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The New Raspberry Pi 5 is here: Faster than Ever After a long wait of over 4 years Raspberry Pi Foundation announced the new Raspberry Pi 5. The Raspberry Pi 5 features a number of upgrades over its predecessor, including a new and faster processor, the new in house developed RP1 Southbridge, and better connectivity. While the Pi 5 still features the same footprint as its predecessor, it… |
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Innovator creates Gigantic 3D Printed RC Boat with Impressive Speed Departing from conventional designs that employ motors and propellers above the water, this inventor chose to equip the vessel with a water propeller for improved performance. The journey to build this groundbreaking boat was not without challenges, including a unique 4D printing process, hours of printing, and numerous experiments to… |
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Palm OS meets Raspberry Pi Pico The rePalm project is created with an aim to port Palm’s classic Palm OS, which was used in their classic PDA to modern hardware. The rePalm project is created and maintained by the embedded engineer Dmitry Grinberg who is now Sr. Staff Software Engineer at Cruise. Previously he has ported the Palm OD to other ARM devices such as… |
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Beyond the Blueprint: A CNC Router's Evolution into Art In a recent DIY endeavor, a passionate maker Eirik Brandal, embarked on a journey to master the art of operating a CNC router. What started as a simple warm-up project quickly evolved into a complex and mesmerizing creation that pushed the boundaries of their newfound skills? The initial idea was to break free from the constraints of… |
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Battery-free Robots use Origami to change Shape in Mid-Air Scientists at Washington University have created small robotic devices capable of adjusting their aerial movement by adopting a folded posture as they fall. These " microfliers," when released from drones, employ a specific origami technique, the Miura-ori fold, to transition from a scattered, tumbling motion to a direct downward fall. The… |
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Balancing Act: The DIY Hoverbike Project That's Turning Heads This innovative hoverbike seamlessly blends the dynamics of a hoverboard with the thrill of a bicycle, resulting in a groundbreaking personal mobility solution. The hoverbike is essentially comprised of two hoverboard halves, each resembling a balancing robot. Ingeniously, foot pressure switches are… |
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Arduino Secures Additional $22 Million Investment, with Arm Chipping In, For R&D, TinyML, and Cloud Initiatives In the latest financial update, raised an additional $22 million to its Series B funding, accumulating a total of $54 million. This remarkable accomplishment paves the way for its entry into the U.S. market and a stronger presence in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) domain. Fabio Violante, the CEO of Arduino, commented on the… |
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Unending Pop-ups on iPhones: Flipper Zero's Bluetooth Packet Spoofing Exploit Smartphones, while convenient and essential, remain vulnerable to evolving cyber threats, even when regularly updated. The latest concern arises from an exploit discovered by a security expert named Anthony, targeting Apple's iPhones. The vulnerability leverages Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) advertising packets, designed to signal a device's… |
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DIY Hyperloop Model Revolutionizes Speed Records This remarkable endeavor involves the creation of a functional hyperloop model that shattered previous speed records, thanks to the ingenious efforts of a skilled engineer with a channel named ProjectAir on YouTube. The project began as a simple curiosity - how fast could a scaled-down train travel using… |
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Kazokutchi: The Robotic Ecosystem With NFC and NFT Technology The Kazokutchi robotic "homes" are pretty cool gadgets that do more than just roam around. They actually use NFC (Near Field Communication) to interact and create unique digital tokens known as NFTs (non-fungible tokens). Now, you may have heard of blockchains and NFTs as these complicated tech buzzwords that only computer geeks understand… |
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Meet Onju Voice: A Toolkit to Personalize and Enhance Google Nest Mini Experience Step into the future of smart home technology with Onju Voice, the cutting-edge ESP32-S3-based board that promises to reshape your home assistant experience. Meticulously engineered as a seamless replacement for the Google Nest Mini's PCB, or for incorporation into your personalized enclosure, Onju Voice offers a dynamic, privacy-centric,… |
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Espressif Launches ESP ZeroCode: Streamlining IoT Firmware Development Without Coding Espressif has introduced the ESP ZeroCode Platform, an innovative web application aimed at simplifying the development of ESP microcontroller firmware compliant with the Matter standard. With ESP ZeroCode, users can effortlessly create, customize, and test firmware for IoT devices, all within their web browser, without the need for any… |
