Collaborate Disseminate
Batteries are a really useful way to store energy, but their energy density in regards to both weight and volume is disappointing. In these regards, they really can’t compete with …read more Continue reading Powering a Cellphone With Gasoline
As confusing as it can be, USB-C is actually pretty good, and certainly has its fans. [David Buchanan] must be one of them, for he did a great job putting …read more Continue reading Now There’s USB-C On The iPhone SE
Smartphones use big touchscreens on the front as a useful tactile interface. However, our hands naturally wrap around the back of the phone, too. This area is underutilized as an …read more Continue reading Turning The Back of Your Phone Into a Touchpad
Doom was first released for MS-DOS, and is one of the pillar titles of the broader first-person-shooter genre. It’s also become a bit of a meme for being ported to …read more Continue reading Porting Doom But In The Opposite Direction
In their monthly announcement, among all the cool things Pine64, they talked about the open firmware for PinePhone’s LTE modem. The firmware isn’t fully open – a few parts remain …read more Continue reading Open Firmware For PinePhone LTE Modem – What’s Up With That?
Videoconferencing has been around in one form or another for quite a while, but it took the pandemic to thrust into prominence with just about everyone. In a way, it …read more Continue reading Where Are Our Video Phones?
USB-C seeks to rule the roost when it comes to connectors, and even has Big Europe on its side. Apple hasn’t had to abandon Lightning just yet, but [Restore Technique] …read more Continue reading Adding USB-C To An iPhone 13 Is Delicate Work
Multispectral imaging, or photography using wavelengths other than those in ordinary visible light, has various applications ranging from earth observation to forgery detection in art. For example, titanium white and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: Multispectral Smartphone Camera Reveals Paintings’ Inner Secrets
Many of us hackers have a longing for numpad-adorned mobile phones. We also have a shared understanding that, nowadays, such a phone has to be open and Linux-powered. Today’s project, …read more Continue reading Notkia: Building An Open And Linux-Powered Numpad Phone
[Konrad Dybcio] tells about his journey booting Linux on A7/8/8X processors, playing around with an old iPhone 5 he’s got in a drawer. It’s been a two-year “revisit every now …read more Continue reading Boot Mainline Linux On Apple A7, A8 and A8X devices