Engineering Lifestyle
Grandpa, tell me about old displays
Michael Dunn
2/6/2013 2:18 PM EST
Everything today is LED, LCD, LCD, LED, or LCD. Let's have a look at displays from a more interesting time.
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DarkMatter
Very cool. Building a Nixie clock has been on my project list for a while.
Jack Ganssle
2/6/2013 1:15 PM EST
A $60 tool makes measuring low levels of current consumption easy.
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Meet Our Test Engineer of the Year
Janine Love
1/31/2013 2:22 PM EST
Peter Spitzer, a member of the TRICENTIS team since 2008, honored for his achievements.
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DesignVision winners announced at DesignCon
Patrick Mannion
1/29/2013 6:46 PM EST
Mix of winners ranges from feisty startups such as Upverter to industry luminaries such as Mentor Graphics, TE Connectivity and Teledyne LeCroy.
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Smoke re-concentrator refurbishes blown electronic components
Clive Maxfield
1/28/2013 3:24 PM EST
As one engineer told me: "It's amazing how much black smoke they can fit into even a small FPGA these days, and once it's out there is no getting it back in again – even if you catch it all in a jam jar."
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tglo
my adjustable wrench say 8 inch on one side and 200 mm on the other. same with the 10 inch / 250 mm ...
Free lunches happen – two events
Brian Bailey
1/24/2013 2:11 PM EST
There is such a thing as a free lunch and here is your opportunity to get two in one month if you live in Silicon Valley. Find out about design data management and the challenges of DDR memories…
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Video: "Our Story" – History of the world in just two minutes!
Clive Maxfield
1/24/2013 12:09 PM EST
I honestly don’t think it's possible to watch this all the way through without pausing for a few minute's thought, reflection, and rumination.
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Max the Magnificent
Well Duh! :-) Assuming 4.6 billion years, then if you had 1 sec for every million years the while ...
Sylvie Barak
1/17/2013 10:45 PM EST
The final word on this year's consumer electronics show in Las Vegas.
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What will CES 2013 bring to the tech table?
Sylvie Barak
1/4/2013 7:17 PM EST
Do the CEA's trends hold up? If not, what are the technologies that will be making a splash at CES this year?
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IDontUseTheForumSoWhyAmIForcedToMakeANickname
I agree with chanj that connected TV will continue to be pushed ... but I see it as a stop-gap ...
Top 10 engineering Kickstarter projects
Sylvie Barak
12/28/2012 5:12 PM EST
Crowdfunding site Kickstarter has enjoyed yet another spectacular year of growth, with some incredible wins for engineering startups. Come and see some of the highest funded projects from 2012.
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chad38
As far as I'm concerned kickstarter is for the little guy. It's platforms like this that help those ...