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A DIY Tracker Tough Enough for the Arctic

Cars That Think

So, I set about building an open-source ice tracker from DIY components that not only proved to be much, much cheaper but also much more capable than the commercial options. James Provost We tested the basic design by deploying a prototype onto the ice in February 2021.

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Space Campers shares new look inside its Tesla Cybertruck Camper

Teslarati

Compatibility with the Cybertruck’s battery for accessory add-ons and DIY builds. Its full-camp kitchen, bathroom, shower, and rack accessories were designed to utilize most of the Cybertruck’s space. In the explainer video below, Space Campers offered a look inside and more information on several features and functions.

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Energy Harvesting for Wearable Technology Steps Up

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But to incorporate many different types of sensors, we need different material designs and tools. For capacitors, voltage translates to electrons stored —the voltage drop across a capacitor is proportional to its total charge.) In the future, DIY may not even be necessary. volts for about 60 hours.

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Hacking Ham Radio for Texting

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APRS is a store-and-forward radio network protocol developed over 25 years ago by U.S. Navy researcher Robert Bruninga and was originally designed to track tactical information in real time. MicroAPRS , which is an open-source and Arduino-compatible firmware package for DIY packet radio modems. I chose a $10.

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The First Digital Camera Was The Size of a Toaster

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Although the CCDs could capture an image, they couldn’t store it. In a 2016 interview with DIY Photography , he said cassettes were the only permanent form of “digital storage” available to him at the time. He designed it so each tape would store 30 images. The image was then transferred to the cassette.

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How I turned a shipping container into a solar off-grid charging station with A/C

Baua Electric

Well, not really cheated, but I just went with a retail solar generator system instead of DIYing that part myself from à la carte components. It’s more expensive since you’re paying for a pre-designed and engineered solution, but damn if it doesn’t make it easy! To be fair, I cheated a bit.

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2024 Kia Sorento Review

Baua Electric

The new Sorento features multiple refreshed design elements, many drawn from the recently launched EV9. inch multifunction LCD digital display on S, Sport and Sport + trim grades designed to replace the outgoing model’s analogue instrumentation. HEV and PHEV options will join the petrol and diesel duo tested here later in the year.

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