Monthly Archives: January 2021

Using 50 Lines of Python Code to Decode NOAA APT Weather Satellite Images

There are already many image decoders for the NOAA APT weather satellites available, with the most common and feature rich program being the abandoned freeware "WXtoIMG". However many people may not know how simple the APT digital signal processing code … Continue reading

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iCircuit 3D app launches as a slick virtual electronics sandbox for iPhone and iPad

Tinkerers, creators, and professionals alike will probably find this new iPhone and iPad app really compelling. iCircuit 3D offers a rich virtualized electronics sandbox making it more seamless than ever to design, test, and tweak your ideas. Developed by Frank … Continue reading

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I made a "moon lamp" that shows the current moon phase and more

Many years ago I bought a moon shaped lamp that had an IR remote that let you set the phase of the moon. I always thought it would be fun to take it apart and control it with a raspberry … Continue reading

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CARROT Weather 5.0 Launches With Fresh Design, More Snarky Dialogue and Customization Options

Popular weather app CARROT Weather was today updated to version 5.0, introducing a number of upgrades to the design and functionality of the app, along with a change in the pricing structure. There’s a refreshed design that’s been updated to … Continue reading

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Cyberpunk 2077 adds official modding tools and support

Cyberpunk 2077 is a great game for modding, and players certainly haven’t wasted any time adding new features and pretty cosmetics to CD Projekt Red’s edgy neon RPG. From a third-person mod, to tweaks that let V have completely chrome … Continue reading

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Plex Arcade launches to let users curate and play ROM games and Atari classics on iPhone, Apple TV

Plex has built a following over the years as one of the best options to curate your media collection and make it available to stream across your Apple and other devices. Now the company is diving into gaming with a … Continue reading

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Studio Ghibli Makes 1,178 Images Free to Download from My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away & Other Beloved Animated Films

Studio Ghibli make lush and captivating animated films. So, on occasion, do other studios, but of how many of their pictures can we say that each and every still frame constitutes a work of art in itself? As a test, … Continue reading

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A 16th-Century Astronomy Book Featured “Analog Computers” to Calculate the Shape of the Moon, the Position of the Sun, and More

Pop-up book enthusiasts like Ellen Rubin will know what volvelles are; you and I may not, but if you’ve ever moved a paper wheel or slider on a page, you’ve used one. The volvelle first emerged in the medieval era, … Continue reading

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GNU Radio 3.9.0.0 Released

GNU Radio is an open source digital signal processing (DSP) toolkit which is often used in cutting edge radio applications and research to implement decoders, demodulators and various SDR algorithms. Version 3.9.0.0 has recently been released. Below is part of … Continue reading

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‘Beeper’ app from Pebble founder brings your chat apps into one place, iMessage on Android too

In an effort to bring all of your messaging apps into a single place, Beeper does the heavy lifting and can even bring iMessage to Android and Windows. Created by the founder of Pebble smartwatches, Eric Migicovsky, Beeper costs $10 … Continue reading

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