Nvidia accelerates end-of-life for some Jetson AI processors due to memory shortages — RAMpocalypse sends older DDR4-based modules to the great scrapheap in the sky

Nvidia is apparently discontinuing some older embedded platforms earlier than anticipated, but this is mostly about market reality finally catching up, not abrupt discontinuation.
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Engineer open-sources DIY radar system that’s 95% cheaper than $250,000 commercial offerings, has 20 kilometer range — Moroccan engineer designs Aeris-10 radar, shares it on GitHub

Open-source radar system is 95% cheaper than $250k commercial offerings

Open source laser engraver sells for just $64 fully assembled — it is small and low power but may be enough for your needs

A tech tinkerer has shared the full plans and resources necessary to build a compact, low-power desktop laser engraver.
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Car powered by 500 disposable vape batteries boasts 18-mile range, 35mph top speed, USB-C charging port — early 2000s Reva G.Wiz gets a makeover

A TechTuber has successfully built and tested a vape battery-powered car.

LaserPecker LX2 review: Large scale dual laser cutter

Excellent cutting with the 40W diode and engraving with the 2W IR laser, let down by inconsistent positioning and measuring probe.
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Twitch streamer uses electrodes to manipulate balance using electricity — can be used to control a real-life human being with an Xbox controller or joystick, simulate racing game G-force

Perri Karyal shared her device used for GVS, which alters her balance and simulates G-forces, especially in racing games.
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American factory worker Robert Williams became the first human to be killed by a robot on this day in 1979 — man crushed by a robot’s mechanical arm at the Ford plant in Flat Rock

Today marks the anniversary of what is widely regarded to be the first death of a human caused by a robot.

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xTool F2 Ultra Fiber Laser review: Fast metal engraving in color

xTool’s new F2 Ultra fiber laser cuts and engraves metal, in color.

Floppy disk drive converted into smart TV remote for kids — dev’s toddler inserts vividly labeled floppies to watch his favorite shows

Techy dad creates easy, tactile, Smart TV control system fed by colorfully labelled floppy disks.

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Laser cutting and engraving from a software perspective — master your hardware and optimize your creative output with some software know-how

We take a closer look at the software side of laser cutting and engraving.