I was contacted by Andonstar to review one of their digital microscopes so you know what time it is ... super magnification montage time!!! Strap in for a long episode filled with much magnification and very wow. This model is a huge upgrade from the one I've been using. Once again, huge thanks to Andonstar for sending me this awesome digital microscope to review.
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This time I am repairing a PK301 by replacing the DLP chip with one from a donor pico projector (ended up using an 854x480 chip from my iGo projector). The PK301 had catastrophic damage to much of the display with many of the tiny mirrors stuck on permanently showing white pixels in the image. I go through dismantling the projector, extracting the damaged chip, replacing with the new chip, and finally calibrating the color balance through the service menu. Sorry for all the jump cuts, I had to film many different parts at different times. Not too hard of a repair but is costly if you don't have a replacement chip like I luckily did. All in all it was a fun experience and I learned a few things along the way!
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Striking while the iron is still hot, I've written the firmware for the microcontroller that will be responsible for displaying the remaining battery life through 4 LEDs which I've charlieplexed. Additionally, power can be switched on with a simple press of a button and turned off by holding it for a few seconds during which the NES is also held in reset to ensure games with battery back sram saves are not corrupted. A short press of the button while the system is on will just reset the NES.
Next up is trimming/wiring the NES clone board and finishing 3D printing of the shell as well as sanding/painting. Tons of work to do but so far everything is falling into place with few issues.
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Vivibright contacted me to see if I was interested in reviewing a new model they came out with and you guys know me, I'm a projector nut! In this video we take a look at a projector that's in many ways the opposite of models I've reviewed in the past. Let's see if this budget projector is worth the pricetag by playing some retro video games on it!
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On ebay again like usual and I spotted this beautiful 20th anniversary netmd recorder for only $40 with most accessories included. The only issue is the seller, who appears to be a reseller of estate goods, states that it doesn't power on or charge, basically a paperweight. Externally it is in beautiful condition but then I spotted in the 4th or 5th pic the internal battery switch on the back was turned off. This was enough for me to risk buying it to see if I could get a high end sony unit for much cheaper than usual. So how did it turn out? Was I able to fix it? Watch to find out ...
Here's an affiliate link to where I bought my replacement battery: https://ebay.to/2Kp5aAT
(Battery is 3.7V, 350mAh, with dimensions of 40mm x 20mm x 4mm)
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This video is different from my usual content so if you don't care for vlogs or pokemon then I'd advise skipping this one. I was digging through my closet to try and make some room and I found my old collection of pokemon stuff from when I was around 12 years old (makes me feel ancient now that I am almost 30 ...). I thought it would be fun to set up a camera and just go through it all and talk about my memories and nostalgia. How about you guys? Did you collect anything like this and do you still have it? What are your favorite toys/items from your childhood? Share down below!
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Special thanks to Eric Skiff for freely providing the music used in this video off his album Resistor Anthems. His music can be found at http://ericskiff.com/music/
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Back at it again with another mod for my 5th gen iPod Video. I know I just upgraded the drive to a 60gb one but this time I found a 32gb msata ssd and adapter for such a good price I couldn't turn it down (links below). Don't forget to put some plastic or paper to insulate the bare board from the iPod's board or you could have a very bad day, mkay? The easiest and cheapest mod I've done in awhile and access speeds syncing the iPod are much improved (though it gets pretty toasty syncing ~20gb of songs). I'll update how the battery life is affected once I do some more testing.
Note: I've provided the following links for those interesting in doing this mod themselves. Disclaimer, I am not affiliated with the sellers but by using the links below I do receive a small referral kickback that costs you nothing. It's win-win!
32gb msata: http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?ff3=4&pub=5575215675&toolid=10001&campid=5337943740&customid=&mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_odkw%3D128gb%2Bmsata%26_sop%3D15%26LH_BIN%3D1%26_osacat%3D0%26_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dp2045573.m570.l1313.TR3.TRC2.A0.H0.X32gb%2Bmsata.TRS1%26_nkw%3D32gb%2Bmsata%26_sacat%3D0
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My reattempt at building a pov display using smd parts and self etched pcb. Visit my site: www.diytronics.blogspot.com
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Tomorrow will be Thanksgiving so I'd like to wish everyone a happy and safe turkeyday!!!
I finally found possibly one of the rarest Sony mp3 player models on ebay, imported from overseas, for a very reasonable price so I snatched it up. Sure this one only has 512gb of flash (but also came in 1gb and 2gb capacities back in the day), but you can't deny it's a looker. It's in very good condition other than a scratch on the screen, but most importantly has a nice bright oled with minimal burn-in! Oh yeah and given the age the battery wont take a charge anymore. So in this video we go about installing a new battery I also had to import from europe. Can we get this beautiful player back up and running again? Watch to find out ...
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I've worn a watch on my left wrist almost every day since middle school. It's sort of a ritual by this point where something just feels off on the rare day that I don't have one on. I've had everything from digital rough and tough, stylish analog mechanical, and even a smart bluetooth model.
So when Boean contacted me to see if I wanted to test out their new model I was of course interested. First, let's get it out of the way, this is no $300+ apple or samsung cutting edge smart watch. This is a low/midrange model situation somewhere between being part timepiece and part exercise logging companion. The feature set is reflected in the $60 pricetag (which is currently on sale for $50 as of the video upload date).
So with all that in mind let's put it through the paces just as any of my other watch's have had to endure. The questions at the top of my list I intend to find out are: How's the included app, is it necessary to use the watch with the app, how's battery life, how well do the advertised features work? Watch to find out my thought's on all these and more.
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Special thanks to Eric Skiff for freely providing the music used in this video off his album Resistor Anthems. His music can be found at http://ericskiff.com/music/
My RGB Gameboy Backlight Controller is now available at http://www.roarkesretrocorner.com!!!
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