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3 votes
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ARM is for sale and Nvidia’s interested, Apple isn’t
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Hands-on: The $300 Kano PC, a “build-it-yourself” Chromebook competitor
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The Intel 8086 processor's registers: from chip to transistors
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Hackable/moddable electronics?
I recently came across a cool video on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxj8JwdQ7Lk&feature=youtu.be - The guy added a 4g connector to his rc plane and I think some extra batteries and...
I recently came across a cool video on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxj8JwdQ7Lk&feature=youtu.be - The guy added a 4g connector to his rc plane and I think some extra batteries and managed to fly to the next island over.
I love stuff like this. Do you guys know any other current electronics that can be modded like this? Sadly it seems like most new consumer electronics come with their own small walled garden and often enough stuff just stops working once the seller goes bankrupt.
Other things that come to mind are:
Raspberry Pi
Arduino
ESP
But do you guys know whole systems that are moddable like this?
The Ryze Tello is a programmable drone, which is pretty cool as well.
I also saw some people modding 3d printers to laser cutters7 votes -
The five most over-hyped tech devices
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Apple switches to its own chips for Mac computers as it adds features, privacy controls
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Rainbow – An attempt to display colour on a B&W monitor
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Playing full PC games on a Raspberry Pi 4
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How the Nintendo Switch prevents downgrades by irreparably blowing its own fuses
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With monitors, which panel is ideal for movies and TV?
I'm looking for a ~24" 1080p monitor -- nothing flashy, purely for TV and movies. Right now I have a crappy Dell TN. I don't mind it, but the viewing angles aren't great. I just started looking...
I'm looking for a ~24" 1080p monitor -- nothing flashy, purely for TV and movies.
Right now I have a crappy Dell TN. I don't mind it, but the viewing angles aren't great.
I just started looking tonight. A lot of posts are saying that VA is ideal, IPS has light leaks, and TN has the typical viewing angle issues.
The main things I am concerned about are:
- I'm close to this monitor (VESA mounted where you'd have a second monitor)
- Color reproduction is important -- same with decent contrast
- I often watch stuff in a dark room
I don't really care about specific models (regional availability), but I'm hoping to find out which panel is ideal. Does anybody have any experience with a VA panel?
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Sega Game Gear Micro announced
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Hands-on review: Why Apple’s newest iPad Pro packs a powerful punch
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Galaxy Z Flip comes with an unexpectedly low-tech vibe
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On WD Red NAS Drives: disclosure of Western Digital products that make use of Shingled Magnetic Recording (SMR)
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Looking for hardware recommendations for Steam gaming on my TV
Latest update here. Thanks to everyone who helped me out! I have an Nvidia Shield hooked up to my TV, and it's great for Android games and emulation. I'm looking for similar hardware that will...
Latest update here. Thanks to everyone who helped me out!
I have an Nvidia Shield hooked up to my TV, and it's great for Android games and emulation. I'm looking for similar hardware that will allow me to play my Steam library on the TV.1 It doesn't have to be as small as the Shield TV, but I'm not interested in having a giant tower hooked up in my living room. Basically, I want what those old Steam Machines promised before fizzling out.
What I'm looking for:
- Pre-configured
- Able to support wireless controllers through Bluetooth
- Able to play smaller, less demanding games flawlessly
- Would be nice if it could play more demanding titles, but this is not a must
- Has decent cooling (I'm worried that boxes not designed for gaming will get way too hot)
- Price point: undetermined so far -- I'm willing to pay what I need to, but I want to see what's out there before committing to anything
- Would like to be able to set it up to basically be a seamless "console" if possible, where I can boot right into Steam (or easily get there with a controller) and not have to use a keyboard and mouse (I do have a Steam controller but I would rather use an 8BitDo SN30 Pro+ as my primary input method)
Searching around, here's what I've found so far:
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The System 76 Meerkat is a mini PC that looks great (and I'm partial to the company), but I don't know how it would perform with gaming. Also, I haven't decided if I want the (small) amounts of friction that come with gaming on Linux on my TV or not.
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Intel NUCs seems to be popular, and they have some gaming-focused models at higher price points.
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The MSI Trident 3 is explicitly gaming-focused and has a dedicated cooling system. Might be overkill for what I need though?
Here are my main questions:
- What other hardware options are out there that I don't know about?
- What hardware profile and price point should I be targeting for my needs? How little is too little, and how much is too much?
- Are there any pitfalls to this kind of setup that I'm not aware of?
I'm open to any and all suggestions, as this kind of stuff is all a bit over my head so it's hard for me to even know what I'm looking for. I haven't even decided that this is definitely something I'm going to do yet, since there's such a wide range in price and performance. Instead what I'm trying to do is figure out what my needs are and then which models (if any) would fit them best.
1: I do have a Steam Link and have tried the app, but the quality for me has been spotty enough that I would rather have native hardware playing them than trying to stream it from my laptop.
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Backblaze hard drive reliability stats, Q1 2020
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MacBook Pro 13-inch (2020) first look from Dieter Bohn at The Verge
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SCOPETREX vector gaming on your oscilloscope!
