Otters Deliver a High Power Stationary Audio Experience

Our favorite raft of otters is back at it again with another display of open source audio prowess as they bring us the OtterCastAmp, the newest member of the OtterCast …read more Continue reading Otters Deliver a High Power Stationary Audio Experience

Putting an Ultra-Tiny Linux Board in a Phone Charger…Eventually

Among security professionals, a “drop box” is a device that can be covertly installed at a target location and phone home over the Internet, providing a back door into what …read more Continue reading Putting an Ultra-Tiny Linux Board in a Phone Charger…Eventually

You Otter Be Able to Stream that Audio: Open Hardware Eclipses Chromecast Audio

When Google halted production of the Chromecast Audio at the start of 2019, there was a (now silent) outcry. Fans of the device loved the single purpose audio streaming dongle …read more Continue reading You Otter Be Able to Stream that Audio: Open Hardware Eclipses Chromecast Audio

New Part Day: The MSC313E is a Computer on a Chip

As the onward march of technology delivers ever more powerful semiconductors, it can be instructive to keep an eye on the periphery of the system-on-chip market for niche-application devices which may have an application in our sphere. Just such a chip is the Mstar MSC313E, a SoC designed for use …read more

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