Hard drives still matter where capacity, cost efficiency and durability outweigh raw speed Most modern hard drives are built for data centers, servers and specialized storage roles Consumer hard ...

An unexpected revisit to my earlier post on mouse encoder hacking sparked a timely opportunity to reexamine quadrature encoders, this time with a clearer lens and a more targeted focus on their signal ...

The Disk Pro features a built-in TLC flash drive with up to 4TB of storage, paired with a USB hub that includes USB-C, USB-A (3.0 and 2.0), and HDMI 2.1 ports. It supports up to 10Gbps transfer speeds ...

At IFA last month, Sharge was showing off a number of new products as they normally do. But one product that caught my eye was the Disk Pro. This is an external SSD that I’ve now taken on a couple of ...

What if your external storage device could do more than just store files? Imagine a sleek, credit card-sized gadget that not only holds up to 4TB of data but also doubles as a USB docking station, ...

Digital hoarders, unite! I have a game on my PC that I haven’t played in months, and it’s taking up more than 100 GB of disk space. There, I said it. This is a scenario most of us find ourselves in at ...

Rotary encoders connect to a shaft and, as the shaft rotates, the encoder outputs pulses. These are used to determine the speed of the object. By counting the amount of pulses per one full turn of the ...

The PS5 Disc Drive add-on is finally back in stock at Amazon. The accessory has been difficult to find in stock since it launched last year, so it's probably worth grabbing one while it's still ...

The FOT variants of the KCI 1300 inductive encoders from Heidenhain can also serve as a bearing cover. A growing trend in encoder technology is the integration of additional sensors to add diagnostic ...

On a summer day in 1908, Italian archaeologist Luigi Pernier unearthed what would become one of history’s most tantalizing puzzles. While excavating the ancient Minoan palace of Phaistos in Crete, ...