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Over the decades the technology behind flat panel displays has continuously evolved, and we’ve seen many of them come and go. Among the popular ones there are a few that …read more Continue reading Have You Heard Of The Liquid Powder Display?
Unlike the today’s consumer computer market, the 1980s were the wild west in comparison. There were all kinds of different, incompatible operating systems, hardware, and programs, all competing against one …read more Continue reading It’s Spreadsheets All The Way Down for This 80s Handheld
If you really want to concentrate on your writing, you probably shouldn’t be using a computer that’s connected to the highly distracting internet or that’s always sending you email alerts. That’s where the BYOK comes in, as it doesn’t let you do anythi… Continue reading Simple li’l screen pairs with your keyboard to minimize distractions
Sometimes, all it takes is a change in perspective to take something boring and make it fun. That’s true about 16×2 LCD; in its usual landscape format, it’s a quick …read more Continue reading Tiny Games Challenge: A Retro Racing Game on a 16×2 LCD
LCD televisions are a technological miracle, but if they have an annoying side it’s that some of them are a bit lacklustre when it comes to displaying black. [Mousa] has …read more Continue reading Responsive LCD Backlights With A Little Lateral Thinking
When choosing a low-level language, it’s hard to beat the efficiency of Forth while also maintaining some amount of readability. There are open source options for the language which makes …read more Continue reading Go Forth With This Portable Programmer
[Felipe Tavares] wasn’t satisfied with the boring default fonts on an HD44780-based display. And while you can play some clever tricks with user-defined characters, if you want to treat the …read more Continue reading Pixel Graphics From an HD44780, By Cutting Wires
Backlit monitors can be harsh on the eyes, causing eye strain. In October last year, New Atlas reviewed the Eazeye monitor, the world’s first naturally lit, anti-eye-strain monitor. At the time, its designer, high school student Louis Huang, was lookin… Continue reading Portable ‘transflective’ LCD monitor uses the Sun as its light source
MFA, or multifactor authentication, is a standard security feature these days. However, it can be a drag to constantly reach into one’s pocket, scroll to Google Authenticator (other MFA applications …read more Continue reading An ESP32 MultiFactor TOTP Generator
As frustrating as it may be for a company to lock you into its ecosystem by encrypting their protocols, you have to admit that it presents an enticing challenge. Cracking …read more Continue reading Alarm Panel Hack Defeats Encryption By Ignoring It