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When USB first came on the scene, one of the benefits was that essentially any four conductors could get you to the point where you could send information at 12 …read more Continue reading JITX Spits Out Handy USB Cable Tester
Chinese projector maker XGIMI reckons it’s come up with a best of both worlds solution for projector light sources by combining the high color fidelity and comfortable viewing experience of LED technology with the high brightness chops of laser.Continu… Continue reading XGIMI combines LED and laser light sources in single projection unit
If you like the thought of movies made large in the living room, but are not so keen on a huge TV dominating the space, a smart projector might be the way to go. But tapping into Netflix isn’t always easy. Chinese audio-visual brand Dangbei addresses t… Continue reading All-in-one smart projector boasts native support for Netflix
Most Hackaday readers will no doubt at some point used a solderless breadboard for prototyping. They do the job, but sometimes their layout can be inflexible and keeping track of …read more Continue reading Op-Amp Challenge: Light Up Breadboard Shows Us The Signals
Researchers have created the world’s smallest silicon LED and holographic microscope that opens up a wide range of potential applications, including turning your smartphone camera into a portable, high-resolution microscope.Continue ReadingCategory: Sc… Continue reading World’s smallest LED could turn your phone camera into a high-res microscope
What do you do with a Hue smart lightbulb? Well, if you are [Chris Greening], you take it apart and get hacking. If you ever wondered what’s inside, the teardown …read more Continue reading Hacking Hue Lightbulbs
Even if surface-mount skills aren’t in your repertoire, chances are pretty good that most of us are at least familiar with SMD stencils. These paper-thin laser-cut steel sheets are a …read more Continue reading LED Matrix Displays Get New Look Thanks to SMD Stencils
The classic “Magic Eye” tuning indicator was a fantastic piece of vacuum tube technology that graced all kinds of electronic gear for a fair fraction of the 20th century. But …read more Continue reading The Eyes Have It with This Solid State Magic Eye
We’re not sure, but the number of recognizable alphanumeric characters that a seven-segment display can manage seems to have more to do with human pattern recognition than engineering. It takes …read more Continue reading IOT Message Board Puts Fourteen-Segment Displays to Work
The challenge of creating next-gen organic light-emitting diode (OLED) displays has been finding a way to improve color brilliance without lowering electrical efficiency. Now, researchers have found a way to achieve this by applying a fundamental scien… Continue reading Fundamental science enables creation of efficient, more colorful OLEDs