Canadian consumer goods testing site RTINGS has been subjecting 100 TVs to an accelerated TV longevity test, subjecting them so far to over 10,000 hours of on-time, equaling about six …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/edge-lit-thin-lcd-tvs-are-having-early-heat-death-issues/)

The Sunchronizer Keeps Your Solar Panel Aligned
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/the-sunchronizer-keeps-your-solar-panel-aligned/

In the past few years, the price-per-watt for solar panels has dropped dramatically. This has led to a number of downstream effects beyond simple cost savings. For example, many commercial …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/the-sunchronizer-keeps-your-solar-panel-aligned/)

Make a Catch With a 3D Printed Rod
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/make-a-catch-with-a-3d-printed-rod/

When we think of fishing rods, the image brought to mind is one of a tweed-clad fisherman in his waders in a wild salmon stream, his line whipping about as …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/make-a-catch-with-a-3d-printed-rod/)

UC Berkeley Prints Glass Nanoparticles
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/uc-berkeley-prints-glass-nanoparticles/

In a recent video, [Joel] of 3D Printing Nerd interviews a researcher at University of California, Berkeley about their work with glass 3D printing technology. A resin is impregnated with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/15/uc-berkeley-prints-glass-nanoparticles/)

Robust Speech-to-Text, Running Locally on Quest VR Headset
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/robust-speech-to-text-running-locally-on-quest-vr-headset/

Created using Midjourney
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sine-wave-speech-header.jpeg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sine-wave-speech-header.jpeg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">[saurabhchalke] recently released whisper.unity, a Unity package that implements whisper locally on the Meta Quest 3 VR headset, bringing nearly real-time transcription of natural speech to the device in an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/robust-speech-to-text-running-locally-on-quest-vr-headset/)

Rebuilding The First Digital Personal Computer
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/rebuilding-the-first-digital-personal-computer/

When thinking of the first PCs, most of us might imagine something like the Apple I or the TRS-80. But even before that, there were a set of computers that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/rebuilding-the-first-digital-personal-computer/)

A Modern Take on an Old Language
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/a-modern-take-on-an-old-language/

Some old computer languages are destined to never die. They do, however, evolve. For example, Fortran, among the oldest of computer languages, still has adherents, not to mention a ton …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/a-modern-take-on-an-old-language/)

Lunar Lander Game Asks You to Write a Simple Autopilot
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/16/lunar-lander-game-asks-you-to-write-a-simple-autopilot/