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I’ve talked about HD44780 displays before – they’ve been a mainstay of microcontroller projects for literal decades. In the modern hobbyist world, there’s an elephant in the room – the …read more Continue reading Displays We Love Hacking: SPI and I2C
Have you ever wanted to match paint to the color of a pillow, or make a website where the primary color matches your favorite shade of electrolytic capacitor? Then ColorReplica …read more Continue reading ColorReplica Is a Rainbow At Your Fingertips
When working on simple DC systems, a small low-cost multimeter from the hardware store will get the job done well enough. Often they have the capability for measuring AC, but …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2023: AC Measurements Made Easy
For organic semiconductors like the very common organic light-emitting diode (OLED), the issue of degradation due to contaminants that act as charge traps is a major problem. During the development …read more Continue reading Eliminating Charge-Carrier Trapping In Organic Semiconductors
After making its debut at CES 2023, LG announced the global launch of what’s billed as the world’s first 4K 120-Hz wireless AV-controlled OLED TV earlier this month. Now US pricing and availability has been revealed for the 97-inch, 83-inch and 77-inch… Continue reading LG reveals pricing for Signature OLED M wireless TVs
Back in the 486 days, it was common to see a “Turbo” button on the front panel of many PCs, which was used to toggle between the CPU’s maximum speed …read more Continue reading OLED Display Lets Vintage PC Engage Turbo Mode in Style
Ever wanted a sweet OLED nametag with fancy features like daylight readability, automatic brightness adjustment, GIF animation support, all-day runtime, easy web interface, and more? [TobleMiner]’s OLED Nametag is the …read more Continue reading Open Source OLED Nametag is Full of Features
[IMSAI Guy] bought a fake Nixie clock, and luckily for all of us has filmed a very close look and demonstration. Using OLED displays as the fake Nixie elements might …read more Continue reading These Fake Nixie Tubes Have a Bootup Screen
Samsung Display is at SID Display Week with a bunch of OLED innovations including a future laptop screen that expands to offer five times the display real estate, and a sensor-packed panel capable of reading fingerprints and checking blood pressure.Con… Continue reading Samsung rolls with a scroll for expanding OLED laptop display
Sometimes, finding new ways to use old hardware requires awesome feats of reverse engineering, software sleight of hand, and a healthy dose of good fortune. Other times, though, it’s just …read more Continue reading Smooth Animations, Slick Bar Graphs, but No Custom Characters on This 16×2 OLED