Macbook Air 2020 USB C port replacement

Replacing the faulty USB-C port of a 2020 MacBook Air (Intel)

Holo pet

Recently, while browsing through the app store, a fair number of virtual pet apps - like "My Talking Dogs" or "My Talking Toms". The reason why these apps are popular is simple: kids love how they work and adults have already had something similar when they were young, thus making it a pleasure to take a stroll down memory lane.

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A New Beginning

With Nuxt, Nuxt Content, Tailwind CSS and a sprinkle of my own code, all of the requirement boxes were checked. Of course there is still room for improvement, but for now it allows continued blogging about a maker journey.

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Adding analytics to your Nuxt site

It's good to have the means to know the site traffic and where people spend time. Having that information in an easy-to-digest format is a bonus!

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Contact Form: Sendgrid & Netlify Functions

Let's look at setting up a contact form in a serverless architecture.

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Generating RSS feed

An RSS feed was a key requirement. Most personal blogs include one, and it’s a reliable way to know when something new is published.

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Building with Nuxt and Tailwind

Nuxt comes with lots of great features out of the box, and Tailwind CSS can be used to style the blog with a clean, modern look.

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Web hosting — going static with Netlify

Discovering the beauty of static web hosting! With Netlify.

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Time for a change

Moving into another lockdown - time to build new stuff. This time it's the website!

Bringing 3D to Zoom (Teleconference)

A Cross Reality Teleconference Bridge to Incorporate 3D Interactivity to 2D Teleconferencing

Volumetric Training

Volumetric visual cue enhanced spatial perception in the tested MR training tasks, exhibiting increased co-presence and system usability while reducing mental workload and frustration.

How to get a motorcycle for free?

This is a dummy post and will be removed soon :D

First Contact : XR for Good

An art installation that uses various modes of Extended Reality (XR) to support social engagement and generate connections with a view to reversing processes of societal atomisation and intercultural discomfort (racism).

NeuralDrum

Leveraging cognitive synchronization to create a collaborative music production experience with immersive visualization in virtual reality.

Hyperscanning

Comparisons between Real and Virtual Environments using Hyperscanning

Hybrid Office

What are the functional, programmatic and technical parameters for a home office that allows for remote collaboration by applying architectural cross reality design principles?

Remote Collaboration - Spatial Audio

The effects of spatial auditory and visual cues on mixed reality remote collaboration

Wearable Remote Fusion

Realtime remote collaboration system.

Engraved Acrylic LED Light accessory

Scavenging spare components from the MagicMirror project to build something cool!

Integrating speakers into a Motorcycle Helmet

Bringing the music inside the helmet.

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Final Touches

We have come a long way, and the Mirror is finally ready! This has been a very interesting project!

First Car

Moving onto bigger projects - the freedom of having four wheels.

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Building the Hardware

After getting the software side of things up and running, it is time to build the hardware—the cost-efficient way.

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Creating Custom Modules

Time to turn specific requirements into reality by writing custom modules.

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Idea and Inspiration

I spent the latter part of 2016 on bed rest due to an ACL replacement surgery. Out of sheer boredom, I decided to do something new. Days of scrolling through DIY projects on Pinterest, I was convinced to get started on a project that somewhat resembled "Augmented Reality" in a mirror.

Ambilight

Ambilight, short for "ambient lighting", is originally a lighting system for televisions developed by Philips, however today it is used in reference to all types and brands of ambient lighting in the context where lighting is utilized to complement the light coming from your main display.

Building a shelf — instead of cleaning the table

The table is always a mess—full of electronics. Tidying up is not fun, so a shelf was built instead.

Join the adventure

At five years old, an electronics starter kit introduced LEDs and stepper motors—and the hook was set. Electronics felt like the future. About a decade later, a new obsession arrived: computers.