Launcher exposes a command console over the device's serial port. It was added so devices without a keyboard or touchscreen — the StickC Plus 2, headless builds, and similar — can still be configured, ...

Every engineer’s confidence in measurement rests on more than the instrument—it depends on the interface that ties instruments together into a working system. Standards like GPIB, USB, LXI, PXI, and ...

The number of people with electrodes in their brains is believed to have more than doubled in the last couple of years. This week, I covered the story of Casey Harrell—a man with ALS who is “the first ...

Hosted, written, and reported by Maurice Chammah and Alvin Melathe Produced by Alvin Melathe Edited by Jen Guerra and Anita Badejo Original music by Adam Dorn aka Mocean WorkerMatthias Bossi and Jon ...

It might soon be “game over” for the video game controller. Yale researchers have developed a new kind of brain-computer interface (BCI) that lets humans play video games directly with their brains.

Alex has been a video game journalist since 2019. You can find her articles on IGN, Android Central, Windows Central, GameRant, and more. She has written on a variety of topics including PC gaming, ...

Great Smoky Mountains National Park will have its annual synchronous firefly viewing nights at Elkmont May 20-27. Those who did not win the vehicle pass lottery can still see the fireflies by visiting ...

In this parody of the true crime genre, a mother with murderous tendencies reflects on the hard work and thankless sacrifices that go into parenting. By Dina Gachman When Mother’s Day rolls around, ...

It begins as random flashes of greenish-yellow in the night. And then, slowly, something incredible unfolds. A rhythmic pattern of pulsating light illuminates Great Smoky Mountains National Park. The ...

Modern embedded systems are becoming increasingly compact, power efficient, and feature rich. As SoCs integrate more functionality, developers need reliable debug access without increasing pin count ...

Controls engineers are surrounded by protocols. Proprietary protocols are less common today than before, but they are still around. In this episode, written by contributing editor Tobey Strauch, ...