The thermal printer is ubiquitous in today’s world, mostly found whenever we have to get a receipt from somewhere. They’re cheap, fast, and easy to
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Chainless “Digital Drive” Bikes Use Electric Power Transmission Instead
We’re all familiar with how regular bikes work, with the pedals connected to the rear wheel via a simple chain drive. This setup is lightweight,
Read MoreGB Interceptor Enables Live Screen Capture From Game Boy
[Sebastian] had a tricky problem to solve. Competitors in a Tetris tournament needed to stream video of their Game Boy screens, but no solution readily
Read MoreA Modern Tribute To The Classic HP-16C Calculator
The HP-16C Computer Scientist is much beloved as the only dedicated programmer’s calculator that Hewlett-Packard ever made. Most surviving examples in the world are well-used,
Read MoreThe Coleman Z80 Is A Modern Take On A 1970s Computer
[Joshua Coleman] likes to design his own computers. Sometimes, that means drawing up bus architectures, memory maps and I/O port pinouts. Other times, he can
Read MoreMouse Whisperer Keeps You Working, Even When You Need A Break
When life hands you lemons, you make lemonade, right? What about when life hands you annoyingly intrusive work-from-home policies that require you to physically stay
Read MoreSolar Cell Fabric Makes Anything Solar
MIT has been working on very thin solar cells made of a film just a few microns thick. The problem? The cells are so thin
Read MoreBBC Micro:Bit As Handheld Synthesizer
The BBC Micro:bit, while not quite as popular in our community as other microcontroller development boards, has a few quirks that can make it a
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