LED strips are one of the most popular light sources in the world today. From car modding, interior design, to cosplay, it’s hard to find a place where LED strips haven’t been used. Their size, ease of use, and fairly low price led them to become a staple for makers everywhere. They also make an …
Computer-Aided Design has drastically improved the speed and the accuracy which we humans create systems with, at the point where it will be impossible to list an area in technology where the added-value brought by CAD is not exploited. Following this revolution, Many CAD software are being refined and/or launched every day. There is a variety …
No one wants to deal willingly with the difficulties that come with a broken bone but sometimes accidents do happen. When this occurs, ensuring the affected limb is placed in a comfortable position makes it heal faster. This is why orthopedics has consistently used plaster of Paris and other thermoplastics to keep broken bones in …
The need to define what constitutes an autonomous vehicle defined the autonomous driving community of the early 2000s. At that time, diverse autonomous technologies were being touted as the Holy Grail to hacking driverless cars. But most of these prototypes still required some level of input from passengers within the vehicle. what are those autonomous …
The world currently makes use of approximately 30 billion IoT devices to build a more interconnected world where information sharing and automation is done with ease. Although a large percentage of available IoT devices are deployed across commercial facilities, the use of IoT for home automation in domestic spaces is at an all-time high. IoT …
Every Android phone comes with a generic calendar. While the calendar you currently have does the job of reminding you about today’s date excellently, we would like you to know that you can get other Android calendar apps installed on your phone. Here is our attempt to make you discover what the best calendar apps …
Before diving into the naming of the most useful shield for Arduino as the topic highlights, it is only right to provide a little background into shields for individuals who intend to work with one for the first time. Shields are pieces of hardware that give Arduino a specific purpose. That is the short definition. …
The versatility of the 3D printer makes it a tool that you can employ in different ways. One of those ways is the design and printing of accessories that support your everyday habits or activities. Biking is one activity that provides anyone with a 3D printer the opportunity to build accessories that support your bike …
Welcome, all 3D printing hobbyists looking for the next practical project to work on. Do you commute regularly in your car and would like to make things a little more comfortable? If yes, then you’re at the right place. This post will provide 10 interesting car accessory items you can choose to 3D print. You’re …
The life of a professional photographer or anyone who takes photography as a serious hobby is one littered with accessories. This includes accessories that support the camera, accessories that keep expensive equipment safe, and accessories that simplify the imaging process. Today, there are thousands of photography accessories out there you can choose from but making …
As Linux distros go, Ubuntu and Linux Mint are some of the more popular options out there anyone interested in using an operating system outside of the big two, Windows and Mac, are likely to explore. The reason why a new user is more likely to explore either Linux Mint or Ubuntu is due to …
The interconnected world is expected to change the way every industry functions and usher in industry 4.0 and this includes domestic households. Interconnectivity is expected to be driven by the Internet of Things (IoT) which consists of both hardware and the software needed to run entire systems. At the domestic or home front, the application …
The Knight Rider is one of the perfect Arduino projects for beginners. What is Knight Rider? It’s a set of LEDs that blinks one after another, Here is what the official Arduino page says: We have named this example in memory to a TV-series from the ’80s where the famous David Hasselhoff had an AI …
By now, you should have learned the basics of plotting in Matlab using previous post. In this session we want to look closer to how we can plot a conditional plot using Matlab Here is an easy example of a conditional plot plot f Conditional plotting in Matlab One of the way you can walk …
There is a function behind every Matlab code that performs a computational task, and here is how you can create your own function that will help you go faster while working with Matlab. We will be creating a simple one-line code function in this post, just to help you have a glimpse into how creating …