Categories Archives: Hardware

RGB LED POV Globe – Research

I have decided to create a 64x RGB LED POV Globe for Maker faire and Buring man this year. This project is a factor more complex then any other project that I have attempted before, and quite a bit more expensive. My project will be similar to this project watch?v=4KN0xoHsUiI But my project has more LEDs, it will play almost [...]

Canon S90 CHDK How do you get to the record mode?

Canon S90 CHDK CHDK (Canon Hack Development Kit) is a community build open source alternative firmware for canon cameras. CHDK features are; RAW files, bracketing, full manual control over exposure, Zebra-Mode, Live histogram, Grids, and most important scripting. Upgrading to this custom firmware can be tricky but they have tried to make it as easy as possibly with the application CardTricks. I have installed this firmware on several [...]

Flickr’s camera trend data

When you take a snap shot with your digital camera your camera also saves some extra meta information to the file called Exif data. Different camaras save different information to the Exif portion of your picture most of the time it will contains information like Manufacturer, Model, Orientation, Software, Date and Time, YCbCr Positioning, Compression, [...]