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Linux on the Sega 32X. Who needs hardware synchronization primitives anyway?
How wanting more is not always better
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The most popular blog posts about hardware & electronics on Hacker News. 3,046 posts.
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Multiple cameras and motion detection on the Raspberry Pi
Learn how to access *multiple cameras* (including USB webcams and the Raspberry Pi camera module) using your Raspberry Pi, Python, and OpenCV.
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Casting Glass from 3D Printed Molds
31 Jul 2019 | self-Amos , glass art , kiln casting , fabrication , kilncasting , lost-resin , lost-wax
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OpenWrt in a WiFi card reader (2017)
The Zsun Wifi card reader is cheap tiny USB to MicroSD card reader with an integrated wifi chip running Linux, In a nutshell, it is a WiFi access point with more flash (16MB) and RAM (64 MB) than most OpenWrt supported routers. Polish hardware hacker q3k from Warsaw Hackerspace, is a recent and…
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I will never need to buy a new computer again
If you're in your early thirties or older, you remember the breakneck pace at which computers were improving in the 90s and 2000s. If you brought home a shiny new 400MHz Pentium 2 system in 1998, it was literally outdated and replaced by a faster model with higher clock speed and more RAM/bigger harddrive by the time…
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Spreadsheet "breaks" Apple Vision Pro eye-tracking
I am trying to capture “through the optics” pictures of the AVP, and it is unveiling both interesting information on how the AVP works and the second test pattern I tried “broke&#…
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My favorite keyboards
When I started using computers, we had a Sinclair ZX Spectrum at home and a nano-reseau of Thomson MO5 s at elementary school. I distinctly remember how unpleasant it was to type with them. These must have been the worst keyboards I ever used [1] . Ever since, I have paid close attention to the keyboards I use. Here…
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Starlink terminal revision 4: overview and tests
Revision 4 is the new version of the Starlink user terminal. As of February 2024, the new version is only available in the US. I decided to test the new hardware and compare it to the well-known REV3 (a.k.a. Gen2/V2 or “Standard Actuated”).
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M1 Icestorm cores can still perform well
What are the penalties in real-world use for running your code on Icestorm cores, using around 10% of the power used by Firestorms?
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Macbook charger teardown: Complexity inside Apple's power adapter (2015)
Have you ever wondered what's inside your Macbook's charger? There's a lot more circuitry crammed into the compact power adapter than you...
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Strange chip: Teardown of a vintage IBM token ring controller
IBM used some unusual techniques in its integrated circuits, and one of the most visible is packaging them in square metal cans. I've been...
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MNT Pocket Reform first impressions and hardware
Initial experiences with the MNT Pocket Reform, primarily the hardware (and tinkering!)
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Douglas Adams's Mac IIfx
「99歳にもなったら入れる施設なんてあるのだろうか…」こんな悩みを抱えてはいませんか？現代社会は「少子高齢化社会」と呼ばれ、人口に占める高齢者の数が増えてきています。また、医療の発達により寿命はどんどん長くなっており、介護に関する悩みを抱える人も多いのではないでしょうか。
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Rapid Prototyping with a $100 Inkjet Printer
Why just print forms and airline tickets from an inkjet printer when you can print electronics! All you need to do is to replace the…
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How flip-flops are implemented in the Intel 8086 processor
A key concept for a processor is the management of "state", information that persists over time. Much of a computer is built from logic gate...
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Computer-generated dream world: Virtual reality for a 286 processor
Virtual reality for a 286 processor
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Surface-Stable Fractal Dither on Playdate
Rune Skovbo Johansen has a really sweet Surface-Stable Fractal Dithering technique, where the dither dots “stick” to 3D surfaces, yet the dot density adapts to the view distance and zoom level.
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Designing and building an FPGA sprite-based graphics accelerator (2014)
A very warm welcome to my most ambitious project to date. In this project I’m going to attempt to design and build a sprite-based graphics accelerator that will function as a co-processor to an MCU. Using cheap off-the-shelf components I’m hoping to achieve a level of gaming performance that compares well to popular…
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I don’t need a Steam Machine
For those of you who are living under a rock, Valve announced three new hardware devices joining …
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The 13-Inch MacBook Air
It’s taken decades of iterative refinement to get to this point — a nearly perfect laptop for nearly everyone.
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Exciting Days for ARM Processors
Introduction ARM CPUs have long dominated the mobile world, nearly all Apple and Android phones and tablets utilize some model of ARM processor. However Intel and AMD still dominate the laptop, des…
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Atari Falcon030
Impressive, but too late to the party
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Oculus GoBlack – How to Make Your Oculus Go Better
Oculus Go, like all products, is the result of a series of compromises around cost, schedule, quality, and competence. It is clearly the best standalone VR platform on the market, but anyone …
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Doin' It with a 555: One Chip to Rule Them All
For April First, a guide to replace everything with 555 ICs.
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Restoring a 37 Year-Old IBM F Mechanical Keyboard
I wanted to share my journey from start to finish to restore a 1983 IBM Model F XT mechanical keyboard to it's former glory. It includes...
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Build a PinePhone App with Zig and Zgt
Can we use Zig to code PinePhone Apps? Maybe make them simpler and safer? Let's find out!
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Want to build a sequencer? 454.bio opens up their plans
Just as the AGBT hype cycle was firing up (with me contributing multiple sparks), serial entrepreneur Jonathan Rothberg's latest sequencing ...