Wio Terminal - microcontroller and a LCD screen in a handy case
Wio Terminal is a microcontroller and a 2.4 "LCD screen contained in a handy casing. The device allows you to easily create projects and prototypes based on a microcontroller with a graphic interface and built-in buttons as controls.
Geiger counter for Arduino and smartphones versus uranium glass
Microcontrollers and even smartphones and their apps can use a wide array of sensors including those less obvious like Geiger counters. Simple Geiger counters can be used to showcase natural radioactivity of some objects like glass and ceramics doped with uranium compounds, old glowing in the dark clock dials and more.
Quick look at Omegon veTEC 432 M camera
Lets take a look on Omegon veTEC 432 M camera for deep space astrophotography - big mono pixel and a medium sized sensor.
World of Warcraft on handheld and UMPC devices
With the release of Steam Deck handheld console there was a rise in interest of playing WoW and other games on the go on a handheld device. Such form factor devices are already available on the market although they are a bit of a niche, lets look at what's available.
Performance and hardware comparison of Final Fantasy XIV and World of Warcraft
There is a lot of comparison between WoW and FF14 lately. You can compare Y'shtola to Y'shaarj and so on but today I've tried to compare the performance and hardware/software characteristics of both game. Let's do some benchmarks.
Review of Pipo W12 - a cheap ARM Windows 10 tablet
Pipo W12 is one of ARM based devices running ARM version of Windows 10. Equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 SoC it is current an entry level device in this category. Let's see how it performs, what does it offer and what are the limitations and problems.
First timer replaces a CPU cooler - case study
It's not a problem for us to replace a CPU cooler or troubleshoot our battle station problems. But what if it happens to a completely non-technical PC gamer? Here is a case study from my guild discord.
Checking WoW Shadowlands 9.1 performance and technical problems
Patch 9.1 for World of Warcraft have gave us new content but also new technical issues. Let see how performance looks like versus 9.0.5 and 9.0 and what are currently reported problems.
Testing out World of Warcraft natively on Windows 10 ARM
Windows on Qualcomm Snapdragon ARM SoCs is still a niche in the Microsoft ecosystem. Blizzard during patch 9.1 development released an initial ARM Windows version of World of Warcraft, likely as a followup to their Apple M1 ARM version. Let see how it performs on one of the cheapest Windows ARM devices - Pipo W12.
Taking a look at Thin Mini-ITX AM4 motherboards
Thin Mini-ITX standard was created by Intel for small form factor and integrated PCs. AMD based system were absent from this form factor but Asrock and some OEMs did ventured into it with A320 chipset supporting early Zen APUs. Let's take a look at such OEM Thin Mini-ITX board - Quadro A4-320.
