USB And The Myth Of 500 Milliamps
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/usb-and-the-myth-of-500-milliamps/

If you’re designing a universal port, you will be expected to provide power. This was a lesson learned in the times of LPT and COM ports, where factory-made peripherals and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/usb-and-the-myth-of-500-milliamps/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 790: Better Bash Scripting with Amber
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/floss-weekly-episode-790-better-bash-scripting-with-amber/

This week Jonathan Bennett and Dan Lynch chat with Paweł Karaś about Amber, a modern scripting language that compiles into a Bash script. Want to write scripts with built-in error …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/floss-weekly-episode-790-better-bash-scripting-with-amber/)

Responsive LCD Backlights With A Little Lateral Thinking
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/responsive-lcd-backlights-with-a-little-lateral-thinking/

LCD televisions are a technological miracle, but if they have an annoying side it’s that some of them are a bit lacklustre when it comes to displaying black. [Mousa] has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/responsive-lcd-backlights-with-a-little-lateral-thinking/)

VHF/UHF Antennas, the Bad, the Ugly, and the Even Worse
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/vhf-uhf-antennas-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-even-worse/

When you buy a cheap ham radio handy-talkie, you usually get a little “rubber ducky” antenna with it. You can also buy many replacement ones that are at least longer. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/vhf-uhf-antennas-the-bad-the-ugly-and-the-even-worse/)

A Trip Down Electronic Toy Memory Lane
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/a-trip-down-electronic-toy-memory-lane/

Like many of us, [MIKROWAVE1] had a lot of electronic toys growing up. In a video you can watch below, he asks the question: “Did electronic toys influence your path?” …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/a-trip-down-electronic-toy-memory-lane/)

The Workstation You Wanted In 1990, In Your Pocket
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/the-workstation-you-wanted-in-1990-in-your-pocket/

Years ago there was a sharp divide in desktop computing between the mundane PC-type machines, and the so-called workstations which were the UNIX powerhouses of the day. A lot of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/03/the-workstation-you-wanted-in-1990-in-your-pocket/)

Smartwatch Snitches on Itself and Enables Reverse Engineering
https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/smartwatch-snitches-on-itself-and-enables-reverse-engineering/

If something has a “smart” in its name, you know that it’s talking to someone else, and the topic of conversation is probably you. You may or may not like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/07/04/smartwatch-snitches-on-itself-and-enables-reverse-engineering/)