Tag Archives: hardware
Magnetic Memory
Magnetic Tape The most well-known version of tape-based magnetic storage is the kind used for [...]
Varieties of Screens
There are many different screens. From gigantic vacuum-tube TVs to the flattest of the flat [...]
What Is Short-Circuiting?
What’s a Short Circuit? A short circuit is when something comes into contact with an [...]
Water Proofing and Phones
Getting your phone wet used to be a death sentence. It still is, for a [...]
Public Internet Access Terminals
In the early days of the internet, the average computer was still bulky and often [...]
Using Biometrics: Is It Really Better?
Some phones allow users to use their biometric data as 2FA, or as a password [...]
Why are Game Downloads So Ridiculous?
The first Doom game is famous for how little space it takes up. Because of [...]
The Old Twitter Is Dead – Long Live Twitter
What Made You Think You Could Just Do That? When a company is big enough [...]
History of the Emulator
An emulator is a program that emulates a game console, usually for the purpose of [...]
What’s Up With VHS Tapes?
Yeah, CDs are impressive or whatever, but have you ever seen the inside of a [...]