Every now and then, I run across something that causes me to exclaim, “Brilliant!” Of course, my job is made somewhat easier when the thing I run across is a company called Brilliant, and easier still if the thing they’ve developed is… dare I say it… BRILLIANT!
Read More → "AI+AR Glasses That Remember Where You Left Your Keys"
Shortly after repairing my Keithley 179 digital multimeter (see “The Case of One Dead Digital Multimeter”), the meter failed yet again. After turning it on, all the LED display would do was cycle on and off at a slow 1Hz rate while displaying random readings. A suspiciously loud buzz emanated … Read More → "A Tale of Two Multimeters – Part 2: The Keithley 179 DMM and a journey to Aladdin’s Cave of Wonders"
I really wish I could have attended this year’s Chiplet Summit, which took place from February 17 to February 19, 2026. This auspicious event was held at the Santa Clara Convention Center in California. I know this facility well—it’s where I met my first telepresence robot—but that’s a story for another day.
As you can see from the Read More → "When AI Meets Multi-Die (and Neither Lets Go)"
I’m feeling more than a little existential at the moment. Unfortunately, I don’t think there’s a cream for that. I was going to say, “Don’t worry, it’s not catching.” However, the more I think about what I’m about to tell you, the more I fear we might discover that it is.
The idea that bumblebees shouldn’t be able to fly … Read More → "Bumblebees Can’t Fly, and Humans Can’t Exist (I Have Proof)"
As usual, my head is aswirl (like “awash,” but a tad less rambunctious) with cogitations and ruminations about all the once-impossible things I’ve been exposed to recently. I feel like the White Queen in Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis Carroll, who famously said, “Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” All I can say is that she was an amateur … Read More → "I Doff My Cap to the New Hailo RPi AI HAT+ 2"
Hello there. Welcome to 2Q 21C. We hope you’ll enjoy your stay. (2Q 21C is the
notation I’ve invented to indicate the second quarter of the 21st century—you’re welcome.)
Over the past few years, we’ve been introduced to a cornucopia of new processor designs, many of which target artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) applications.
Most of these … Read More → "A 4-Bit CPU for the 21st Century"
