3:20surface mount solderingTutorial
Professional SMT Soldering: Hand Soldering Techniques - Surface Mount
John Gammell
2 HN recommenders
Hardware & Electronics
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5:33future technology concepts
A Day Made of Glass... Made possible by Corning. (2011)
Corning Incorporated
2 HN recommenders
38:06electronic componentsTutorial
A simple guide to electronic components.
bigclivedotcom
2 HN recommenders
7:57
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24:48apple hardware failuresCommentary
The horrible truth about Apple's repeated engineering failures.
Louis Rossmann
2 HN recommenders
31:04counterfeit electrical safetyCommentary
Amazon Sells Fake Electrical Fuses
Louis Rossmann
2 HN recommenders
5:57smart smoke alarm usabilityComedy
Nest Protect is a terrible buggy product
Brad Fitzpatrick
2 HN recommenders
20:46
5:00capacitive touch sensingDemo
Touché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and Everyday Objects
DisneyResearchHub
2 HN recommenders
11:31right to repairDocumentary
Tractor Hacking: The Farmers Breaking Big Tech's Repair Monopoly
Motherboard
3 HN recommenders
24:30space datacenter coolingExplainer
Is It Really Impossible To Cool A Datacenter In Space?
Scott Manley
2 HN recommenders
16:29betamax vs vhs format warExplainer
Why Sony's Beta Videotape System Failed--and failed hard (Part 1)
Technology Connections
2 HN recommenders
20:16deep space communicationsTutorial
How To Contact The Voyager 2 Probe (PART 1)
EEVdiscover
2 HN recommenders
44:50firmware reverse engineeringTalk
My personal fight against the modern laptop
linux conf au 2017 - Hobart, Australia
2 HN recommenders
16:15concussion recoveryCommentary
Update on my Brain Injury & the Future of Strange Parts
Strange Parts
4 HN recommenders
6:39ortholinear vs staggered keyboardsDemo
Conventional Keyboards Are STAGGERINGLY STUPID!
Ben Vallack
2 HN recommenders
1:45:26larp spaceship technologyTalk
Ropecon 2019: Essi Santala, Sampo Juustila: Odysseus – Where Code Meets Light and Sound
Ropecon
2 HN recommenders
1:03:02iPhone originsInterview
CHM Live | Original iPhone Software Team Leader Scott Forstall (Part Two)
Computer History Museum
2 HN recommenders
22:48x-ray fluorescenceDemo
Demo and teardown of an X-ray fluorescence gun (measures chemical composition)
Applied Science
2 HN recommenders
31:39radio technology historyDocumentary
The Secret Life of the Radio - Remastered
tim hunkin
2 HN recommenders
18:20sleep tracker accuracyDemo
Apple Watch : Scientific Sleep Test
The Quantified Scientist
3 HN recommenders
29:28microwave radiation and shieldingExplainer
Defeating Microwave Weapons! - Part 1
Tech Ingredients
2 HN recommenders
2:55:13computer historyInterview
Oral History of Gary Davidian, part 2 of 2
Computer History Museum
2 HN recommenders
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