Collaborate Disseminate
You’re hit by the global IC shortage, reduced to using stone knives and bearskins, but you still want to make something neat? It’s time to revisit BEAM robots. Biology, electronics, …read more Continue reading Living Robots: Revisiting BEAM
The AM broadcast band doesn’t have a lot of mainstream programming on it across much of the United States today. That’s a shame because a lot of kids got their first taste of radio and electronics by building simple crystal radios. [Eric Wrobbel] has a well-done page discussing some of …read more
For gamers, the early 2000s certainly stand out as a memorable era. The dawn of the 21st century ushered in the sixth generation of home video game consoles, with Sony, Nintendo, and Microsoft all releasing their systems within a few years of each other. Nintendo also released their Game Boy …read more
Continue reading RuneScape GBA Controller is a Nostalgic Mash-Up
I don’t want these games to look better than they did. Continue reading The PlayStation Classic Accurately Captures the Fumbles of Early 3D Games
The nostalgic sound of your childhood is even more comforting when slowed to a deep, zen-like pace. Continue reading The Windows 95 Startup Sound Slowed 4000% Sounds Chill AF
Somehow, this cheesy, emotional tune, which turns 35 this year, inspires unironic, almost undivided adoration across the web. Continue reading How ‘Africa’ by Toto Became the Internet’s Favorite Song
Today we’re used to handheld game consoles like the Nintendo Switch, that let you roam around in 3D worlds which include not only 3D players but more terrain than many people walk around in real life in a week. But back in the early 1980s Nintendo’s handheld offering was the Game & Watch, which used a segmented LCD display. An entire segment could be used to represent the player, with player segments spread throughout the display. To move the player, the previous player segment would be turned off while another adjacent one would be on. That also meant that a …read more
Nostalgia is both fuzzy and insanely lucrative. Continue reading 90s Nostalgia Sells So Well Because We’re Chasing Fleeting Happiness
Nostalgia is both fuzzy and insanely lucrative. Continue reading 90s Nostalgia Sells So Well Because We’re Chasing Fleeting Happiness
Bring back sweaty actors in foam monster suits. Continue reading Congrats if You Wanted the New ‘Power Rangers’ Movie to Be a Young Adult Saga
