https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jun/18/google-image-recognition-neural-network-androids-dream-electric-sheep Google’s AI neutral networks make very interesting looking images. →
Latest-generation drones now cost around $1,000, if not more. Or how about … $10? Seriously! Teardown: A tiny drone and its controller article tells about Cheerson CX-10 Quadcopter that can be picked for around $10. I picked one at slightly higher price (around €15) from Banggood or DX, to get the idea of today’s drones. I →
Some fun for this Friday: If coding language were an essay… on 9GAG http://m.9gag.com/gag/aWZXKyx →
Mobile apps boom was clearly started by Phone introduced 2007 (there were some attempts earlier but they were not hat successful). The mobile app boom kicked off in July 2008, when Apple introduced the App Store. Not it seems that the interest in apps seems to be fading. Recode article The app boom is over →
http://boingboing.net/2016/06/15/intel-x86-processors-ship-with.html Most modern x86 CPUs have a separate management processor in them, and it can potentially damage your system security. →
http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/home-robots/study-you-will-love-your-robot-more-if-you-assemble-it-yourself?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+IeeeSpectrum+%28IEEE+Spectrum%29&utm_content=FaceBook There is IKEA effect also in robotics. →
http://www.open-electronics.org/axiom-beta-uhd-raw-workflow-explained-apertus-open-source-cinema/?utm_content=buffer3fe16&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer Interesting article on open source 4K camera. →
http://www.engineersgarage.com/tutorials/open-wifi-scanner-using-esp8266 This device looks for open WiFi networks. It is built using ESP8266. →
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/wsl/2016/06/08/wsl-system-calls/ How Windows 10 will run Linux binaries by mapping Linux kernel calls to Windows NT kernel. →
Yesterday I posted about DMX-512 dimmer. DMX-512 is a lighting industry standard way of controlling lighting equipment.DMX-512 allows for one controller (like a lighting desk or computer) to control many lights from many manufacturers. DMX-512 fundamentally provides 512 channels of 8-bit resolution (0-255) level control(which constitue a DMX ‘universe’) using serial RS-485 communications at 250 →