On paper, chording — that’s pressing multiple keys to create either a single character or a whole word — looks like one of the best possible input methods. Maybe not the best for speed, at least for a while, but definitely good for conserving the total number of keys. Of course, fewer keys also makes […]
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Pi enthusiast and maker Penk Chen has created a fantastic Raspberry Pi laptop powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W and all the components are fitted in a custom designed 3D printed enclosure. Equipped with a 7.9-inch touchscreen display and featuring a 48-key mechanical keyboard the style of the build has been inspired by 1990s organizers designed
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In our recent piece marking the 10th anniversary of the Raspberry Pi, we praised their all-in-one Raspberry Pi 400 computer for having so far succeeded in attracting no competing products. It seems that assessment might be premature, because it emerges that Apple have filed a patent application for “A computer in an input device” that
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Sarcasm is notoriously difficult to distinguish in online communities. So much, in fact, that a famous internet rule called Poe’s Law is named after the phenomenon. To adapt, users have adopted several methods for indicating implied sarcasm such as the /s tag, but more recently a more obvious sarcasm indicator has appeared that involves random capitalization througout
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Well, this is nice. A Canadian electronics tinkerer and Twitter user known as Ben S has created what can only be called a sarcasm injector using two $4 Raspberry Pi Pico boards. It sits between his keyboard and computer and, rather than employing irony to apply the lowest form of wit to his caustic missives, instead flips the caps
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With hackers and makers building custom computing devices that don’t necessarily follow conventional design paradigms, there’s been a growing demand for smaller and smaller keyboards. Many of the cyberdecks we’ve seen over the last couple of years have used so-called 60% or even 40% keyboards, and there’s been a trend towards repurposing BlackBerry keyboards for
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Raspberry Pi enthusiasts looking for an easy way to program their Raspberry Pi and develop projects, may be interested in a new mechanical keyboard computer powered by the awesome Raspberry Pi mini PC. The new customisable 65% mechanical keyboard computer is now available via Kickstarter and provides a neat way to access your Raspberry Pi
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Bürklin Electronics, a distributor specialized in high quality electronic components, announced the availability of the new 1552 family of hand-held enclosures from Hammond Electronics. Initially available in six sizes, the IP54 rated UL94-V0 flame-retardant ABS enclosure features an ergonomic design that fits comfortably into the hand, enabling it to be used for long period in applications such
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[zorbash] came up with a great side project while designing a way to read notes and highlighted sections from e-books without having to use Good Reads or the Amazon tool: build a gadget to display a parade of quotes from favorite authors and their books. The project is called Brain because it’s built on an IoT
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The SSA3075X-Plus extends the frequency range of the SSA3000X Plus series to meet the growing spectrum analysis needs for higher bandwidths in testing circuit designs for commercial communications bands and 5G applications. Saelig Company. Inc. has introduced the Siglent SSA3075X Plus Spectrum Analyzer which extends the frequency range of the SSA3000X series to 7.5 GHz, which covers all commercial
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