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Resistor reading apps

If you are a long time hacker, you might remember all resistor color codes so well that you have no problem in reading them without thinking to much. For other there are those resistor color code tables and calculators. But could this task be automated? Maybe with mobile phone? Reading Resistors With OpenCV posting mentions

Valve’s VR Tracking Hardware

With VR headsets, the problem isn’t putting two displays in front of the user’s eyes. The problem is determining where the user is looking quickly and accurately. Few days ago I saw an interesting Introduction To Valve’s Tracking Hardware article that tells thew basics of ‘Lighthouse’ tracking unit operation: By scanning these IR lasers across

TV in Finland 60 years

Finland’s first television broadcast was seen 60 years ago. In 1954 Finnish radio engineers were concerned about the situation that other Nordic countries was already TV test transmissions (England TV started in 1946 and USA 1947). In the autumn of 1954 in connection with the proposal for the  Radioinsinööriseura (North Fire Radio Engineering Society) was

Java at 20

With Java hitting its 20th anniversary this week, so IT media is actively writing on Celebrating 20 years of juicy Java. Oracle is celebrating 20 years of Java, which was officially announced at the SunWorld conference in San Francisco on May 23 1995. The origins of Java go back earlier, Sun’s secret “Green Project” where