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Once upon a time, you could buy floppy drive cleaning disks at just about any stationary or computer store. These days, they’re harder to find. If you want to build …read more Continue reading You Can Make Your Own Floppy Drive Cleaning Disks
Do you like buses, or do you just like the flippy-flappy displays they use to show route information? Either way, you’ll probably love the flip-disc clock created by [David Plass]. …read more Continue reading 2025 One-Hertz Challenge: The Flip Disc Clock
These days, the personal MP3 player has been largely replaced by the the smartphone. However, [Justinas Petkauskas] still appreciates the iPod for its tactility and portability, and wanted to bring …read more Continue reading DIY MP3 Player Inspired By The iPod
Frequency! It’s an important thing to measure, which is why [Jacques Pelletier] built a frequency counter some time ago. The four-function unit is humble, capable, and also an entry into …read more Continue reading 2025 One Hertz Challenge: 4-Function Frequency Counter
We’ve been loving the variety of entries to the 2025 One-Hertz Challenge. Many a clock has been entered, to be sure, but also some projects that step well outside simple …read more Continue reading 2025 One-Hertz Challenge: A Software-Only AM Radio Transmitter
The HP 115BR is not one of the most well-known products from Hewlett-Packard. And yet, it was remarkably important nonetheless. This hardware once synced time around the world. Now, for …read more Continue reading 2025 One-Hertz Challenge: Fixing The Clock That Once Synced The World
Wall clocks! Are they very accurate? Well, sometimes they are, and sometimes they lose minutes a day. If you’ve got one that needs calibrating, you might like this device from …read more Continue reading 2025 One-Hertz Challenge: Clock Calibrator
You can buy all kinds of conventional clocks that have hands and numbers for easy reading. Or, like [Fabio Ricci], you could build yourself something a little more esoteric, like …read more Continue reading 2025 One-Hertz Challenge: Shadow Clock
Just about every electronic device has some silicon semiconductors inside these days—from transistors to diodes to integrated circuits. [Charles] is trying to build a “No-Silicon digital clock” that used none …read more Continue reading 2025 One-Hertz Challenge: A Clock Sans Silicon
Ethernet is how we often network computers together, particularly when they’re too important to leave on a fussy WiFi connection. Have you ever thought about listening to Ethernet signals, though? Well, …read more Continue reading Listening To Ethernet Via Eurorack