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Solving the first FSF RYF hurdle for the Librem 5
Purism makes premium phones, laptops, mini PCs and servers running free software on PureOS. Purism products respect people's privacy and freedom while protecting their security.
My Own Car System, Rear Camera, Offline Maps and Routing with Go
This is my journey building an open source car system with Go & Qt, rear camera, live OpenGL map … Cross compilation In Part I, I had to patch qtmultimedia for the camera to work, but Qt compilation is resource hungry, same goes for the osrm compilation, the memory of the Raspberry Pi is too small. I had to to set up…
Learning Dexterity
Stay up to speed on the rapid advancement of AI technology and the benefits it offers to humanity.
The mysterious heart of the Roland TR-808 drum machine
The strange story of a rejected batch of transistors at the heart of the world's most iconic drum machine - The Roland TR-808.
Secure Boot and the 2018 MacBook Pro
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Macbook eGPU Redux: Sticking a GTX 1080 in an AKiTiO Thunder2
How I upgraded my Macbook's Thunder2 eGPU from a bus-powered GTX 1050 Ti SC to a PSU-powered GTX 1080.
Looking Glass – A new type of holographic interface
The holographic display of the future is here and you can have one on your desk for under $600. Ever since I saw Princess Leia appealing to Obi Wan that
Sony Releases Stacked CMOS Sensor for Smartphones with 48 Effective Megapixels
Tokyo, Japan—Sony Corporation today announced the upcoming release of the IMX586 stacked CMOS image sensor for smartphone cameras. The new sensor features 48 effective megapixels, the industry's highest pixel count.
Shedding Too Much Light on a Microcontroller's Firmware Protection (2017)
Proceedings of the 11th USENIX Workshop on Offensive Technologies (WOOT '17) - Vancouver, BC, Canada CVE number 2017-18347
Why Intel will never let owners control the ME
The Intel Management Engine is an auxillary microprocessor embedded into modern Intel x86 CPUs or chipsets. 1 It runs an Intel-signed proprietary binary blob. Due to code signing restrictions enforced by the hardware, it cannot be modified or replaced by the user. (AMD x86 CPUs have a similar auxillary microprocessor…
Linux touchpad like a Macbook: goal worth pursuing?
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MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros
Apple today updated MacBook Pro with faster performance and new pro features, making it the most advanced Mac notebook ever.
Microsoft announces Surface Go
Today, Microsoft announces Surface Go: the most portable and affordable Surface product yet.
The Effects of CPU Turbo: 768X Stddev
I build and maintain smf - the fastest RPC in the west.The main language supported is C++. We use Seastar asthe actual asynchronous framework.
Commodore 64 BASIC inside a USB Connector
Tomu is a super cheap Open Source Hardware 24 MHz ARM computer with 8 KB of RAM and 64 KB of ROM that fits into your USB connector! Of course I had to put Commodore 64 BASIC on it, which can be accessed through the USB-Serial port exposed by the device.
What cracking open a Sonos One tells us about the Sonos IPO
I always find more truth about a company’s future buried in a company’s products. Long story short: I don’t have high hopes for Sonos’ trajectory. Here is why… For eight years, a war has been raging among a number of unlikely players. This bloodless technology battle is turning out to be one of the
Odroid-Go Review: An Affordable DIY Portable Game Console
Hardkernel, the hardware manufacturer behind powerful single-board computers (SBCs) including the Odroid XU4, offers the neat Odroid-Go kit. This portable do-it-yourself (DIY) game console provides a GameBoy-esque form factor for a mobile retro gaming experience. Learn more in this Odroid-Go review, from what it is to…