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Before smartphones and Internet of Things devices were widely distributed, the Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) was the way to send digital information out wirelessly from remote locations. In use …read more Continue reading APRS Implemented at Low Cost and Small Size
There have been a number of attempts to add digital sound processing tech to analog guitars, to create all-in-one rockers, make mobile MIDI machines, or to give players numerous guitar tones in one instrument. The latest hybrid shredder comes from Shen… Continue reading Intelligent guitar brings digital and analog worlds together
The U.S. Space Force is making a lot of vague promises about the future in its ‘vision document.’ Continue reading Space Force’s Vision Document Is a Like a Pitch Deck for a 1995 Dotcom Startup
What happens when you mix over 23,000 coffee stirrers and a Raspberry Pi camera together? Probably nothing except for a mess, unless you very specifically pack the plastic straws and …read more Continue reading Coffee Stirrers Act as Lens for This Digital Straw Camera
I was having a chat recently with someone, and it surprised me that she had an amateur radio license. I suppose it shouldn’t have come as much of a surprise; …read more Continue reading The $50 Ham: A Simple WSPR Beacon
Everybody has a bucket list, things to be accomplished before the day we eventually wake up on the wrong side of the grass. Many bucket-list items are far more aspirational …read more Continue reading The $50 Ham: WSPR-ing Around the World
As it is generally practiced, ham radio is a little like going to the grocery store and striking up a conversation with everyone you bump into as you ply the aisles. Except that the grocery store is the size of …read more
In 2010 a BBC article told the story of a new, and increasingly popular, type of 21st century minimalist lifestyle. Innovations in digital technology allowed people to get rid of huge volumes of physical possessions. Books, photographs, CDs, DVDs, all … Continue reading What kind of digital hoarder are you? Study identifies 4 distinct types
A compelling new study, published in the journal Pain, has found integrating an immersive virtual reality system into a chronic pain treatment can significantly enhance a patient’s pain-relief outcome. The research suggests “digiceutical” therapies may… Continue reading Real-time VR system enhances effect of chronic pain therapy
Join us on Wednesday, December 9th at noon Pacific for the Vacuum Tube Logic Hack Chat with David Lovett!
For most of us, circuits based on vacuum tubes are remnants of a technological history that is rapidly fading from our collective memory. To be sure, there are still applications for …read more