Collaborate Disseminate
Ever since the demise of Google’s Stadia game streaming service, the associated Stadia controllers have found themselves in limbo, with the only way to switch them from the proprietary WiFi …read more Continue reading Reverse-Engineering The Stadia Controller Bluetooth Switching Procedure
The 1970s was a somewhat awkward phase for the computer industry — as hulking, room-sized mainframes became ever smaller and the concept of home and portable computers more capable than …read more Continue reading Bringing APL To The Masses: The History Of The IBM 5100
These days e-paper (eInk) displays are everywhere, with stores being one of the largest users of smaller, monochrome versions of these persistent displays. This has also made them a solid …read more Continue reading Hacking An NFC E-Paper Display From Waveshare With Mystery MCU
When you have a whole stack of devices and appliances that all have an AC to DC adapter and which you’d like to put on an uninterruptable power supply (UPS), …read more Continue reading Second Life UPS Mark II: A UPS For Low-Voltage DC Applications
When looking at the piles of cheap RGB, Bluetooth-controlled LED strips you can find for sale just about anywhere these days, integrating them into a home-automation setup is very tempting. …read more Continue reading The Dark Side Of Hacking XMas Lights, Literally
When looking at the piles of cheap RGB, Bluetooth-controlled LED strips you can find for sale just about anywhere these days, integrating them into a home-automation setup is very tempting. …read more Continue reading The Dark Side Of Hacking XMas Lights, Literally
With the rise of ‘smart’ devices, it seems like only a matter of time before smart fabrics become an every day thing. Yet a complication with these is that merely …read more Continue reading Conductive Cellulose-Based Fibers For Clothing: Coming Soon?
There are many places where you’d want to use remotely controlled robots, but perhaps forestry isn’t the first application to come to mind. Yet there are arguments to be made …read more Continue reading The Logg Dogg: How A Mysterious Logging Robot Leads Down Twisting Forestry Paths
Inspired by many months of hours-long load shedding in South Africa, [JGJMatt] decided to make a portable speaker that can play tunes for hours on a single charge and even …read more Continue reading Building a Solar-Powered, Supercapacitor-Based Speaker
Although the concept of nuclear fission is a simple and straightforward one, the many choices for fuel types, fuel design, reactor configurations, coolant types, neutron moderator or reflector types, etc. …read more Continue reading How Germany’s Troubled Pebble Bed Reactor Came Of Age In China