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  Riding a bicycle is a wonderful and healthy way to get around. However, just like with any other vehicle on the road, it can be useful to have a camera to record what goes on in traffic. [Richard Audette] built just such a rig.   The original setup relies on a Raspberry Pi 3, which takes a photo every 10 seconds using the attached Pi Camera. It then processes these photos using OpenALPR, which is a piece of software for reading licence plates. Licence plates detected while cycling can be stored on the Raspberry Pi for later, something which could be useful in the event of an accident. However, [Richard] has developed the concept further since then. The revised dashcam adds blind spot detection for added safety, and uses a Luxonis OAK-D camera which provides stereo depth data and has AI acceleration onboard. It’s paired with a laptop carried in a backpack instead of a Raspberry Pi, and can stream video to a smartphone sitting on the handlebars as a sort of rear-view mirror. Re...

Did you know that clouds can both warm and cool our planet? Keeping an eye on clouds helps NASA study our climate. We need your help capturing data about clouds where you live! The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program invites you to take part in our upcoming Cloud Challenge: “Clouds in a Changing Climate.” Read Citizen Science Opportunity: NASA GLOBE Cloud Challenge 2022: Clouds in a Changing Climate

  The age of in-person events and company conferences could soon be at an end, if Zoom has anything to do with it. The video conferencing firm has revealed that customers can now host fully-fledged conferences online using its Zoom Events platform. Promising everything needed to run conference-scale virtual events, Zoom says that the new upgrade will help lessen the stress of hosting such online collaboration events, whilst also allowing users to configure and build their event just how they want. Read Zoom may have just killed off in-person conferences for good via TechRadar - All the latest technology news An interesting link found among my daily reading

  A clock can be both decorative and functional. But decorative clocks can leave quite the dent in your home or office improvement budget. Luckily, you don't have to splurge on one because, with a bit of creativity, you can turn almost anything from a ping-pong ball to wood into a clock. Check out these ten stunning DIY clock ideas that will transform your home or office space instantly. Read 10 Stunning DIY Clock Ideas That Will Transform Your Home or Office Space Instantly via MUO An interesting link found among my daily reading

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  To make its spreadsheet software easier to use, particularly on devices with smaller screen real estate, Google has decided to make a couple of functional, as well as cosmetic changes to Google Sheets.  For starters, the menu bar, as well as the right-click menu, have both been shortened to better fit on a smaller screen, and to prevent menu items from being hidden off-screen. Some features were reorganized and moved to “more intuitive” locations, Google said. For example, freezing a row or a column can now be done directly from the right-click menu. Read Google Sheets is about to become much easier to use via TechRadar - All the latest technology news An interesting link found among my daily reading

  [Geyes30]’s Raspberry Pi project does one thing: it finds arbitrary text in the camera’s view and reads it out loud. Does it do so flawlessly? Not really. Was it at least effortless to put together? Also no, but it does wonderfully illustrate the process of gluing together different bits of functionality to make something new. Also, [geyes30]’s kids find it fascinating, and that’s a win all on its own. The device is made from a Raspberry Pi and camera and works by sending a still image from the camera to an optical character recognition (OCR) program, which converts any visible text in the image to its ASCII representation. The recognized text is then piped to the espeak engine and spoken aloud. Getting all the tools to play nicely took a bit of work, but [geyes30] documented everything so well that even a novice should be able to get the project up and running in an afternoon. Read Raspberry Pi Reads What It Sees, Delights Children via hack a day An interesting link found amo...

The robot "A-HOGE" uses its four robotic arms to turn a calculator into a musical instrument. Read This robot uses calculators to play Mozart — Strictly Robots via Mashable! An interesting link found among my daily reading

News from the wizarding world is a little hard to come by for common muggles, but [Deep Tronix] has brought us one step closer to our magical counterparts with their electronic replica of the Daily Prophet newspaper. Those familiar with the Harry Potter series will no doubt be familiar with the Daily Prophet. In the films, the newspaper is especially eye-catching with its spooky animated images, a reflection of the magic present throughout the wizarding world. This was achieved with post-production special effects for the films, but this fan-made front page of the Prophet brings the concept to life using e-paper technology and a few other interesting gadgets, all hidden away in a picture frame. Read Muggle Uses E-Paper For Daily Prophet Replica via hack a day An interesting link found among my daily reading

  Drones are aerial machines that range from micro drones to multi-rotor quadcopters. Sometimes a drone is even equipped with a camera, enabling the user to see and record the bird’s-eye view. There are many components that make up a drone; one of the most important is the flight controller, which is in effect the brain of the drone. The Arduino development board is ideal for this purpose, even more so as there is a wide variety of models, from the tiny Arduino Nano to the beefier Arduino Mega, all portable enough for a drone’s design. In this article, we’ll explore some of the most impressive drones created with an Arduino. Read The 10 Best Arduino Drone Projects via MUO An interesting link found among my daily reading