Collaborate Disseminate
Although the video game crash of the mid-80s caused a major decline in arcades from their peak popularity, the industry didn’t completely die off. In fact, there was a revival …read more Continue reading Restoration of Six-Player Arcade Game From the Early 90s
Entry-level oscilloscopes are a great way to get some low-cost instrumentation on a test bench, whether it’s for a garage lab or a schoolroom. But the cheapest ones are often …read more Continue reading Low Cost Oscilloscope Gets Low Cost Upgrades
Although there are plenty of methods for effectively imaging a 3D space, LiDAR is widely regarded as one of the most effective methods. These systems use a rapid succession of …read more Continue reading A Pi-Based LiDAR Scanner
It can be jarring to see various sensors, smart switches, cameras, and other technology in a house built in the 1930s, like [Chris]’s was. But he still wanted presence detection …read more Continue reading Presence Detection Augments 1930s Home
While some companies like Apple have gone all-in on the ARM architecture, others are more hesitant to dive into the deep end. For example, Microsoft remains heavily invested in the …read more Continue reading Windows on ARM on Arm
As computers age, a dedicated few work towards keeping some of the more interesting ones running. This is often a losing battle of sorts, as the relentless march of time …read more Continue reading A New Mechanical Keyboard for an Old Computer
The phones most of us carry around in our pockets every day hold a surprising amount of computing power. It’s somewhat taken for granted now that we can get broadband …read more Continue reading Self-Hosting a Cluster on Old Phones
When attempting to secure something, whether it’s a computer, sensitive data, or valuables, there’s always going to be a way to break that security. It might be impossibly hard, like …read more Continue reading Automatically Crack Safes with this Autodialer
Plastic has been a revolutionary material over the past century, with an uncountable number of uses and an incredibly low price to boot. Unfortunately, this low cost has led to …read more Continue reading An Inexpensive Way to Break Down Plastic
By some estimates, the English language contains over a million unique words. This is perhaps overly generous, but even conservative estimates generally put the number at over a hundred thousand. …read more Continue reading Fitting a Spell Checker into 64 kB