Archive for the 'Electronics' Category

Do YOUR fellow parents know the following yet?

Charge your iPod using Electrolytes and an Onion this summer!

So summer is coming

and you want your kids to be amused and engaged and keep their science smarts in top notch form.
What do you do?
Why, you show them how to charge their iPod via Electolytes, of course.

You point your kids to this article to learn more:

Charge an iPod with an onion

And your kids didn’t […]

From the MIT Model Railroad Club to Open Cell Phone Systems

Long long ago,

back when the earth’s crust cooled and I was a young lass, I read about the original MIT Model Railroad Club from the super book Hackers. They accomplished some truly brilliant goodies back then, ranging from hacking PDPs to mapping out the subway station and beyond.
Well, MIT is doing it […]

Parental uses for the iTouch and iPhone

Still need some

bona-fide reasons to buy that iPhone or iTouch? GeekDad Duane came up with 10 super reasons you should consider it now! To wit:
Audiobooks. Fine, you loaded up your whole music collection. But honestly, you can pretty much have music on in the background no matter what the kids […]

Personal Home Security Tip - Keep car keys by bedside - instant alarm

Just came across

this great home security tip, to wit:
…If you hear a noise outside your home or someone trying to get in your house, just press the panic button for your car. The alarm will be set off, and the horn will continue to sound until either you turn it off or the car […]

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