Other Computer Peripherals
The Other Peripherals section explores more add-ons and fundamentals for your computer, such as webcams, sound cards and brain-computer interfaces. Explore other peripherals and add-ons for your computer, such as webcams, sound cards and brain-computer interfaces.
How CD Burners Work
Why can I play some DVD movies but not others on my computer DVD-ROM?
How Microsoft Surface Tabletop Works
How Transmissive Film Works
How do touch-screen monitors know where you're touching?
Which Computer Keyboard Keys Wear Out the Fastest?
How the Xynergi Keyboard Works
How Does an Optical Mouse Work?
How 3-D PC Glasses Work
How Stereolithography Works: A 3D Printing Process
How Does a 3D Printer Work?
How Printer Ink Works
How Wireless Technology Changed Printing
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Modern PCs and Macs use built-in Bluetooth to easily connect to your phone's AirPods. We'll show you how.
By Talon Homer & Desiree Bowie
Are you a fan of AirPods but still have to work on a PC? No problem. We'll tell you how to connect the two in just a few steps.
By Jeremy Glass
Memory card storage is a handy way to transfer images and video from a phone or camera to your main computer. Here's how to use it.
By Talon Homer
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Computers are growing increasingly sophisticated, but in most cases, we interact with them with the same tools we've been using for decades. Can engineers come up with better ways to interface with machines?
In the not-too-distant future, disabled people could be able to control a motorized wheelchair, the Audeo, with only their thoughts. How could the same technology also restore speech to people who are unable to talk?
Imagine being able to transmit signals that would allow a blind person to see directly into his or her brain. For severely disabled people, the brain-computer interface could be the most important technological breakthrough in decades.
Webcam shots range from the silly to the serious -- a Webcam might point at a television or a space shuttle launch pad. There are business cams, personal cams, private cams, traffic cams ... You name it and there's probably a Webcam pointed at it.
By Julia Layton