Greg is Chillin' With 50 Cent on His Tricked-Out Keyboard

DN Staff

July 18, 2005

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Greg is Chillin' With 50 Cent on His Tricked-Out Keyboard

For Greg Ruhlander's complete instructions on how to build your own computer keyboard with integrated am/fm radio, click here .

Unable to function without his trusty portable am/fm radio at his side-especially while working-Greg hit upon the idea of integrating it directly into his computer's keyboard. The big plus is no batteries required since the keyboard powers the radio. Taking a standard keyboard and small, portable radio, he designed a simple voltage reduction circuit to step down the keyboard's 5V to 3V, and there you have it: a convenient combination of two items or a boombox for geeks.

Tricked Out Keyboard Parts List

Amt

Part Description

Allied Part #

1

Op amp, dual

288-1185

1

680 U resistor

296-5278

1

1K U resistor

296-5282

1

10K U resistor

296-5306

2

C1,C2 0.1 muF capacitor

862-2142

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