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Open Hardware: Raspberry Pi, Hobbyists' Radio Balloon, and More

Posted by Roy Schestowitz on Feb 20, 2023

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Build a Raspberry PI Pico Car with the Pico-4wd Kit for Beginners

↺ Build a Raspberry PI Pico Car with the Pico-4wd Kit for Beginners

> Building a Raspberry PI Pico car is a great project for people wishing to create their own robot and is a funny way to get

Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 review | HackSpace #64

↺ Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 review | HackSpace #64

> The headline feature of almost any digital camera is the number of pixels, and all versions of the Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3 have 12-megapixel sensors – a 50% increase from the 8MP sensor on the Camera Module 2.

Did an F-22 shoot down an Illinois hobby group's small radio balloon?

↺ Did an F-22 shoot down an Illinois hobby group's small radio balloon?

> But the hobbyist club's members are warning that while their balloon, whose radio callsign is K9YO-15, is missing in action, it's too soon to say whether it was shot down by a warplane. They also say their balloon launches follow all federal regulations.

'Sidewinder' Missile Biden Used Over Lake Huron Cost Over $450K

↺ 'Sidewinder' Missile Biden Used Over Lake Huron Cost Over $450K

> The missile's main components are an infrared homing guidance section, an active optical target detector, a high-explosive warhead, and a rocket motor. Infrared units cost less than other types of guidance systems and can be used in the daytime or nighttime.

> Based on the 2021 fiscal year defense budget, AIM-9x Sidewinders cost about $430,818 for Navy use and about $472,000 for Air Force use.

An Asst. Professor’s Deep Review of a Stock QuirkLogic Papyr E-Ink Tablet

↺ An Asst. Professor’s Deep Review of a Stock QuirkLogic Papyr E-Ink Tablet

> Nevertheless, I promised the folks at QuirkLogic that I would provide them with deep, long-term analysis. After I have used my handy Papyr as a full-time assistant professor regularly for seven months, I now share my promised review, whether or not anyone is actually still at QuirkLogic to read it. Is this a farewell message to a technological startup company that has run its course, or is it timely critical feedback that will help that company — in at least some small way — with bringing something better to market for us E-Ink aficionados to enjoy? I suppose that only time will be able to answer that question, but I will say that a number of QuirkLogic’s employees still have themselves listed as working there in LinkedIn (no, I am not on LinkedIn myself). They might be having a hard time finding positions at other companies in the midst of Alberta’s annual bitter winter, or they might be preparing to release something fresh.

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