Turn your old Galaxy phone into a weatherproof cyberdeck for under $100
That old phone sitting in a drawer as a backup could have a more interesting second life. ETA Prime’s DIY cyberdeck takes a Galaxy S10,…
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MAKERphone 2.0 Assembles Like LEGO, Calls Like a Real 4G Phone
Most phones arrive finished, sealed behind glass before you open the box. MAKERphone 2.0 flips that script. It ships as loose parts that only become…
This DIY Computer Build Looks Like a Muppet and Works Like a Real PC
Nearly every DIY computer build chasing the cyberdeck label ends up looking like a prop from a gritty sci-fi film, all exposed wires and grungy…
Virtual Pet That Won’t Let You Waste Your Life Scrolling
Most of us know the feeling. You pick up your phone to check one notification, and forty-five minutes later you’re three hundred posts deep into…
The Clock That Works Like a Music Box, With Dice Instead of Bells
Most clocks either sweep hands around a dial or flash numbers on a screen, and neither option feels particularly satisfying to watch. OVODYO skips both…
The Mac Mini Belongs on a Desk, This Build Runs It From Your Hands
Most people who outgrow a Mac Mini just buy a bigger one. One builder went the opposite direction, gutting an M4 Mac Mini down to…
RHYTHM Is the Walkman the Smartphone Era Forgot to Build
Smartphones turned music into just another notification competing for attention, a song interrupted by a text, an album broken up by a calendar alert. RHYTHM…
Pocket Traveler Is the Fitness Tracker That Thinks It’s a Tamagotchi
Fitness trackers love to reduce your day into cold numbers, steps counted, calories estimated, none of it particularly fun to look at. Pocket Traveler takes…
This DIY Scanner Turns Any Printed Book Into a Screenless Audiobook
Most accessibility technology for reading assumes you’ll eventually need a screen somewhere in the chain, even if it’s just to select a file. This Raspberry…
This ROG Ally X Mod Snaps On a 120Hz Second Screen, Then Off Again
Dual-screen handhelds usually mean buying an entirely new device built around that gimmick from the ground up. This ROG Ally X mod skips that purchase…
Someone Just Built a Digital Camera That Ejects Photos Like Real Film
Every digital photo you’ve ever taken lives the same way, buried in a folder, scrolled past, forgotten within the hour. The Camera with Digital Film…
The Cyberdeck Trend Went Viral and Raspberry Pi Just Made It Official
A cyberdeck, as Raspberry Pi defines it in its freshly published official build guide, is something you make to solve a problem that a conventional…