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05.16.08
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A Rechargeable, Pocket-Sized 5V Power Supply

Use this compact component to power anything that needs juice in your DIY projects
By Dave Prochnow Posted 02.05.2008 at 2:23 pm 1 Comment

The 5V Pocket Rechargeable Power Supply: Photo by Dave Prochnow

Sure power supply projects aren't that sexy; but they are, generally speaking, the foundation for every electronics project. The voltage output for this project is 5VDC, and a practical output that can be applied to a wide variety of digital components.

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Is That a Web Server in Your Pocket?

Add Web services to your next embedded project with this tiny module
By Dave Prochnow Posted 01.29.2008 at 4:55 pm 3 Comments

Honey, they’ve shrunk the Web server. This almost sounds like a big fluffy bag of vaporware, but OLIMEX, Ltd has indeed reduced a viable Web server footprint to fit inside of a plastic DB-25 shroud.

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Wii Broke It

Our first Wii didn't survive being cracked open for a photo shoot, so we went ahead and finished the job. See our full disassembly photos
By John Mahoney Posted 11.18.2006 at 6:04 pm 84 Comments

Wiitopsy_ss_15It is with a heavy heart that we bring you this special weekend report. When PopSci's Wii arrived last week, it didn't spend too much time in the box. Ripped open without any hesitation, our little Wii gave us a long Friday's worth of furious Wii Sports and Excite Truck action at PopSci HQ.

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