Broadcast TV Simulator Keeps the Nostalgia Flowing

Watch out, Gen X-ers — there’s a nostalgia overload heading your way, courtesy of this over-the-air TV simulator. And it has us feeling a little Saturday morning cartoon-ish, or maybe …read more Continue reading Broadcast TV Simulator Keeps the Nostalgia Flowing

Hackaday Links: July 7, 2024

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Begun, the Spectrum Wars have. First, it was AM radio getting the shaft (last item) and being yanked out of cars for the supposed impossibility of peaceful coexistence with rolling …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: July 7, 2024

Hackaday Links: December 11, 2022

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“They paved paradise and put up a parking lot.” That might be stretching things a bit, especially when the “paradise” in question is in New Jersey, but there’s a move …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: December 11, 2022

Magenta 5G drone set to provide live HD footage of sporting events

While drone racing is becoming increasingly popular as a televised sport, the grainy and glitchy live video from the drones’ onboard cameras still leaves something to be desired. T-Mobile and The Drone Racing League (DRL) have set about addressing that… Continue reading Magenta 5G drone set to provide live HD footage of sporting events

Broadcasting tech swaps stadium ads for regional advertising

When viewing sports coverage from other countries, it’s common to see sideline advertising boards that are promoting products you’ve never even heard of. This new TV system is capable of digitally replacing the content of those boards, so they’re adver… Continue reading Broadcasting tech swaps stadium ads for regional advertising

A Dangerous Demonstration of the Power of Radio

Terrestrial radio may be a dying medium, but there are still plenty of listeners out there. What would a commute to or from work be without a check of “Traffic on the Eights” to see if you need to alter your route, or an update of the scores from yesterday’s …read more

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Advertise Your Conference Schedule Via SSID

Whether it’s been a Python script running on a Linux box or an ESP8266, abusing using WiFi SSIDs to convey messages is hardly a new trick. But for DerbyCon 2019, [vgrsec] wanted to do put together something a little unique. Dare we say, even useful. Rather than broadcast out SSID …read more

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