Comments on: April Fools’ 2017: Here’s the best and worst of this year’s pranks (so far) https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/ All about electronics and circuit design Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:05:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.14 By: Nisha Batel https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1680252 Tue, 26 May 2020 08:51:57 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1680252 Very informative article.Thanks for sharing.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1674056 Wed, 01 Apr 2020 20:26:31 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1674056 https://www.edn.com/category/blog/do-engineers-like-pranks/

]]> By: Tom Kny https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1613910 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 08:00:15 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1613910 Thanks for sharing the link. more details about the prank videos go to my blog http://mdtanvirahmmed.blogspot.com/

]]> By: Kathy Torres https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1613908 Thu, 22 Nov 2018 07:55:08 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1613908 This post is one of my great finds this week! Thank you, (Tomi Engdahi). You’ve done an amazing job for me and the people who count on our favorite (https://fisherreel.com/best-balaclava/). Can you please create another more comprehensive resource on pranks? I would be very delighted.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1543563 Tue, 11 Apr 2017 04:04:08 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1543563 Classic:

1-bit PROM programmer shows status
http://www.edn.com/design/systems-design/4458183/1-bit-PROM-programmer-shows-status?_mc=sm_edn&hootPostID=387c55605cc3e971f02c67d42936115d

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1543042 Wed, 05 Apr 2017 13:54:12 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1543042 9 of the Best Fake Gadgets of 2017
https://www.designnews.com/consumer-electronics/9-best-fake-gadgets-2017/161481574656565?cid=nl.x.dn14.edt.aud.dn.20170405

From ride-hailing wearables to invisible glasses and weather control, we look at the best prank products companies have announced so far this year.

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1542811 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:46:43 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1542811 Ask Hackaday: Which Balaclava Is Best For Hacking?
http://hackaday.com/2017/04/01/ask-hackaday-which-balaclava-is-best-for-hacking/

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1542804 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:21:37 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1542804 Scratchy Brings Digital Clarity To The Vinyl World
http://hackaday.com/2017/04/01/scratchy-brings-digital-clarity-to-the-vinyl-world/

But what if you are at home, without the benefit of a state-of-the-art studio or high-end digital signal processing? How can you then have pop and crackle free sound from your hi-fi when you put on a piece of vinyl? [Paul Wallace] may just have the answer, he’s made a smartphone app called Scratchy which listens to the output of a turntable, identifies the track being played, and plays the appropriate MP3 file for a digital experience from vinyl. It uses the algorithm published by Shazam to recognize tunes. The software also has a learn mode during which it can be taught about new records in the collection. The app itself is written using the Xamarin framework and has its source code in his GitHup repository, so it’s possible it could be produced for other platforms as well as Android.

http://ynformatics.com/2017/scratchy-digital-vinyl/

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1542803 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 12:19:47 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1542803 Review: The O-scope Mayer D4/WG5 Calibrated Fleshy Test Probe
http://hackaday.com/2017/04/01/review-the-o-scope-mayer-d4wg5-calibrated-fleshy-test-probe/

]]> By: Tomi Engdahl https://www.epanorama.net/blog/2017/04/01/april-fools-2017-heres-the-best-and-worst-of-this-years-pranks-so-far/comment-page-1/#comment-1542795 Mon, 03 Apr 2017 11:56:11 +0000 http://www.epanorama.net/newepa/?p=53975#comment-1542795 Transcendental resistors simplify precision design
http://www.edn.com/design/components-and-packaging/4458203/Transcendental-resistors-simplify-precision-design

Our new company, Transcendental Passives, has submitted patent applications for this two-resistor circuit, as well as an advanced three-resistor version. Our first product will be the πΩ resistor described here – a part that can be used in a variety of products, such as an electronic tape measure that reports the circumference of a circular object by measuring its diameter.

Our second product line will be resistors with values that are multiples of 1/2π. We think they will find wide use in RC oscillators designed to operate at integer frequencies.

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