Category Archives: Hardware

Google inside: where the Internet lives

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Stefano

Imagine you’re using Google, searching as usual. Now imagine you’d like to know what behind the curtain, what are the inner secrets of Big-G. Imagine you could see inside a server-farm, take a peek at the some of the best … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi FM transmitter: one short wire and a radio let you broadcast WAV files (Vine footage included)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Stefano

Another Raspberry Pi project: how to turn RPi into an FM transmitter? Imperial College Robotics Society released this Python code that streams a simple (44.1 KHz, mono, 16 bit) audio WAV file into FM. How to prepare this recipe: download … Continue reading →

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Got a Raspberry PI: where do we go now?

Posted on November 7, 2012 by Stefano

I’ve been waiting for almost one year (see my Dec. 2011 post) to get my hands on a Raspberry Pi and now I’ve got it! Now… where do we go from here? First steps into Raspbian-dom, the very first Linux … Continue reading →

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Why is 8-bit technology so important?

Posted on August 25, 2012 by Stefano

Nice post from Jason’s blog and a perfect question too: why is 8-bit technology so important these days? Simply put because it’s where we all come from! The most common 8-bit CPUs of the time included the Intel 8088 (used … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Curiosity achievement, technology & some fun too!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Stefano

A few things about great NASA Curiosity mission you may have missed! Apple was almost everywhere in this mission… just check out this photo of the EDL Ops Center (Entry-Descent-Land Operation) : Mac OS X looks like the weapon of … Continue reading →

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When trailing old technology is still leading, up and running in real-world applications

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Stefano

Ok, I love retrocomputers and all old tecnology stuff… this PCWorld article depicts a real-world scenario where older (non-leading, actually trailing, technologies) are still running everyday tasks – some of them are even life-saving related. From 1970s minicomputers used for … Continue reading →

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Google’s sunglasses: Terminator look and Google’s augmented reality technology for the ultimate gadget

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Stefano

Google’s so-called “Terminator” glasses – they’re a pet project being developed at Google’s X laboratory, and will presumably place a computerized overlay on the real world. An exciting detail from the New York Times — the sunglasses will be ready … Continue reading →

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Cubelets: the modular robotics you’ve been missing!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Stefano

Make Magazine is always a great source of inspiration for tinkering-oriented people like me. In this post, Make introduces the Cubelets from ModRobotics: a great educational tool for kids and adults alike! Just like Lego, but with some brain too! … Continue reading →

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Tablet wars: Blackberry PlayBook gets its priced slashed off 50%

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Stefano

RIM, Blackberry producer, has made the first move in 2012 in tablet wars. Its Blackberry PlayBook is now available for $299 – that’s 50% off its regular price – but you can find it right now at $249. The 16GB … Continue reading →

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A $25 computer? Meet the Rasperry Pi: that little device that could be the one!

Posted on December 27, 2011 by Stefano

It’s tiny, slow and cost $25 – yet it still runs Linux. No, it’s not you grandfather ’486 you’re so eager to revive with some fancy distro of Linux. It’s the Raspberry Pi: the first – ever – attempt to … Continue reading →

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