Panasonic has been resolutely sticking with CCD technology for its camcorders, where even JVC has switched over to CMOS sensors for its latest GZ-HD10 and GZ-HD40. Now, with the HDC-SD100, even this last bastion is making the switch. But instead of moving from its former three-CCD to a single larger CMOS like the rest, Panasonic has opted for three-CMOS instead, which it is calling 3MOS.
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We have seen our fair share of subscription-dependent giveaways in the past in the form eee PC, and even rare PS3 offer - but to go with the Wii include cable services strikes us as somewhat remarkable. According to the offer from Comcast, the newcomers into society “Triple Play” on digital cable, VOIP services, and high-speed internet will also be able to bag po?ádného-to-goodness Nintendo Wii on their way out the door.
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This is a really cheap and probably illegal shortwave transmitter, don’t build it. It just feeds the output from an LM386 audio amplifier directly into the power pin of a crystal oscillator can to produce AM-modulated shortwave radio frequencies. This works better than one might expect — this particular oscillator seems to provide a stable waveform with voltages anywhere from 2.0v to 5.0v!
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Cool microcontroller project from kalinda. In this project he used microcontroller AVR Attiny2313 that is perfect for controlling the 13 pins required for the matrix of LEDs. he has also provided pins in the most optimal order to occupy as little as possible.
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