The Story of Virtuality | Nostalgia Nerd

Ever since I laid eyes on these wondrous cyberpunk like machines in the 90s, I was captivated. Huge pod like booths, connected to massive, bright headsets seemed like the future; Virtual Reality seemed like the future. In a way it was, because W Industries and Virtuality created something pretty staggering for the 90s. Here was VR which worked, it was immersive and even better, it was affordable, meaning arcades, leisure centres and theme parks were quick to get their own pods installed. So join me on a personal quest of enthralment, as I look at the company and machines behind the original Virtual Reality boom of the 1990s.

Inspector Uses Augmented Reality to Help You Inspect Your PCBs

It is now very affordable to have your own PCBs fabricated and delivered to your door, and free open source software like KiCAD makes it easier than ever to design them. But you’re still going to have to validate and test your PCBs once they arrive. That can be a surprisingly laborious task if your PCB is complex. Fortunately, new software called Inspectar promises to make your board inspections quick and easy with the help of augmented reality.

Read more…

SKR Mini E3 – The best Ender 3 upgrade from stock?

I’ve made videos on Ender 3 mainboard upgrades, but this one has been highly requested. The SKR Mini E3 from Bigtreetech is a drop in replacement board that also comes with pre-made firmware.
For the price, I consider this incredible value. Mine had one hitch but my free firmware files below will prevent that happening to you. This upgrade is so great because: It negates the need to spend time, effort and money on a bootloader.
It updates your printer to the newest Marlin with all safety features enabled. It has a more powerful 32bit processor It is more exapandle: No pin27 board needed for BLtouch and support for touch screens, UPS and PSU relays.
Integrated TMC2209s mean no more zebra stripes and no need to spend money on TL smoothers TMC2209s mean much quieter, no need to spend money on stepper dampers Plug and plug plus affordable

How To Install RetroPie On The Raspberry Pi 4 – RetroPie Pi4

In this video, I show you how to install RetroPie on The new Raspberry Pi 4,. As of making this video, we are still waiting on an official RetroPie image from the RetroPie team so this tutorial is a bit different. We will be installing RetroPie inside of Raspbian I also show you how to configure games and make RetroPie automatically boot when you start up your Pi4.

Apple Delays ‘Walkie Talkie for Texts’ Ahead of iPhone 11 Launch

The iPhone 11 has a lot of rumored features, from a new A13 processor and triple cameras on the iPhone 11 Pro to reverse wireless charging and an improved shatter-resistant design. But here’s one iPhone feature that no one saw coming.

According to The Information, Apple has been working on a “walkie for text messages feature” that would have allowed iPhone owners to send messages to other iPhones over long-distance radio waves. This technology would bypass cellular networks, making it a good fit for remote areas that have poor coverage by wireless carriers.

Read more…