Collaborate Disseminate
Although it can be hard to imagine in today’s semiconductor-powered, digital world, there was electrical technology around before the widespread adoption of the transistor in the latter half of the …read more Continue reading A Working Intercom From Antique Telephones
The Core Duo processor from Intel may not have been the first multi-core processor available to consumers, but it was arguably the one that brought it to the masses. Unfortunately, …read more Continue reading Upgrading An Old Macbook With an Old Processor
Although there are a few robots on the market that can make life a bit easier, plenty of them have closed-source software or smartphone apps required for control that may …read more Continue reading Robots Talking to Robots
Simulator-style video games are designed to scale in complexity, allowing players to engage at anything from a casual level to highly detailed, realistic simulation. Microsoft Flight Simulator, for example, can …read more Continue reading Driving Sim Handbrake Based on Load Cell
Although we do often see projects that take antiques and replace some or all of their components with modern equipment, we can also sympathize with the view that (when possible …read more Continue reading Restoring the Soul of a 1940s Radio
While Apple weren’t the first to invent high-DPI displays or to put them into consumer electronics, they did popularize them fairly effectively with the Retina displays in the early 2010s …read more Continue reading 5K iMac Turned Into 5K Display
The Raspberry Pi has been a revolutionary computer in the maker space, providing a full Linux environment, GUI, and tons of GPIO and other interfacing protocols at a considerably low …read more Continue reading Comprehensive Power Management for the Raspberry Pi
For a full-fledged, bells-and-whistles driving simulator a number of unique human interface devices are needed, from pedals and shifters to the steering wheel. These steering wheels often have force feedback, …read more Continue reading Handheld Steering Wheel Controller Gets Force-Feedback
Decades ago, shows like Star Trek, The Jetsons, and Lost in Space promised us a future full of helpful computers and robot assistants. Unfortunately, we haven’t quite gotten our general-purpose helper to do …read more Continue reading Electric Lawnmower Gets RC Controls
Although there are a few hobbies that have low-cost entry points, amateur astronomy is not generally among them. A tabletop Dobsonian might cost a few hundred dollars, and that is …read more Continue reading Astronomy Live on Twitch