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Watch This Youtuber Dismember Popular Devices to Make See-Through Gadgets

Watch This Youtuber Dismember Popular Devices to Make See-Through Gadgets

As an adolescent in the mid-80s, I got a see-through Swatch watch (with translucent green trimming) that showed the internal structures and the gears in motion. It was my favorite, and ever since then I’ve been a big fan of clear casings on electronics. I often wonder why they’re not more prevalent — the motors, […]

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USB Webcams are Sold Out. Here Is How to Use Your iPhone Instead

USB Webcams are Sold Out. Here Is How to Use Your iPhone Instead

Pandemics apparently bring out some odd shopping tendencies and supply chain breakdowns. First the stores ran out of toilet paper. Then they ran out of yeast. And now, with everyone telecommuting to work and school, there’s a shortage of USB webcams, with many people doubling (or quadrupling) the price of what they still have in […]

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MIT’s Reality Editor Controls IoT Devices via Augmented Reality

MIT’s Reality Editor Controls IoT Devices via Augmented Reality

Augmented reality has yet to find a foothold in widespread applications, but MIT has just released an AR app that allows you to control IoT devices.

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What Does an Oscilloscope Look Like in Slow Motion?

What Does an Oscilloscope Look Like in Slow Motion?

See an oscilloscope function like you never have before — captured on slow motion footage at an incredible 1,000 frames per second.

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Camera Restrica

This “Camera Restricta” Stops You from Taking Lame Photos

A prototype iPhone accessory prevents you from taking predictable, touristy photos by locking down the shutter when it detects that you’re standing in a commonly photographed area.

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Reverse Engineering the Estimote

Reverse Engineering the Estimote

It’s actually fairly hard to get your hands on an Estimote developer preview kit—as its still shipping in limited numbers—but I managed to get one of the early developer kits and, predictably, took one of the beacons apart.

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