DIYer creates a retro-modern typewriter computer with moving screen on the slide
What’s the precursor of the computer? The typewriter, of course. Taking things the other way around, a DIYer has built a gaming PC inside an…
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Morphable Shows How a Game Controller Could Adjust to Your Hands
Settling in for “just one more run” usually means your thumbs, wrists, or forearms start complaining long before the game is done. Most controllers are…
Someone Built the PS4 Portable Sony Never Made with a 7-Inch OLED
The PS4 era is over, but the library is still incredible, and the only way to enjoy it portably has been streaming or emulation with…
Spotify Record Player brings tactile experience of enjoying vinyls to the streaming world
Enjoying music is much more than just setting up your listening gear, putting on the headphones, and getting lost in a melodic world. Spotify is…
Someone Built a Tamagotchi-like Desk Toy That Gets Sad When You Ignore It
Modern desks overflow with timers, focus apps, and smart assistants that promise more productivity but mostly add more things to manage. There’s a calendar nudging…
Persistent DIYer creates autonomous flying umbrella despite years of struggle
Back in early 2024, John Tse designed a flying umbrella controlled by a remote, which seemed a completely out-of-the-box idea. However, some users pointed out…
This LEGO Claw Machine Uses Just One Motor (And Lots of Genius)
You know that feeling when you’re at an arcade, pumping quarters into a claw machine, convinced that this time you’ll finally snag that plush toy?…
This fingertip-sized flashlight pushes rechargeable EDC to its absolute limit
World’s smallest and world’s biggest are two phrases that never fail to grab attention, especially when they’re attached to something as utilitarian as a flashlight….
This DIY Wooden Battery Charger Brings Dead AAs Back to Life
Most homes accumulate a drawer full of dead AA and AAA batteries, and the uneasy feeling of tossing heavy little cylinders into recycling or the…
Super Game Boy is a huge handheld that plays classic arcade games
LEGO released a 421-piece life-sized Game Boy replica with Game Pak cartridges but it could not play games. Then later a Aussie modder turned it…
This DIY AI Astronaut Looks Like a Desk Toy Until You Ask It Questions
Most DIY AI gadgets are bare boards and wires, or at best a 3D-printed box, and that clashes with the idea of leaving them on…
Tech-savvy YouTuber builds a cardboard airplane with detachable landing gear
The Wright Brothers changed the course of history when they took the first ever flight on December 1903. Their biplane, crafted from wood and fabric,…