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AI Company That Made Robots For Children Went Bust And Now The Robots Are Dying

Embodied, maker of the AI robot called Moxie, is shuttering. With their closing, parents have to explain to their kids that Moxie is dead.

December 9, 2024

One Tiny Mod Makes A Cheap Mic Sound Like One Of The Best

A tiny, easy to solder mod discovered on forums makes the AKG Perception sound much closer to the legendary Neumann U 87.

December 6, 2024

Oh No, I Bought A Candy Cab

I always wanted a sitdown arcade cabinet of my own. Well now I have it, and I have a long road to getting it up and running.

November 27, 2024

People Are Upgrading The M4 Mac Mini Whether Apple Likes It Or Not

Apple’s M4 Mac Mini is an incredible machine with an awful storage problem. But that has not stopped people from upgrading it anyway.

November 14, 2024

You Don’t Have To Live With A Bad Router

I lived with a mediocre router for years. Thanks to cheap wired routers, access points, switches and even firewall PCs out of China, I now live better.

November 7, 2024

I Love These Oddly-Specific Cleaning Products

Sometimes you just need to go to stop messing around and go industrial.

October 28, 2024

You Should Try A Chinese Fountain Pen

A new crop of Chinese fountain pens, some cloned and some not, are affordable and shockingly good for their price.

September 11, 2024

The MiSTer, The Best All-in-one Retro Gaming Machine, Just Got Cheaper 

One YouTuber's new clone board for the MiSTer project is lowering the barrier to entry, but Taki Udon isn't done there.

September 6, 2024

The Tulip Is A Tiny, Open Source Music-Making Computer For Cheap

Open source, intentionally under-powered, and able to create music, write code, and run on a chip found in many lightbulbs. Tulip is more than just a synthesizer.

September 4, 2024