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miniUSB for RCA Lyra RD2850

Posted by Void on 03/28/2007

Molex 54819-0572 USB On-The-Go (OTG) Mini-B Receptacle, Right Angle, SMT Solder Tails and Shell Tabs, with Cover Tape, Lead-free FYI, this is a drop-in replacement for the miniUSB connector in the RCA Lyra RD2850 MP3 player.

Take a Bite Out of Crime

Posted by Void on 09/01/2005

IOL: Inventor of rape device prepares for launch A controversial device, which its inventor claims clamps itself to a rapist’s penis forcing him to seek medical treatment and be revealed to the police, will be launched by a South African woman on Wednesday. The “Rapex” device is inserted into the vagina by a woman who […]

The Continuing Saga

Posted by Void on 08/05/2005

The continuing saga of the Linux Laptop. The battery wasn’t warranted, so I didn’t expect it to work. It didn’t. I ordered a new battery on ebay, should be in early next week. S’okay, I have an AC adapter to use until then. I borrowed a LinkSys WUSB11 USB network I/F from work to try […]

Linux laptop

Posted by Void on 07/13/2005

Update: The laptop arrived and it knows both that it is a Compaq and that it currently is running Windows 98. I’ll spend a bit of time documenting the hardware configuration and obtaining drivers before starting the conversion to Linux. To reiterate, I bought an ancient laptop from Bob Johnson.com – a Compaq Presario 1235 […]

Hacking the vacuum cleaner

Posted by Void on 07/07/2005

New use for those robotic vacuum cleaners. What sort of add-ons could you have for the Roomba? Angle: For the Roomba, there is a group that’s working very seriously and looking at the idea of using the Roomba as a physical avatar. I might log into a Web page and see what the robot sees, […]

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