An Electron In A Sea Of Data

Arduino 0014 Released

Arduino 0014 is now available from the software page: http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software There are only a few changes, mostly an updated version of the AVR tools: [core / libraries] * Fixing bug that prevented multiple outgoing Client connections with the ethernet library. [environment] * Clarifying ATmega168 vs. ATmega328 in the Tools > Boards menu. [tools] * Updating the Mac OS X AVR tools to AVR MacPack 20081213.  This includes avr-gcc 4.3.2, which should fix problems with functions Read more…

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By pixel, ago

Pownce.com will be Shutting Down

Pownce.com will be shut down by December 15, 2008. If you would like to keep your content, we have created an export tool to assist you under Settings > Export. But please be sure to have exported your content by December 15, 2008 as it will not be accessible after that date. Pownce has been acquired by the blogging company Six Apart, the makers of Movable Type, TypePad and Vox. To find out more about Read more…

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By pixel, ago

Thomas Edison: How to Electricute an Elephant

See here for a video of an experiment Thomas Edision conducted in 1903 in an attempt to prove AC current is more powerful than DC current. The video after the jump is of a graphic nature and is horrible quality(What do you expect from video taken in 1903). To reinforce the execution, Topsy was fed carrots laced with 460 grams of potassium cyanide before the deadly current from a 6,600-volt AC source was sent coursing Read more…

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USB 3.0 Released

USB 3.0 spec has been released! Varying reports, but it looks like USB 3.0 will have 10x higher data rates (4.8Gb/s vs 480Mb/s), higher current (900mA vs 500mA), and a new interrupt driven protocol. You may notice that they have changed the female plug which means I wouldn’t hold my breath when it comes to backwards compatibility. Luckily, we’ve got until 2010.

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By pixel, ago