Podcasting and live streaming have come a long way over the last decade and a half. In the early days, almost everyone was using amateur equipment. You expected to hear popping, hissing, and background noise even in some of the most popular podcasts. But things have changed since then. Today’s audiences expect a lot more. …
In the simplest terms, a centrifuge is an instrument designed to spin quickly. Samples are held inside while suspended in liquid, and the centrifugal force of the spinning motion rapidly separates your samples into their constituent parts. Some of the most common uses of a centrifuge are for blood or DNA samples. A centrifuge can …
Sharing documents online in real time can be tricky. Let’s say you want to show someone a diagram, but it’s printed on paper. If you have the person’s phone number, you can snap a picture and send it to them. But what if you’re on a Zoom call, or you’re making an online presentation? You …
Portable power has come a long way over the past decade. Gone are the days of noisy, smelly, inefficient gas-powered generators. Slowly being replaced by battery technology, originally, heavy and cumbersome lead-acid batteries were the only alternative for several years thereafter. Then, lithium-ion (Li-ion) battery technology seemingly took over. However, there were a few main …
Few controllers are as universally loved as the original GameCube controller. With multiple joysticks, an unusually responsive D-Pad, and two full rows of shoulder buttons, it provides a huge number of different inputs. More than many controllers, both before and since its release. Which is a small part of the reason why some people still …