Collaborate Disseminate
Camera shutter speed is an essential adjustment in photography – along with the aperture, the shutter moderates the amount of light entering the camera. Older cameras (and some newer ones) …read more Continue reading Clock Your Camera With This Shutter Speed Tester
When a vintage computer is all but unobtanium, software emulation is often all that remains. Unless you are [Michael Gardi], who saw an opportunity to reproduce Canada’s home-grown MCM/70 microcomputer …read more Continue reading MCM/70 Replica Embodies Proud Canadian Heritage
Artist and self-described “maker of objects” [Daric Gill] is sharing some of the world’s most pleasing and acoustically interesting soundscapes with museum patrons in his latest work, ‘The Memory Machine: …read more Continue reading Soundscape Sculpture Is Pleasing Art For Your Ears
When [Zach Hipps] was faced with a locked safe and no combination, it seemed like calling a locksmith was the only non-destructive option. Well, that or doing something crazy like …read more Continue reading Adventures In Robotic Safe Cracking
If you’ve been pining for a retro-chic 16×2 LCD display to enhance your Windows computing experience, then [mircemk] has got you covered with their neat Windows-based LCD Info Panel. Your …read more Continue reading Arduino-Powered Info Display For Your Windows Computer
The PC turbo button and LED clock speed display were common features on early personal computers. Wanting to add a little retro chic to his modern battle-station, [Matthew Frost] assembled …read more Continue reading Turbo Button Pays Charming Homage To Early Personal Computers
Working on retro computers is rarely straightforward, as [ukmaker] recently found out while designing a new display interface. Their oscilloscope was having trouble triggering on the video signal produced by …read more Continue reading An Oscilloscope Trigger For Vintage Video Processors
Did you know that backyard barbecues now come with WiFi? It should be no surprise, given the pervasiveness of cloud-enabled appliances throughout the home. However [Carl] wasn’t ready to part …read more Continue reading Smoking Meat Finds Natural Home In The Cloud
Computer memory has taken on many forms over the years, from mercury-based delay-line tubes to handwoven magnetic core. These days, volatile storage using semiconductors has become ubiquitous with computing, but …read more Continue reading Glow In The Dark Computer Memory Illuminates The Fundamentals
Building a clock from parts is a right of passage for makers, and often represents a sensible introduction into the world of electronics. It’s also hard to beat the warm …read more Continue reading Upcycled Nixie Clock Fit For A Friend