Sometimes that retro gaming itch strikes, and you just have to source components for a Pentium 4 build, like did...
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The standard computer mouse is a perfectly useful peripheral if your hands work. If you’ve got some trouble in that area, you...
We enjoyed trip down memory lane looking at a BASIC game, The Wizard’s Castle, written for the Exidy Sorcerer. It...
For as long as humans have had writing, there’s been a need to send secret messages. It is easy to...
In order to not hit something, you generally need to know where that thing is. On land, the meager human...
Launched in 2014, Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft completed its primary asteroid sample return mission all the way back in 2020. But...
In the previous installment on UDP broadcasting and service discovery, the basics of both were explored, including an implementation in...
is not just a calculator superfan, but also a skilled builder. That much is evident in the fabulous design of Calcumator...
Come next year, those looking to explore the globe virtually via Google Earth will have to do so on their...
There are a lot of ESP32-based development boards out there– and why not? It’s a versatile chip that can be...
Back in the days when an integrated circuit meant a simple but expensive device such as a 741 or a...
Along with the many displays of outrage, gnashing of teeth and other displays of profound grief at the recent news...
Cheap vehicles are thin on the ground in 2026, but thinks he has the answer for low-speed applications with an...
Watching ’s build of a handheld 486-based gaming computer, we got to thinking about retro computers and the eternal questions...
How old is the seven-segment display? Surely it is a product of the 1970s. After all, calculators started showing up,...
A clock is by its very nature a device for measuring time, and thus it moves forward at a constant...
We know, we know. Despite being called ESP32-Plane-Radar, this project from isn’t actually using radar. But thanks to the round...
For some reason there’s heated debate around the topic of whether high current carrying wiring ought to use crimped or...
We’re all used to satellite navigation systems such as GPS or GLONASS, sheer magic in which the combination of a...
This may say more about us than the current state of the telephone network, but unless your Grandma is still...
Sometimes, it’s hard to stop picking up your phone every few minutes to check on notifications and scroll endlessly through...
RC planes are a lot of fun, and the bigger the better! has built the world’s biggest RC A380. At...
These days, a lot of embedded projects feature some sort of screen, and a screen often creates a desire for...
YouTube streaming typically involves a camera with an HDMI output, a USB3 HDMI digitiser, and a suitably beefy PC to...
A loudspeaker is a vital component of every device that plays sound, but while its operation is simple, it’s a...
