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On astronomical telescopes of even middling power, a small “finderscope” is often mounted in parallel to the main optics to assist in getting the larger instrument on target. The low …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/23/starpointer-keeps-scope-on-target-with-stellarium/)
Before smartphones exploded on the scene in the late 00s, there was still a reasonable demand for pocket-sized computers that could do relatively simple computing tasks. Palm Pilots and other …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/23/pocket-computer-reminds-us-of-pdas/)
Hackaday Prize 2022: Multispectral Smartphone Camera Reveals Paintings’ Inner Secrets
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/23/hackaday-prize-2022-multispectral-smartphone-camera-reveals-paintings-inner-secrets/
Multispectral imaging, or photography using wavelengths other than those in ordinary visible light, has various applications ranging from earth observation to forgery detection in art. For example, titanium white and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/23/hackaday-prize-2022-multispectral-smartphone-camera-reveals-paintings-inner-secrets/)
MIT complains that designing a robot hand is time-consuming and takes a lot of iterations. They want to improve that using a unique approach by giving a modular hand tactile …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/23/design-your-next-robot-hand-in-minutes/)
Do you know what the IODC word in GPS data means? If so, great! If not, head over to see the 32nd of [Michel van Biezen’s] 100-part video series on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/23/around-gps-in-100-videos/)
Scratch-Built Industrial Camera’s Modular Design Really Stacks Up
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/24/scratch-built-industrial-cameras-modular-design-really-stacks-up/
The news here isn’t so much that [Guarav Singh] built this high-quality industrial digital camera from scratch, but it’s in the way it was accomplished. That plus the amount of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/24/scratch-built-industrial-cameras-modular-design-really-stacks-up/)