The world’s brightest LED is SO POWERFUL that just powering it on is a challenge in itself!
The Best Game Boy DMG Screen Mod Ever!
I’ve seen a lot of backlit display mods for the original Game Boy, but this one just doesn’t compare.
Samsung Galaxy Z Flip Durability Test – Fake Folding Glass?!
Samsung has pitched this phone as a folding glass phone that ‘bends the laws of physics’ But… is folding glass actually possible? The only way to find out is with a scratch test. Overall I’m impressed with the Galaxy Z Flip. If they change the name of their screen material to something besides glass I would give it a 10/10 as far as folding phones go. The only physical characteristic this screen material shares with actual glass is the clarity. And I dont think thats fair to consumers. At all. Let me know what you think in the comments.
Coronavirus: RaspberryPi powered ventilator to be tested in Colombia
A team in Colombia is to test a ventilator made with a Raspberry Pi computer and easy-to-source parts.
The design and computer code were posted online in March by a man in California, who had no prior experience at creating medical equipment.
Marco Mascorro, a robotics engineer, said he built the ventilator because knew the machines were in high demand to treat Covid-19.
His post prompted a flood of feedback from healthcare workers.
He has used the advice to make improvements.
“I am a true believer that technology can solve a lot of the problems we have right now specifically in this pandemic,” he told the BBC.
ODYSSEY X86 SBC Emulation Test Using Batocera.linux!
In this video, we take a look at Batocera Linux running on the all-new ODYSSEY – X86J4105800 the most expandable Win10 Mini PC (Linux and Arduino Core) with 8GB RAM. Let’s see how this little SBC handles emulator like Gamecube, PSP, Sega Saturn, N64 and even PS2 using Batocera!
Powered by a Quad-Core Intel CPU paired with 8GB of Ram and it has the ability to run Windows, Linux or Android X86!
Introducing the Arduino Portenta H7
Designed for demanding industrial applications, AI edge processing, and robotics, the Arduino Portenta family is a new standard for open high-density interconnect to support advanced peripherals.
The first member of the family is the Portenta H7 module – a dual-core Arm Cortex-M7 and Cortex-M4 operating at 480MHz and 240MHz, respectively, with an operational temperature range of -40 to 85°C. The Portenta H7 is capable of running Arduino code, Python, and JavaScript, making it accessible to an even broader audience of developers.
Twitch Streamer Spectacularly Fries His PC
So, I’m sure that any of us who has attempted to build a PC (hopefully with some success) has at least one horror story they could tell. Admittedly, while the process isn’t difficult, there are a number of ways you can get it wrong. In a live broadcast on Twitch, however, one user found a way to get it wrong in a rather explosive style.
While live-streaming a PC building video, when user ‘fastaction99‘ pressed the on button to see if it would POST, he got a lot more than he bargained for!
How to build your own RaspberryPi Kubernetes Cluster
By popular demand, I’ll show you how to set up your very own Kubernetes cluster. But not just any boring old cluster, I’ll show off the process of doing this on the Raspberry Pi platform, which is a cheaper and more energy-efficient foundation for your clustering needs.
STM32 Blue Pill vs Black Pill Microcontroller Boards
The “Blue Pill” is a cheap STM32 Cortex-M3 based microcontroller board. It is popular because of its price and versatility. Now there is an updated variant, dubbed the “Black Pill” with a new STM32 microcontroller based on the Cortex-M4F (with a FPU).
The Blue Pill uses the STMicro STM32F103C8T6 and costs less than $2.
The new “Black Pill” is shipping in two variants, one using the STM32F401CCU6, the other using STM32F411CEU6. Both are Arm Cortex-M4F based microcontrollers.
NASA’s BRUIE Autonomous Robot Undergoes Training to Explore Oceans of Other Worlds
The University of Western Australia and NASA have wrapped up testing of its autonomous underwater robot at Australia’s Casey research station in Antarctica, after being previously fielded in the Arctic and Alaska. Known as BRUIE (Buoyant Rover for Under-Ice Exploration), the robot is destined to explore other planetary bodies of water within the solar system, including Jupiter’s Europa and Saturn’s Enceladus moons. The robot has been in the testing phase since 2012 and is tasked to look for biosignatures beneath the ice of other worlds, as well as gather topography data about the ice while submerged.
