Light aircraft often use a heading indicator as a way to know where they’re going. Retired instrumentation engineer recreated a...
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Not so long ago, most computer users didn’t own their own machines. Instead, they shared time on mainframes or servers,...
The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is tasked with regulating both wired and wireless communications, which also includes a national...
They say you should never throw out old clothes because they will come back in style one day. Maybe they...
For a late-1990s engineer with good soldering skills, many a free pint of beer could be earned by installing modchips...
It’s no secret that Google really doesn’t like it that people are installing Android applications from any other source than...
The timer mechanism of the Vend-o-Vision. (Credit: SpaceTime Junction, YouTube) There was a time before portable TVs and personal media...
For many decades humankind has entertained the notion that we can maybe tweak the Earth’s atmosphere or biosphere in such...
While you may have never heard of TAT-8, there is a good chance you sent some data through it. TAT-8...
It’s quite the understatement to say that at this point in time we don’t quite understand how even the tiniest...
There are some clocks, mostly in or around international airports, which have multiple faces to show the time at various...
When building a radio transmitter, unless it’s a very small one indeed, there’s a need for an amplifier before the...
It seems that for as long as there have been readily available 3D printers, there have been moral panics about...
One thing some people hate about voice control is that you need to have a process always running, listening for...
The USB-C port has become a defacto connectivity standard for modern devices, largely supplanting the ugly mess of barrel jacks...
Every ham radio shack needs a clock; ideally one with operator-friendly features like multiple time zones and more. found that...
Analog TV may have shuffled off its mortal coil years ago, but there are still plenty of old CRT TV...
The WS2812B has become one of the most popular addressable LEDs out there. They’re easy to drive from just about...
In theory having a single device that combines the features of multiple dedicated devices is a great idea, saving a...
Although not as reviled as the sound of nails on chalkboard, the sound of adhesive tape being peeled is quite...
You wake up in the middle of the night. Is it time to get up? Well, you can look at...
Even entry-level oscilloscopes today have simple math functions such as adding or subtracting two channels. But as notes, more advanced...
has a new video talking about a nasty side effect of using resistors: noise. If you watch the video below,...
With more and more sensors being crammed into the consumer devices that many of us wear every day, the question...
Unlike on Earth there aren’t dozens of satellites whizzing around Mars to provide satellite navigation functionality. Recently NASA’s JPL engineers...
