It’s a piece of common knowledge, that MS-DOS wasn’t capable of multitasking. For that, the Microsoft-based PC user would have to wait for the 80386, and usable versions of Windows. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/09/myth-tested-dos-cant-multitask/)

Minimizing Stress on a Coin Cell Battery
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/minimizing-stress-on-a-coin-cell-battery/

When it comes to powering tiny devices for a long time, coin cell batteries are the battery of choice for things like keyfobs, watches, and even some IoT devices. They’re …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/minimizing-stress-on-a-coin-cell-battery/)

Weird Lens Allows Light Field Passthrough for VR Headset
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/weird-lens-allows-light-field-passthrough-for-vr-headset/

Light Fields are a subtle but critical element to making 3D video look “real”, and it has little to do with either resolution or field of view. Meta (formerly Facebook) …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/weird-lens-allows-light-field-passthrough-for-vr-headset/)

The World ID Orb and the Question of What Defines a Person
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/the-world-id-orb-and-the-question-of-what-defines-a-person/

Among the daily churn of ‘Web 3.0’, blockchains and cryptocurrency messaging, there is generally very little that feels genuinely interesting or unique enough to pay attention to. The same was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/the-world-id-orb-and-the-question-of-what-defines-a-person/)

PentaBlinky – When One LED Is Not Blinky Enough
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/pentablinky-when-one-led-is-not-blinky-enough/

https://hackaday.io/project/192224-pentablinky
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/437161691159069319-featured.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/437161691159069319-featured.jpg?w=800">[michimartini] over on Hackaday.io loves playing with multivibrator circuits, and has come across a simple example of a ring oscillator. This is a discrete transistor RC-delay design utilizing five identical …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/pentablinky-when-one-led-is-not-blinky-enough/)

Canadian Engineers? They Have a Ring About Them
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/canadian-engineers-they-have-a-ring-about-them/

How can you spot an engineer? It can be tricky, but it is a little easier in Canada. That’s because many Canadian engineers have been through the Ritual of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/canadian-engineers-they-have-a-ring-about-them/)

A Hobson’s Coupler Leads to a Weird Engine
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/a-hobsons-coupler-leads-to-a-weird-engine/

You want to join two shafts. What do you need? A coupler, of course. If the shafts don’t line up, you might consider an Oldham coupler. But what if the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/a-hobsons-coupler-leads-to-a-weird-engine/)

Laser Engraver Uses All of the DVD Drive
https://hackaday.com/2023/08/10/laser-engraver-uses-all-of-the-dvd-drive/