A Mouse Becomes A Camera
If your pointing device is a mouse, turn it over. The chances are you’ll see a red LED light if you’re not seriously old-school and your mouse has a ball, …read more Continue reading A Mouse Becomes A Camera
Category Archives: peripherals hacks
Displays We Love Hacking: Parallel RGB
You might have seen old display panels, from 3″ to 10″, with 40-pin FFC connectors where every pin seems to be used for some data signal. We call these displays …read more Continue reading Displays We Love Hacking: Parallel RGB
Arduino Provides No Fuss SNES-To-USB Conversion
Even for those of us who are fans of retrocomputing, it’s fair to say that not everyone plays their old-school games on real old-school hardware. The originals are now fragile …read more Continue reading Arduino Provides No Fuss SNES-To-USB Conversion
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Really Snazzy Folding Keyboard
Sometimes you just have to throw your hat in the ring, and throw it hard. Here is [mkdxdx]’s rockin’ EVH 5150-esque take on the keyboard business. The Mriya foldable keyboard …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Really Snazzy Folding Keyboard
USB-C Power Supply Pushes Almost 2 kW
When the USB standard was first revealed, a few peripherals here and there adopted it but it was far from the “universal” standard implied by its name. It was slow, …read more Continue reading USB-C Power Supply Pushes Almost 2 kW
Not Dead Yet: Microsoft Peripherals Get Licensed To Onward Brands
After Microsoft announced in April of 2023 that they’d cease selling branded peripherals – including keyboards and mice – as part of its refocusing on Surface computers and accessories, there …read more Continue reading Not Dead Yet: Microsoft Peripherals Get Licensed To Onward Brands
The ScottoKatana Keyboard is Cutting-Edge
The lovely thing about a hobby like keyboard building is that the melting pot of designs manages to never turn into a nasty porridge. Rather, it remains a tasty chili …read more Continue reading The ScottoKatana Keyboard is Cutting-Edge
Building a Better Keyboard and Mouse Switch
Switching inputs between desktops seems like something that should be simple but can prove to be a pain in reality. [Hrvoje Cavrak] decided to take maters into his own hands …read more Continue reading Building a Better Keyboard and Mouse Switch
Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With All the LEGO
It seems like mechanical keyboard enthusiasts are more spoiled for choice with each passing day. But as broad as the open source pool has become, there’s still no perfect keyboard …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With All the LEGO
Mind Control… No, Not Like That
[Vintage Geek] found an interesting device from 1996 called “MindDrive” which claims you can control your computer with your brain. Oddly, though, it doesn’t connect to your head. Instead, it …read more Continue reading Mind Control… No, Not Like That