Hardware
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I Love These Oddly-Specific Cleaning Products
Sometimes you just need to go to stop messing around and go industrial.
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.
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.
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.