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- Mon Mar 20, 2017 12:26 pm
- Forum: Online Shopping
- Topic: Kid's books in Electronics and Coding
- Replies: 3
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Kid's books in Electronics and Coding
I was in the bookstore today looking for children's books and found: Getting Started with Electronics: Build Electronic Circuits! (Dummies Junior) Kindle Edition by Cathleen Shamieh (Author) This book has 122 pages. It has some fun projects including making a pocket flashlight with an led, a resisto...
- Thu Mar 02, 2017 12:01 am
- Forum: Brads Projects University
- Topic: Holtek Semiconductor Inc Application Notes
- Replies: 0
- Views: 21773
Holtek Semiconductor Inc Application Notes
Holtek Semiconductor Application Notes Within this page you can find application notes prepared by the HOLTEK engineering teams. The main purpose is to provide information for further understanding of HOLTEK devices and also to assist with product design optimization. http://www.holtek.com.tw/genera...
- Sun Feb 26, 2017 1:08 am
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Adventures in Electronics (Blogs)
- Replies: 0
- Views: 22680
Adventures in Electronics (Blogs)
This is an electronic blogging site:
The LED section is here:
https://medium.com/adventures-in-electr ... d-lighting
https://medium.com/adventures-in-electronicsARDUINO, FPGA, LED LIGHTING, RESTORATION
The LED section is here:
https://medium.com/adventures-in-electr ... d-lighting
- Sun Feb 12, 2017 3:20 pm
- Forum: Great video clips
- Topic: A FPGA controlled RGB LED MATRIX for Incredible Effects
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8913
A FPGA controlled RGB LED MATRIX for Incredible Effects
A FPGA controlled RGB LED MATRIX for Incredible Effects
https://www.open-electronics.org/a-fpga ... -hardware/
This is really powerful.
https://www.open-electronics.org/a-fpga ... -hardware/
This is really powerful.
- Sat Feb 11, 2017 11:04 am
- Forum: Great video clips
- Topic: Charging Laptop Bursts Into Flames Caught on Tape | ABC News
- Replies: 1
- Views: 8530
Charging Laptop Bursts Into Flames Caught on Tape | ABC News
Charging Laptop Bursts Into Flames Caught on Tape | ABC News
https://www.cnet.com/news/dell-crazy-ex ... our-fault/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... s-row.html
https://www.cnet.com/news/dell-crazy-ex ... our-fault/
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... s-row.html
- Tue Feb 07, 2017 6:38 am
- Forum: Online Shopping
- Topic: Asus Tinker Board takes on Raspberry Pi with 4K video and Ro
- Replies: 1
- Views: 9692
Asus Tinker Board takes on Raspberry Pi with 4K video and Ro
Asus Tinker Board takes on Raspberry Pi with 4K video and Rockchip processing power Asus Tinkerboard vs Raspberry Pi 3: Specs Asus' offering is powered by a quad-core 1.8GHz Cortex-A17 Rockchip processor alongside a hefty 2GB of DDR3 RAM. By comparison, the Pi 3 is kitted with a 1.2GHz CPU and 1GB o...
- Mon Feb 06, 2017 3:03 pm
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Japan will recycle old phones to create medals for the 2020
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10133
Japan will recycle old phones to create medals for the 2020
Japan will recycle old phones to create medals for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (This part is true.) https://techcrunch.com/2017/02/02/olympics-recycled-phones/ "It was announced yesterday that the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo will make all of its medals from recycled cellphones. Well, they’re going to ...
- Thu Feb 02, 2017 11:10 pm
- Forum: Great video clips
- Topic: The latest "nightmare inducing" Boston Dynamics robots
- Replies: 0
- Views: 21548
The latest "nightmare inducing" Boston Dynamics robots
The latest "nightmare inducing" Boston Dynamics robots This robot combines wheels with legs to make it faster and more powerful and it balances and is very fast. http://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2017/2/1/14468126/boston-dynamics-new-wheeled-robot-handle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h5qpXO3...
- Wed Jan 25, 2017 1:56 am
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Rust on Lithium Battery
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12597
Re: Rust on Lithium Battery
Have you heard of any explosions due to a build up of rust before? I'm assuming the actual battery is in a liner. The lithium batteries in the Amazon Kindle are in some kind of liner and are bendable but they are protected in the case. I imagine that having rust compromises the integrity of the bat...
- Wed Jan 18, 2017 1:42 am
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: The switch to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio
- Replies: 0
- Views: 22772
The switch to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio
The switch to Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) radio “Radio digitization will open the door to a far greater range of radio channels, benefiting listeners across the country,” https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2017/01/07/norway-will-become-the-first-country-in-the-world-to-switch-off...
- Sun Jan 15, 2017 1:26 pm
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Rust on Lithium Battery
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12597
Rust on Lithium Battery
I live in a cold part of the hemisphere and we have a humidifier attached to our heater. I left a 18650 Lithium battery in the basement and it already has rust on the ends. While people say that lithium batteries are safe because they are sealed, mine already has rust on the ends. But water and lith...
- Thu Dec 29, 2016 4:47 am
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Method-2 Humanoid robot
- Replies: 0
- Views: 23281
Method-2 Humanoid robot
However, at 13 feet tall (approximately 4 meters) and weighing 1.5 tons, with each metal arm weighing 286 pounds , the robot called “Method-2” is far more astounding than comparable CGI renditions. https://www.yahoo.com/tech/gundam-style-robot-coming-soon-124858595.html Avatar-style S. Korean manne...
- Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:08 am
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Are you a public school teacher in need of funding?
- Replies: 0
- Views: 23148
Are you a public school teacher in need of funding?
Are you a public school teacher in need of funding? Google.org is donating $30 million to non-profits this holiday so that they can buy any tech and related services that they need including hardware, software, training and IT maintenance or repair services. https://techcrunch.com/2016/12/20/google-...
- Thu Dec 15, 2016 12:37 am
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Some History on Electricity
- Replies: 2
- Views: 12638
Some History on Electricity
George Westinghouse
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Westinghouse
War of Currents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents
This fills in some history.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Westinghouse
War of Currents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Currents
This fills in some history.
- Mon Dec 12, 2016 11:23 pm
- Forum: The off topic lounge
- Topic: Selecting a Chromebook
- Replies: 1
- Views: 10729
Selecting a Chromebook
I've been researching Chromebooks. A Chromebook is essentially an internet storage device and works kind of like a laptop except most come without a CD drive. The old Chromebooks may not have had an SD card so you were dependent on Google Drive to get your files off of the internet. I've had a lot o...