Category Archives: Hardware

New Facebook data center: energy efficiency, open design standards, room to grow

Posted on April 15, 2011 by Stefano

Facebook unveiled the design of its new Prineville data center outlining features the company says improve efficiency and optimize the facility for social networking. And Facebook said it will share what it’s learned about data center design in hopes of … Continue reading →

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Small arcade machine built from scratch

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Stefano

Did I mention I love MakeZine? Every now and then, they come up with some cool design involving MAME arcade emulator, some sort of retrogaming machine and, of course, a lot of DIY assembly. Sam built a tabletop arcade-alike that’s … Continue reading →

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iPhone IR-remote controlling a DSLR – for under $10!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Stefano

I love Make magazine and their almost-daily cool ideas. Today, Makezine it’s pointing to iPhone Guru’s IR remote control for iPhone how-to, a really cool hack proejct that turns every iPhone into a DSLR’s best friend! The iPhone Guru posted … Continue reading →

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Yin Yang Firewire 800 adapter: pricey but useful

Posted on March 22, 2011 by Stefano

Believe it or not, even the MacBook Pro is not perfect. In its latest 4 incarnations it gained a Firewire 800 port, losing the (aged, but still usable) Firewire 400 port. Anyway, I’ve got a FW 400 cam and a … Continue reading →

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