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A short while ago, Tested posted a video all about hands-on time with virtual reality (VR) headset prototypes from Meta (which is to say, Facebook) and there are some genuinely …read more Continue reading VR Prototypes Reveal Facebook’s Surprisingly Critical Research Directions
When it comes to 3D scanning, a perfect surface looks a lot like the image above: thousands of distinct and random features, high contrast, no blurry areas, and no shiny …read more Continue reading 3D Scanning Trouble? This Guide Has You Covered
[Rostislav Persion] has for some time been interested in making small, portable EMP devices capable of interfering with nearby electronics. In these EMP devices, high voltage is used to create …read more Continue reading Scrambling Pocket Calculators Made Easy With EMP Box V2
[Drew Pilcher] needed durable, custom-wound coils with no core, and perfectly flat sides. Coils can be wound by hand, of course, but reliably creating perfect coils with thin wire and …read more Continue reading Tips for Winding Durable Coils with Nice, Flat Sides
Filament-based 3D printers spent a long time at the developmental forefront for hobbyists, but resin-based printers have absolutely done a lot of catching up, and so have the resins they …read more Continue reading 3D Printering: Today’s Resins Can Meet Your Needs
Ever wondered what it would take to roll your own OS? [Sebastian]’s Snowdrop OS might just provide you with some insight into that process, and maybe even some inspiration. [Sebastian] …read more Continue reading Homebrew an OS From Scratch? Snowdrop Shows How It’s Done
The structure of computer game assets can be a bit of a mystery, even more so the older a game is, and some amount of reverse-engineering can be expected when …read more Continue reading The Tools That Lovingly Tore Apart a Vintage Computer Game
Virtual green screens are pretty neat, but for results, nothing beats the real thing. But what if you have limited space? [Fred Emmott] had about 30 inches behind his desk …read more Continue reading See How To Effectively Use a Green Screen In a Limited Space
Hardware hacks have something in common with renovations that involve taking down a wall: until one actually gets started and opens things up, there’s no telling what kind of complications …read more Continue reading Mouse Charging Mod Shows Even Simple Hacks Can End Up Complex
Everyone knows what a chatbot is, but how about a deadbot? A deadbot is a chatbot whose training data — that which shapes how and what it communicates — is …read more Continue reading The Ethics of When Machine Learning Gets Weird: Deadbots