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We’ve come across our fair share of music-basedRaspberry Piprojects before but this is the first one we’ve seen that’s powered by aRaspberry Pi Pico 2. Maker and developer Rheslip20, as they’re known as over at YouTube, has put together this really awesome rig known as thePico 2 Grooveboxfrom scratch. It’s got everything you need to put together a stellar music performance from scratch all in one snazzy little device. If you’re not familiar with a groovebox, you might recognize it as a sample player....

Sometimes, wrapping your head around mathematical concepts can be tricky without a visual aid. Thankfully we have makers like Russell Eveleigh out there who are busy making beautifulRaspberry Pi-powered examples of somewhat complex algorithms to help us better understand how they work. Using our favorite microcontroller, theRaspberry Pi Pico, he’s put together a beautiful LED focused project that demonstrates theDijkstra’s algorithmin action. If you haven’t heard of Dijkstra’s algorithm before, the idea is that the algorithm can be used to calculate the shortest path between two locations....

Right now, atAmazon, you may find theSceptre C248W-1920RNgaming monitor for one of its lowest prices. This monitor has a recommended price of well over $200, but it’s been going for around $99 lately. Today, however, you can take it home for just $79. Amazon has not provided an expiration for the offer, so we’re not sure how long it will be available at this price. This gaming monitor isn’t the largest on the market, spanning only 24 inches across, but it still has plenty to offer....

Halloween season always inspires tons of coolRaspberry Piprojects and we’re always tickled to share them with our readers. Today we’ve got another cool example to show off, this one created by maker and developerPoke08. Using our favorite SBC, he’s put together an impressively spookyHalloween eye. This eye does a lot more than just look cool, it’s interactive, as well. It’s designed to move automatically, darting around the room keeping locked on targets....

On November 8, Toshiba Japan (Toshiba Tec) debuted the latest in its series of Jimucon AIO printer PCs, the Toshiba Tec Jimucon SJ-9500— per thePC Watchpost and the original release it cites, this AIO PC comes with a built-in ink matrix printer, a slot to store the included keyboard, and even a backup battery, all to further facilitate its intended use as a Japanese business PC. From word processing to Point of Sale (POS) systems, a setup like this can do quite a lot in the office— the 15-inch, 1024 x 768 LCD screen is more than enough for those tasks....

Taiwan was rocked by a series of strong earthquakes on Monday and Tuesday. According to theCentral News Agency, there were an astonishing “103 earthquakes of magnitude 4 or higher” recorded between 5.08pm Monday and 10.27am today. Despite two quakes measuring magnitude 6.0 and 6.3 early Tuesday, only “a small number of cleanroom staff were immediately evacuated,” from TSMC fabs, reportsDigiTimes. These quakes are officially claimed to be aftershocks from theApril 3 magnitude 7....

You might often think of processors as being relatively small, but TSMC is developing a version of its CoWoS technology that will enable its partners to build multi-chiplet assemblies that will be 9.5-reticle sized (7,885 mm^2) and will rely on 120×150 mm substrates (18,000 mm^2), which is slightly larger than the size of a CD case. TSMC claims these behemoths could offer up to 40 times the performance of a standard processor....

TSMC is taking the wafer-scale fabrication battle into the third dimension with a new technology. At itsNorth American Technology Symposium, the company introduced its next-generation system-on-wafer platform—CoW-SoW—that will enable 3D integration with wafer-scale designs. This builds on the InFO_SoW system-on-wafer integration technology technology that TSMC introduced in 2020, which lets it build wafer-scale logic processors. So far, only Tesla has adopted this tech for its Dojo supercomputer, which TSMC says is now in production....

The U.S. has once again strengthened sanctions designed to restrict China’s ability to import technologies to advance of its AI and military capabilities, reports theFinancial Times. For the third time in three years, restrictions on the export of advanced semiconductor tools and technologies have been tuned to slow China’s progress in these fields. US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo has described the new export controls as “groundbreaking and sweeping.” Among the new measures, part ofa years-long ‘chip war’between the two countries, the U....

Why you may trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test. Benchmarks and Conclusion Thermal results without power limits Without power limits enforced on Intel’s i7-13700K, the CPU will hit its peak temperature (TJ Max) and thermally throttle with even the strongest of air coolers. When the CPU reaches its peak temperature, I measured the CPU package power to determine the maximum wattage cooled to best compare their performance....

If you want crispier moving videos/images, or if you ever see some ghosting effect appear on your monitor, you might want to adjust your overdrive settings. So, what exactly does the overdrive setting do to your monitor? Simply saying, this setting changes the rate at which a pixel changes its color. Now, let’s get into what overdrive is and what it does in detail. What is Overdrive on a Monitor Enabling or disabling overdrive on a monitor adjusts how much ghosting effect you see on your monitor....

If you are concerned about any public network’s security or are trying to troubleshoot your network, you may have encountered the term Wi-Fi verbose logging. A verbose log is a detailed record of what any system process is doing at the moment, and Wi-Fi verbose logging is the verbose log of your network connections. This feature is used by developers to troubleshoot any errors or issues within your system. You can also review Wi-Fi verbose logs to see if any public network performs a harmful activity on your device....

According to recent study, around 1,40,000 hard drives fail each week in the US. Of course, hardware failure is just one piece of the puzzle. When you factor in human error, hackers and viruses, and natural disasters, it becomes evident how common data loss actually is. And yet, ironically enough, backing up data regularly is still not common practice. As with most things in life, people don’t place much value on data until it’s gone....