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If you were anywhere near a computer in the mid-to-late 1990s, you almost certainly encountered a Zip drive. That distinctive purple peripheral, with its satisfying clunk as you slotted in …read more Continue reading From Zip To Nought: The Rise and Fall of Iomega
Makers and hardware hackers have been collecting disposable vapes for some time now, usually to salvage their batteries or the unique displays many models now come with. But you can …read more Continue reading Disposable Vape Becomes Breath-Activated Synth
Graphics calculators are one of those strange technological cul-de-sacs. They rely on outdated technology and should not be nearly as expensive as they are, but market effects somehow keep prices …read more Continue reading Build This Open-Source Graphics Calculator
Stream decks are pretty useful in all kinds of contexts, but commercial models can feel a bit pricy for what is effectively a bunch of buttons. [WhiskeyTangoHotel] has whipped up …read more Continue reading Stream Deck Radio Controller Built With Cheap Yellow Display
One of the coolest things about old hi-fi hardware is that it often came with flickety needles that danced with the audio level. You can still buy these if you …read more Continue reading Better Faux-Analog VU Meters
These days, it’s pretty easy to slap together a single-board computer and a cheap LCD screen to whip up a cool cyberdeck fast. But what if you wanna go more …read more Continue reading Portable CRT TV Becomes Retro Cyberdeck
Sometimes you wanna test a piece of USB hardware, but you don’t just want to plug it into a random old phone charger. [KS-Elektronikdesign] has whipped up a useful tool …read more Continue reading Powering USB Devices with a Bench Supply Adapter Board
The Raspberry Pi line of single-board computers can be hooked up with a wide range of compatible cameras. There are a number of first party options, but you don’t have …read more Continue reading Recording HDR Video With A Raspberry Pi
Sometimes you really need to know what the weather is doing, but you don’t want to look at your phone. For times like those, this neat weather display from [Jordan] …read more Continue reading Retro Weather Display Acts Like It’s Windows 95
Until now, if you were seated at your Sega Genesis and wanted to check your stock portfolio, you were out of luck. You had to get a smartphone, or a …read more Continue reading Sega Genesis Finally Gets Long-Awaited Stock Ticker App 37 Years After Launch