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There was a time when a CB radio was a simple affair: a small box with a channel selector, volume, and squelch controls. No longer it seems, because they can …read more Continue reading Web-Based Control for a CB Radio
Imagine a flat surface that has no buttons on it, until they raise up like bubbles of goo for you to touch them. The Future Interface Group at Carnegie-Mellon has …read more Continue reading Dynamic Buttons Are Weird Blobs You Can Press
Human-machine interfaces such as smartphone screens would be a lot cleaner and longer-lasting if we didn’t have to actually touch the darn things. Scientists have now created a proximity-sensing film which makes such a scenario more possible and practi… Continue reading Proximity-sensing film lets people communicate by blinking
If you’ve scavenged some random keypads and want to reuse them in a project without the hassle of figuring out the pinouts, then [Cliff Biffle] has an interface module for …read more Continue reading Keypad Interface Module Reverse Engineers Pinouts So You Don’t Have To
Vienna’s Austrian Audio has announced a pocket recording system designed to capture “what you want, where you want, and when you want.” The MiCreator Studio wraps a tilting condenser microphone and a USB audio interface into one rugged package.Continue… Continue reading Austrian Audio puts out a studio-grade microphone for your pocket
By now, large language models (LLMs) like OpenAI’s ChatGPT are old news. While not perfect, they can assist with all kinds of tasks like creating efficient Excel spreadsheets, writing cover …read more Continue reading Bridging a Gap Between LLMs and Programming With TypeChat
If you’re looking for a controller for your computer or mobile device, you could certainly do worse than one of the latest iterations of the Xbox pad. They might not …read more Continue reading Transform an Original Xbox Controller to a 360 Controller
The Raspberry Pi is famous for its low cost, versatile and open Linux environment, and plentiful I/O, making it a perfect device not only for its originally-intended educational purposes but …read more Continue reading A Dedicated GPU For Your Favorite SBC
Using touchscreens or pushbuttons to control devices isn’t always practical, and voice commands may not work in loud environments. A new system offers an alternative, in that it utilizes acoustic waves which travel across the surface of existing object… Continue reading SAWSense tech turns almost any surface into a tactile interface
There are numerous devices available to connect a guitar to a computer or smartphone for recording in music production software, and many allow access to digital effects. The Jam X includes an analog compressor for built-in tone shaping.Continue Readin… Continue reading Apogee builds tone shaping into latest USB guitar interface