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RetrogamingDeep Dive October 4, 2026 7 min read

Game Boy Color Infrared Port: RP Register Semantics and Link Timing

Implement the Game Boy Color RP infrared register, separate transmit and receive paths, and design game-specific pulse protocols without assuming IrDA.

#game-boy-color#infrared#rp-register

RetrogamingDeep Dive October 4, 2026 8 min read

Libretro Peripheral Capture Interfaces: Sensors, Cameras, and Microphones

Model libretro camera, sensor, and microphone interfaces with capability checks, callback lifetimes, timing boundaries, fallbacks, and privacy controls.

#libretro#peripherals#camera

macOSDeep Dive October 3, 2026 8 min read

Core Bluetooth on macOS: Central State, Discovery, and Peripheral Recovery

Design Core Bluetooth central workflows around authorization, manager state, bounded scanning, GATT discovery, disconnection, and honest recovery.

#macos#core-bluetooth#ble

Tech HistoryDeep Dive July 12, 2026 7 min read

USB 1.0 Tries to Replace a Desktop Full of Incompatible Ports

How USB combined one host-controlled bus, device discovery, shared connectors, power, and classes-and why adoption still took years.

#usb#peripherals#standards