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In the last few weeks I've tinkered with the idea of doing hardware hacking. This and the plug-computers look like they have an interesting future. Where do you
by asolove 15y ago
In the last few weeks I've tinkered with the idea of doing hardware hacking. This and the plug-computers look like they have an interesting future. Where do you start to learn to hack real hardware? (I can do Arduino stuff, but seems like there is a big jump I don't know how to make.)
- Palomides 15y agowhat sort of "hack real hardware" do you want to do?
- asolove 15y agoI was going to say something else, but I thought, people should just say their dreams, even if they sound crazy, and maybe they'll find someone who can make it happen. So here goes: I have a particular dream to open up an Android tablet; get plan9 running on it so I can share my screen, peripherals, files, and programs across a local network; and hack a keyboard onto the back so I can code while standing on the subway. Rough silly mockups here: http://electriceloquence.net/articles/re-imagining-mobile-hacking http://electriceloquence.net/articles/re-imagining-mobile-ha...
- loup-vaillant 15y agoThe keyboard on the back is a terrific idea. Just a nitpick: I'm begging you, if you can, straighten those dammed keys. http://www.loup-vaillant.fr/articles/better-keyboards http://www.loup-vaillant.fr/articles/better-keyboards
- asolove 15y agoThis is an excellent point. In the process of doing research I came across these ideas. The difficult part is it's easy to find and disassemble split "ergonomic" keyboards with staggered keys. But I can't find a straight keyboard that uses two separate control boards, and I don't think I'm going to be able to make my own control boards anytime soon...