Wednesday, July 30, 2003

gizmo box

I needed to find a serial cable for my computer tonight so I went into my gizmo box and behold, I own a ton of junk. Some of the random stuff I discovered in my gizmo box include:
  • 6 ethernet cables
  • 3 different GPS sensors
  • A SlipStream DSL modem
  • 2 flashlights
  • A photo ID and luggage tag laminator (and a bunch of lamination blanks)
  • More batteries then you can count
  • A Weller soldering iron, with adjustible temperature control
  • 2 spools of solder
  • A Nintendo Gameboy Advance, and a couple of games (I've been looking for this! Hurrah! Yet another distraction!)
  • An Koss portable CD player
  • A bag filled with Atmel 8052 microprocessors
  • 2 different barcode scanners
  • An Auto 12V DC to 120V AC power converter (this puppy is going my my car!)
  • A pack of Motorola BiStatix RFID tags
  • A Motorola BiStatix RFID reader
  • A pair of 900mhz wireless radio development boards.
Oh, and I found my serial cable. In fact I found four. Heh.