mali if you say one more crazy thing that you've done before I'm gonna stop believing you.mali said:Leather is awesome to work withI worked as shoe repairer and saddler a few years ago and still have all the machines. I restaurated some machines I bought from someone who's grandfather was shoemaker, for a few bucks
mali said:^The trick is to scrap the keyboard completely, thus "tablet conversion"
mali said:^Where'd I get the charging circuitry, battery and touchscreen from?
You realize beagle + that touchscreen kit already costs more than the Pandora, and then you have to integrate them, and build a charging circuit, and...TrashyMG said:mali said:^Where'd I get the charging circuitry, battery and touchscreen from?
Touchscreen, is easy.. kit here https://specialcomp.com/beagleboard/order.htm
Hey, that's nice. Please share when you have something readyTrashyMG said:
Its just an idea that might never be realized, I don't know yet. It depends on how comfortable the clamshell is to use. I'm a total slate fan though(coming from PocketPCs and Nokias ITs), thus my idea of a conversion. It would also be a nice thing to show off and, if done right, easy to sell later.
rabidpoobear said:You realize beagle + that touchscreen kit already costs more than the Pandora, and then you have to integrate them, and build a charging circuit, and...TrashyMG said:mali said:^Where'd I get the charging circuitry, battery and touchscreen from?
Touchscreen, is easy.. kit here https://specialcomp.com/beagleboard/order.htm
I agree, beagleboard is clearly missing the charging circuitry and battery support.mali said:^Where'd I get the charging circuitry, battery and touchscreen from?
Okayyyyyyy :blink:mali said:Leather is awesome to work with
I'm sure he kept the Machines just to wrap his girlfriend completely in black leatherKodeIn said:Okayyyyyyy :blink:mali said:Leather is awesome to work with
I want your workshop, it must be great to have all those tools and machines!
My only "machine" is a small dremel and I never used it seriously
Heck, that's what I'd use it for.fusion_power said:I'm sure he kept the Machines just to wrap his girlfriend completely in black leatherKodeIn said:Okayyyyyyy :blink:mali said:Leather is awesome to work with
I want your workshop, it must be great to have all those tools and machines!
My only "machine" is a small dremel and I never used it seriously
Actually, all the old sewing machines are covered with WD40 on my store shelf. Just the large upper leather sewing machine and- I don't know the English term, the machine you use to make the edges of the leather thinner (Schärfmachine in German)- are usable, right now. I'm doing most smaller things by hand with a leather needle anywayKodeIn said:I want your workshop, it must be great to have all those tools and machines!
My only "machine" is a small dremel and I never used it seriously
The machine to grind soles and heels (Ausputzmaschine) is used for grinding wood now. Yeah, having machines is great. I bought a cheap car and did the welding myself. You save huge amounts of money by doing those things yourself and you learn a lot The welding for what, Mali? The frame?mali said:
That site also overcharges for the touch screen, which is nothing more than a PSP LCD and a suitable touch screen (combined price $94) plus a few level shifters (costing pennies) on a board ($1 from Radio Shack).TrashyMG said:
How do you use level shifters to drive the LCD from the beagle board? Do you use it with the DVI port? The PSP LCD uses LVDS doesn't it? Or can you just wire it from teh Beagle's extension header? (serious question, link would be appreciated, not saying I don't believe you).WizardStan said:
That's a pretty broad "basically" since the n900 screen is 16:9 I believe (it mentions recording 16:9 videos at 800x480 which doesn't make much sense since then the pixels would be non-square, wouldn't they?), and is also 3.5" not 4.3", and is transreflective. So it's actually not that similar except in that it's 800x480 and has a resistive touchscreen.WizardStan said:
The LCD pins are directly accessible on the revC boards. You can bypass the DVI port, go straight for the LCD pins which can (almost) directly drive the PSP LCD. The only difference is the BeagleBoard uses a (I think) 5 volt signal whereas the PSP LCD expects a 3.3 volt signal. Or something like that, I can't be bothered to look up the exact numbers, I just know they're different, hence the level shifters.rabidpoobear said:
You're right, I got confused for some reason. Same resolution made me think I was right but my memory was faulty. I meant an Archos 605 screen, which can be had (complete with touchscreen, I might add) for under $100 (or $130 at worst).rabidpoobear said:
ah, deal extreme. Where the old adage "you get what you pay for" is oh so true. Except in their case the part that suffers is the delivery time, not the quality. Their stuff is usually fairly good quality, it just takes FOREVER to get there. It's nice to order yourself presents sometimes because you're likely to forget you even ordered it.marshal said:
I said 'cheap' car, not scrap :lol: The sills needed some holes closed, that's all. I'm alright at welding, as it wasn't the first time I did it. It seems like people think I'm posting incredible stories :huh: Not everyone is an IT specialist these days, or to be more precise, wants it to berabidpoobear said:
mali said:I said 'cheap' car, not scrap :lol: The sills needed some holes closed, that's all. I'm alright at welding, as it wasn't the first time I did it. It seems like people think I'm posting incredible stories :huh: Not everyone is an IT specialist these days, or to be more precise, wants it to berabidpoobear said:
