Modded Netbook Gets LED Notification

If you’re an online addict who needs to know each time there is an incoming email, instant message or Tweet, perhaps you might be interested in this netbook modification process that results in an LED that lights up each time somebody wants to connect to you via the mentioned methods. Netbook hacker Justblair decided to spruce up his Eee PC 901 by throwing in an extra LED to the top left corner. It will require some considerable amount of skill to perform such a procedure, although the result might be well worth it. The project will comprise of an AtMel AtTiny45 microprocessor, a 5mm red, green, and blue LED, alongside a few other electronics components such as diodes and resisters.

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