P900 and T-Mobile notes
I’m beginning the process of switching to T-Mobile (from Cingular), because “Tmo” has very cheap all-you-can-eat data plans: from free to $19.99, depending on the level of studliness you want. I’ll be...
View ArticleT-Mobile unlocking after 3 months?
I read this on Slashdot, so it must be true: T-Mobile will allow their phones to be unlocked after about three months of service. Just send email to simunlock@t-mobile.com with your name, phone number...
View ArticleSony Ericsson P900 / T-mobile Redux
So after six weeks T-mobile was finally able to wrest control of my number from the cold dead hands of Cingular. And thanks to MobileWhack’s P900 pages for providing the correct settngs to get the P900...
View ArticleDigital Cameras, Remote Capture, and Linux
As the result of helping out some nascent space rover guys, I did a little write-up on some research into which digital cameras support remote capture and work under Linux.
View ArticleReadyNAS Rules
I recently obtained a ReadyNAS NV by Infrant, on the recommendation of my friend Ben Franco, who’s done much research on large disk arrays. The ReadyNAS pretty much rules. I think my long-standing...
View ArticleMagic wands do exist, as gyro mice
ThingM‘s own Mike Kuniavsky was featured on BoingBoing today. Woot! Mike spent some time getting a Gyration Air Mouse to work on Mac OS X as a gestural input device. The Gyration stuff is interesting...
View ArticleTiny Servos as Continuous Rotation Gearmotors
I’ve been exploring various types of gearmotors. DC motors by themselves spin too fast and have low torque. Gearmotors are motors with a gearbox that slows down the high speed of the motor and produces...
View ArticleHackaday HalloWing case
One of the goodies from the Hackaday Superconference was an Adafruit HalloWing. And I thought: surely a Jolly Wrencher case must be made for this skull-shaped circuit board! How has no one made of...
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