Collaborate Disseminate
[VWestlife] ended up with an obscure piece of 80s satellite TV technology, shown above. The Micro-Scan is a fairly plan metal box with a single “Tune” knob on the front. …read more Continue reading Reverse-Engineering Mystery TV Equipment: The Micro-Scan
[BPS.space] takes model rocketry seriously, and their rockets tend to get bigger and bigger. If there’s one thing that comes with the territory in DIY rocketry, it’s the constant need …read more Continue reading Applying Thermal Lining to Rocket Tubes Requires a Monstrous DIY Spin-caster
The picture on a TV set used to be the combined product of multiple analog systems, and since TVs had no internal diagnostics, the only way to know things were …read more Continue reading Checking Out a TV Pattern Generator from 1981
[Arnov Sharma]’s latest PIP-WATCH version is an homage to Pip-Boys, the multi-function wrist-mounted personal computers of Fallout. [Arnov] has created a really clean wearable design with great build instructions, so …read more Continue reading Build Your Own Pip-Boy Styled Watch
What does one do with old circuit boards and projects? Throwing them out doesn’t feel right, but storage space is at a premium for most of us. [Gregory Charvat] suggests …read more Continue reading Old Projects? Memorialize Them Into Functional Art
Most robots get around with tracks or wheels, but [Dave] had something different in mind. Sufficiently unbothered by the prospect of mixing electronics and water, [Dave] augmented a canoe with …read more Continue reading Robotic Canoe Puts Robot Arms to Work
In late 2024 Microsoft removed support for WMR (Windows Mixed Reality), and they didn’t just cease development. As of Windows 11 version 24H2, headsets like the HP Reverb and others …read more Continue reading Microsoft Removed WMR Headset Support? No Problem!
3D prints destined for presentation need smooth surfaces, and that usually means sanding. [Uncle Jessy] came across an idea he decided to try out for himself: spraying Bondo spot putty …read more Continue reading Watch Bondo Putty Get Sprayed Onto 3D Prints
Some readers may recall the Lynx-R1 headset — it was conceived as an Android virtual reality (VR) and mixed reality (MR) headset with built-in hand tracking, designed to be open …read more Continue reading Lynx-R1 Headset Makers Release 6DoF SLAM Solution As Open Source
Ever ruin a perfectly serviceable piece of toast by trying (and failing) to spread a little pat of rock-solid butter? [John Dingley] doesn’t! Not since he created the Butta Melta …read more Continue reading Butta Melta Stops Rock-solid Butter From Tearing Your Toast