Android review here.
10/22/2009 – Check out my latest Archos 5 Android review here.
Archos attempts to introduce a new class of PMP devices with the Archos 5 and 7. Only they’re not called PMP’s anymore; they’re called Internet Media Tablets. Sure, why not. Mine just arrived today, so read on for a first look and my early impressions… (more…)
Addendum to Cowon Q5W Hard Drive Upgrade
I had a couple of readers mention difficulties with upgrading the Cowon Q5W PMPs with larger hard drives. (more…)
My “No-Cost” 3G iPhone Upgrade.
I just upgraded my original iPhone by replacing it with the new 16gb 3G model. The cost was essentially $0. How? The new 3G phone goes for $299 for the 16gb model, but I just sold my original iPhone on ebay for $300. I probably could have gotten more. It seems as though the original iPhone is a hot item in the non-US markets since it has become relatively easy to unlock the iPhone and use it with any carrier, and the new iPhone sells for around $800 USD in countries outside the US. I probably could have gotten more than $300, but I wasn’t about to fiddle with unlocking the phone. I’m guessing the person that bought my original iPhone it is going to unlock it and sell it overseas for a profit.
Making Chocolate at Home
My wife and I are chocolate fiends, so being true to my nature (as a hobby locust), it dawned on me one day that I should look into this mysterious process of chocolate-making and see if it could be done in the kitchen. (more…)