@tubetimeus: announcing the SCOPETREX -- the vector gaming console for your oscilloscope or XY monitor! ever wanted to buy a Vectrex, but can't afford the high prices on auction sites? well now you can build your own! full design files at https://t.co/hHAbFwwePE
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Microsoft launches Surface Book 3
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The saga of Apple’s bad butterfly MacBook keyboards is finally over
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Apple updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard, double the storage, and faster performance
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Why is TV 29.97 frames per second?
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Recommendation request: Modern wifi routers
I'm running out of time to finish the spend requirements on a credit card promotion. I was planning on buying a VR headset, but I realized there was something that would actually be much more...
I'm running out of time to finish the spend requirements on a credit card promotion. I was planning on buying a VR headset, but I realized there was something that would actually be much more useful; a new router.
The market for consumer routers has been really strange; We are on the sixth generation, yet it's super common for consumer routers to be two or three generations behind, especially the less expensive ones. So much of the stuff on the market only goes up to 802.11n, and half of the time the firmware they include is halfway broken or is missing important features.
So I'm looking for a router that is relatively future-proof. I want Wifi 6. I want something that won't be interrupted by the microwave. Open source firmware would be excellent, but not a requirement. I don't need mesh networking; my house is not that big. I do want it to be relatively inexpensive; I'd consider $300 to be a hard limit unless someone has a persuasive arguement to justify the cost.
I would also prefer to avoid Netgear. I have no idea how they stay in business with the mountains of problems I have had with their products and their horrible support. The last time I owned a Netgear product, I was forced to give them my email address to download the driver and they illegally added it to their marketing mailing list without my permission. I don't do business with people who betray me.
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iPhone SE (2020) review
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John Gruber reviews the iPad Magic Keyboard
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Video of a still functioning 1958 FACOM 128B Japanese Relay Computer
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Nintendo Switch is sold out everywhere, so this guy built one himself
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LIDAR: Peek into the future with iPad Pro
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Google has made significant progress toward developing its own processor to power future versions of its Pixel phones and Chromebooks
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Recommendations for a simple video chat system for Grandma
Grandma is understimulated in assisted living, and while Mom is looking into ways to either bunk with her, or drag her back to our place, I'm exploring other options. Her apartment does have...
Grandma is understimulated in assisted living, and while Mom is looking into ways to either bunk with her, or drag her back to our place, I'm exploring other options. Her apartment does have wireless internet, so we could set up some sort of telepresence or video calling device, but even something as simple as a Relay or a KC2 isn't great, because it loses power, and needs to be explained to her.
I'm thinking that we might have better luck with a Tablet or a PC solution, and I do have a Kindle Fire (5th Gen?) and an off brand Windows 10 tablet around, and I am open to a Pi Project or speciality devices, but it has to be simple enough to plug and play, and the dream would be if it could start a video chat without the receiver having to pick up, or at least as simple as a nurse being able to come in and start a call. Any suggestions?
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The ancient computers in the Boeing 737 Max are holding up a fix
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Report from Ming-Chi Kuo: Apple to launch several Macs with Arm-based processors in 2021, USB4 support coming to Macs in 2022
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Alternatives to desktop speakers
For the past few years I haven't had any speakers connected to my PC due to a lack of space in my room and on my desk. For the most part I have been using a pair of headphones which are great, but...
For the past few years I haven't had any speakers connected to my PC due to a lack of space in my room and on my desk. For the most part I have been using a pair of headphones which are great, but they aren't the most comfortable thing when I just want to watch YouTube on my second monitor and keep my ears available for my significant other.
So now I am looking for alternatives to desktop speakers. Right now I am either thinking of:
I think the bone conduction headphones would give me a ton of options to use while I am biking and sitting at my desk. The Bose on the other hand have excellent sound quality. A small, discrete speaker bar may also fit my needs if there are any good ones that can be recommended. Any thoughts? Have I missed an audio product that may fit my needs that you could recommend?
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John Gruber reviews the new 2020 MacBook Air
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Inside PlayStation 5: The specs and the tech that deliver Sony's next-gen vision
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Inside Xbox Series X: The full technical specs
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Inexpensive, reusable electrodes for EMG
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How bad is this $20 FATTYDOVE "Racing" 120GB SSD?
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Official Raspberry Pi 4 Desktop Kit - Is it worth the price?
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How NASA relies on resilient software running on redundant hardware to make up for physical defects, wear and tear, sudden failures, or even the effects of cosmic rays on equipment
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New ThinkPads with Ryzen 4000 announced
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The laptop market is in an atrocious state
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Steam hardware & software survey: January 2020
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Budget wireless mechanical keyboard round-up 2020
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What I want to see from 2020 ThinkPads
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Why I won't buy an iPad – ten years later
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MNT Reform open source, modular laptop crowdfunding campaign launches in February
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The polygons of Another World: Super Nintendo
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Frequency scaling on Intel CPUs when using AVX-512 instructions
5 votes