According to Standford and NVidia researchers, VR adoption is slowed by the bulky headsets required. They want to offer a slim solution. A SIGGRAPH paper earlier this year lays out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/12/svelte-vr-headsets-coming/)

Swarm vs. Iridium: Which Satellite IoT Service is Right for You?
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/12/swarm-vs-iridium-which-satellite-iot-service-is-right-for-you/

In a world where it seems like everyone’s face is glued to a device screen, the idea that wireless service might be anything other than universal seems just plain silly. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/12/swarm-vs-iridium-which-satellite-iot-service-is-right-for-you/)

The Chip Shortage Leads To The Strangest Things
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/the-chip-shortage-leads-to-the-strangest-things/

The global chip shortage has not made the life of the electronic design engineer an easy one, as products have been designed around whatever parts are available rather than the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/the-chip-shortage-leads-to-the-strangest-things/)

Air Filter DRM? Hacker Opts Out With NFC Sticker
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/air-filter-drm-hacker-opts-out-with-nfc-sticker/

[Flamingo-tech]’s Xiaomi air purifier has a neat safety feature: it will refuse to run if a filter needs replacement. Of course, by “neat” we mean “annoying”. Especially when the purifier …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/air-filter-drm-hacker-opts-out-with-nfc-sticker/)

How Do You Build a Tradition?
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/how-do-you-build-a-tradition/

I was struck by reading our writeup of the Zenit in Electronics contest – an annual event in the Slovak Republic – that it’s kind of like a decathlon for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/how-do-you-build-a-tradition/)

An Amstrad NC100 Has a New Purpose In Life
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/an-amstrad-nc100-has-a-new-purpose-in-life/

We’re used to laptop computers featuring flip-up screens; this article is being written on one and it’s probable you’re reading it on another one. But there’s another laptop form factor …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/an-amstrad-nc100-has-a-new-purpose-in-life/)

The 286 Gives Up One Of Its Final Secrets
https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/the-286-gives-up-one-of-its-final-secrets/

Though it is largely forgotten today, the Intel 80286 was for a while in the 1980s the processor of choice and designated successor to the 8086 in the world of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/08/13/the-286-gives-up-one-of-its-final-secrets/)