Month: May 2020

Cheap PCB Assembly from China [Test & Tutorial]

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This video shows how to use JLCPCB’s cheap assembly service.
Sponsor: $2 for 5 PCBs (Any Color): https://jlcpcb.com

Since I’m developing boards on a weekly basis I had to test JLC’s new service and show how to easily use it with EasyEDA online design tool. The results are surprising and you can get off really cheap using basic components. I hope this quick tutorial will help to handle the limitations and get you first assembled boards from china really cheap.

The iTunes Phone – The Story of Apple’s Phone Before the iPhone (A Retrospective)

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In 2007, Apple revolutionized the smartphone industry. Practically everybody today knows about the iPhone. But did you know that 2 years before the launch of the highly anticipated Apple phone, the Cupertino company was working on another phone? One that was manufactured by Motorola? It’s known as the iTunes Phone. And if you’ve never heard of it, there’s a good reason for that.

Nintendo Switch Is Getting A Piano App Later This Week

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If building the Nintendo Labo piano seems like it’d be too much hassle, this new piece of software heading to Switch later this week might well come in as a handy alternative.

Simply called Piano, this new app lets you transform your Switch into a mini piano wherever you go. It comes with a free play mode, where you can tinkle the ivories to your heart’s content, and also includes nine tutorials of “classic” songs if you happen to be a beginner.

We don’t have any footage to share with you sadly, but judging by these screenshots provided by Nintendo, Piano may well be best suited for young, aspiring pianists rather than already-accomplished musicians.

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