I was dismayed to hear last Friday about Maker Media ceasing operation. I heard rumors at the last Maker Faire that it would be the last Maker Faire, but I didn’t think the demise was that imminent. The CEO/Publisher of Maker media–Dale Dougherty, is a former boss and acquaintance of mine, and he stopped by my […]
So it turns out that the transformer wasn’t necessary. Â I broke out a pocket oscilloscope, and it boosted the voltage from 1.5V pp, to 7.5V pp, and the resulting volume in the earpiece was VERY LOUD, so I tried without the transformer, and it worked perfectly, and at a much more reasonable volume with the […]
It’s been a while since I’ve posted. Â Once the Maker Faire was over, I kinda lost steam, but it’s time to sum up. Â It was great to see all of you out there, and I had a great time showing the device off. I got a little media coverage. Â HackADay wrote up a short piece, […]