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Rep Rap Pro Huxley Extruder Upgrade

Posted on October 31, 2012

At Make, Hack, Void we've had a Rep Rap Pro Huxley 3d printer since the beginning of the year.

Unfortunately we've also struggled with a couple of long-standing problems. One of them is the PTFE "bowden tube" that encloses the filament between the extruder drive and the hot end. In …

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Flatdrier

Posted on October 01, 2012

Demo page with data from the last week in September

A few months ago, in the dead of Canberra winter, we discovered our flat had a mould problem. Insidious disgusting mould had crept in around our walls. Much scrubbing ensued.

Black mould found behind a cupboard - eww!

We bought a …

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Huawei Sonic U8650 - 10 months on

Posted on June 18, 2012

This is a follow-up to the review I wrote last August of the Huawei Sonic U8650 $189AU Android smartphone.

Someone posted a comment last week:

How is this phone holding up since you bought it last August? Are you still happy with it?

Ten months on and I'm still using …

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Debian on Flexiview FV-1

Posted on February 26, 2012

This post is about running Debian GNU/Linux on the Mesada/Flexiview FV-1 "AndroidTV" unit. This post has been a bit delayed, I got very sidetracked with other things this month!

By following these steps, you should be able to use the FV-1 a bit like a normal desktop Linux …

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Mesada Flexiview FV-1 "AndroidTV" Technical Review

Posted on January 09, 2012

I'm calling this a "technical review" because I'm not going to spend much time talking about using Android on this device. The reason for that will become apparent.

I recently purchased two "Android TV" boxes from aliexpress, for investigation and general hackery.

Android TV front
Android TV back
Android TV remote

You can buy these from various online vendors …

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Tagged android, androidtv, arm, fv-1, linux, open source, shanzhai | Comments

Recent Posts

  • Rep Rap Pro Huxley Extruder Upgrade
  • Flatdrier
  • Huawei Sonic U8650 - 10 months on
  • Debian on Flexiview FV-1
  • Mesada Flexiview FV-1 "AndroidTV" Technical Review
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