Tech Explained
Artificial Intelligence of Things: When AI and IoT Meet
AI (artificial intelligence) and IoT (internet of things) have been prominent fields in the tech industry for a long time. But what happens when these two fields converge? What is AIoT? AIoT, or the Artificial [read more]
What is a SCADA System and How Does It Work?
We get asked all the time, “What is a SCADA system and how does it work?” SCADA stands for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition. It is a type of control system designed to collect [read more]
How to Choose The Right Wireless Hardware
When choosing wireless networking hardware to connect your new computer to a wifi network, your available choices can be overwhelming. Not only must you choose the right wifi card, but [read more]
Resistive vs. Capacitive Touch Screen Computer
We’ve come a long way since the late 1940’s when music industry pioneers first developed touch-sensitive synthesizers, paving the way for later advancements in the 1960s and 70s to pair touch technology with a [read more]
What is PCIe? A 60 Second Overview
Our blog post about PCIe 4.0 has been very popular, likely because this connectivity standard has become the go-to interface for so many of today’s expansion cards and GPUs. That post largely focuses on [read more]
What is Mini-ITX? A Brief Breakdown of Motherboard Sizes
If you're new to the world of industrial or small form factor (SFF) computing, you might be asking, "what is Mini-ITX?" Mini-ITX is a compact motherboard form factor measuring 170 × 170 mm (6.7 × [read more]