05.22.08

Open Graphics Project and OGD1

Posted in development tools, hardware tagged , , , at 3:22 am by itisanillusion

The Open Graphics Project is a open source hardware project in graphics cards. The OGD1 is the first commercial version of the project.

05.21.08

GNU Radio and USRP

Posted in development tools, hardware, software tagged , , at 2:50 pm by itisanillusion

GNU Radio is a free software development toolkit that provides the signal processing runtime and processing blocks to implement software radios using readily-available, low-cost external RF hardware and commodity processors. The Universal Software Radio Peripheral, or USRP, is device which allows you to create a software radio using any computer with a USB 2 port.

CHDK

Posted in freeware, hardware tagged , , , at 9:39 am by itisanillusion

CHDK is a non-permanent firmware enhancement for Canon Cameras. It gets loaded into the camera’s memory upon bootup (either manually or automatically). It provides additional functionality beyond that currently provided by the native camera firmware such as capturing pictures in RAW format, play games on the LCD screen.