AirPods Pro Case: Revived for €20
Posted on: Apple, Hardware.Tagline: It turns out fixing the unfixable only takes fifteen minutes and a bit of patience.Last week, I wrote that my AirPods Pro case was dead. The battery wouldn't…
Urban HF Antenna Problem: 5 Proven Builds for Small Rooftops
Five space-saving HF antennas for city hams: Mini G5RV, Shorty 4020, UA6CA Windom, Window Loop, and 40m Mag Loop. All buildable on small rooftops or balconies, with links, specs, and real-world tips…
EEVblog 1755 – Tolicore Femtoammeter TEARDOWN + REVERSE ENGINEER
Demo, teardown and reverse engineering of the Tolicore 3720 Femtoammeter and voltage source. https://tolicore.com/products/3720-femtoammeter-voltage-source/…
EEVblog 1754 – 2026 Electronex Show WALKAROUND
2026 Electronex Show Walkaround Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog-1754-2026-electronex-show-walkaround/
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Building a beast of a PC
Apple M1 vs Hetzner CPX31
Benchmarking homeserver hardware
Switch Sports Golf and automating my Denon AVR
My home audio system goes through a Denon AVR-X1700H as the primary receiver. My house has three pairs of ceiling speakers: one in the living room, one in the dining room, and one in the kitchen.…
Evaluating the ALFA Network AHPI7292S
The Alfa Network’s AHPI7292S was claimed to be the world’s first IEEE 802.11ah sub 1 GHz WiFi Raspberry Pi HAT when it was introduced in 2021. It is based on the 1st generation Newracom NRC7292 SoC…
Time capsule: Next Thing Co.'s C.H.I.P.
This is the C.H.I.P. I took this photo on July 25, 2016, when it first arrived at my college dorm room. It will turn 10 years old next month under my possession. Trip down memory lane The C.H.I.P.…
My Steam Machine is a 50ft HDMI Cable
It turns out that a _very_ long HDMI cable, a Steam Controller 2 and Bazzite on a second drive was all I needed to get a comfortable couch gaming experience.
These cheap USB-to-HDMI adapters are terrible, and yet incredibly useful
In 2023, I ordered a cheap piece of crap USB to HDMI adapter. From time to time, I dabble with computers, but I don’t always have a convenient display at hand. Capture cards aren’t…
Tiny e-ink reader
Xteink X4 Pocket eReaderVia
How The Heck Do Synthesizers Work?
How simple mathematics shaped the sound of modern music.
[VIA’s Graveyard] Exhuming the VT5329E (PN133 Development Board)
The next board from the cemetery is the VT5329E, a Socket 370 development board which was probably used to validate the switch between Trident to S3 Integrated graphics in early 2000s. Unlike…
Type Different: Changing the Keys on Your Keyboard
Keyboard Basics There's a few things to know about keyboards you plug into your computer: They have little computers in them. When you press a key, the little computer in the keyboard sends a signal…
DIY Smart home project: Restoring the wall switch
Background In a previous post, I wrote about building a presence sensor to automatically turn my bedroom lights on and off (smart bulbs connected to ...
Gateron Oil King Silent Tactile Switch Review
Nearly four and a half years after one of the most influential modern linear switches first made its debut, Gateron has returned to the molds, the materials, and the name that so many enthusiasts…
The new LRT PRO Timer 3.5 is finally back in stock!
The wait is over! After the first batch sold out incredibly fast, the new LRTimelapse PRO Timer 3.5 is finally available again (and even cheaper than its predecessor)! You might have wondered over…
Using the Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen2 as an SDR in GNU Radio
Using the Red Pitaya STEMlab 125-14 PRO Gen 2 as a software-defined radio inside GNU Radio with the pavel-demin source and sink blocks, and why undersampling commercial FM at 94.2 MHz hits an analog…
Hardware Debuggers Have Become Really Capable!
A few weeks ago, I attended small event organized by Tasking. They showed their compilers, debuggers, and testing tools. It was all really interesting, but what really stood out to me is just how…
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