Play Infinite Versions of AI-Generated Pong on the...
There is currently a lot of interest in AI tools designed to help programmers write software. GitHub’s Copilot and Amaz ...
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An MPGuino Fuel-Economy Computer with a Retro Look...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the skyrocketing fuel prices that ensued last year got me thinking about how to cut do ...
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Upcycling a Tandy Model 100, Part II: I2C Strikes ...
Last year for Hands On, I gutted a defunct TRS-80 Model 100. The goal was to upgrade its 24 kilobytes of RAM and 2.4-me ...
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DIY Neurotech: Making BCI Accessible...
Brain-computer interfaces, or BCIs, are having a bit of a moment: Big tech companies have invested in the development of ...
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The Flipper Zero: A Hacker’s Delight...
UPDATE: 16 Feb. 2024: The Flipper Zero continues to give authorities the heebie-jeebies about illicit electronic access ...
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Wakka Wakka! This Turing Machine Plays Pac-Man...
As I read the newest papers about DNA-based computing, I had to confront a rather unpleasant truth. Despite being a ...
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Roll Your Own All-Sky, Raspberry Pi Camera...
While driving home one night recently, I saw a spectacularly bright meteor flash across the sky in front of my car. A ...
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The Soviet-Era, Z80-based Galaksija Dared to Be Di...
Eastern European Cold War–era computing has a poor reputation. The picture is one of a landscape littered with uninspir ...
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Make Your Own Digital Pinhole Camera...
My home of Port Townsend in Washington is a community full of arty types and makers. Calls to participate in local cult ...
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How Nigerian Hacktivists Are Taking on Big Oil...
A group of hacker-activists in Nigeria, in the wake of setbacks in the conventional court system, have taken their appea ...
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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”...
I have only once felt an earthquake—in 1985, when a magnitude-4 temblor occurred just north of New York City. It wasn’t ...
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A Dual-CPU Computer You Can Rewire With Software...
When the home computer revolution arrived, it filled my childhood with fascination and inspired me to study computer e ...
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Build Your Own Hi-fi Ear Defenders...
Many of us have gotten used to being able to dampen unwanted sound, thanks to the noise-cancellation technology found ...
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Try This Brand New Analog Computer...
Once upon a time, if you cracked open the pages of IEEE Spectrum you could spot full-page advertisements for analog comp ...
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Build the Most Accurate DIY Quartz Clock Yet...
Accurate timing is something that’s always been of interest to me. These days we rely heavily on time delivered to us ov ...
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Turn a Vintage Hi-Fi Into a Modern Entertainment C...
Sometimes extreme procrastination works in your favor. Procrastination certainly played a role in this month’s Hands On, ...
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The Most Hackable Handheld Ham Radio Yet...
All right, confession time. I don’t use my handheld ham radio for much more than eavesdropping on the subway dispatcher ...
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Ukraine Is the First “Hackers’ War”...
Rapid and resourceful technological improvisation has long been a mainstay of warfare, but the war in Ukraine is taking ...
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Electronically Assisted Astronomy on the Cheap...
I hate the eye strain that often comes with peering through a telescope at the night sky—I’d rather let a camera capture ...
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Build Long-Range IoT Applications Fast With Meshta...
Oh me, oh mesh! Many journalists in this business have at least one pet technology that’s never taken off in the way the ...
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Why are home prices at all-time highs with more in...
Both existing housing inventory and home prices have been rising together year over year, which might seem odd at first ...
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