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…
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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…
Watti Is the Robotic Desk Lamp That Wants to Know What You’re Doing Before You Ask for Light
The desk lamp has been, essentially, a solved problem since Edison. A light source, a shade to direct it, and a switch. Every design evolution…
The Alarm Clock Built for People Who Lose 20 Minutes to Phone Alarms
There’s a specific failure mode that most bedside alarms share. You reach for your phone to set an alarm, and by the time you’re done,…
This $99 Trackball Has Gesture Controls That Work Without Any Software
The computer peripheral market has always been more experimental at its edges than in the mainstream. Ergonomic trackballs, in particular, have attracted a devoted following…
A Maker Spent Months Building a Pokéball That Jumps and Shoots Smoke
Pokémon has always sold us a very specific fantasy: a compact sphere you can throw into tall grass, watch shimmy three times, and hear that…
Your Entire Steam Library Now Fits in a Game Boy-Sized Handheld
The Steam Deck modding community has taken Valve’s handheld gaming PC to some unexpected places. Modders have swapped in more RAM, loaded the hardware with…
This Arduino-Powered Retro Handheld Is One Anyone Can Build at Home
DIY handheld gaming has always had a ceiling for newcomers. Most builds require custom-designed PCBs, hard-to-find specialized connectors, and at least a few evenings spent…