Bambu Labs have been in the news lately. Not because of the machines themselves, but because they are proposing a firmware ...

Though it is many decades since paper tape was commonly used as a data input or storage medium, it still holds a fascination ...

Occasionally, we get a tip for a project that is so compelling that we just have to write it up despite lacking details on ...

The Parcae—named after the Romans’ three fates—worked in groups of three and launched in a “dispenser” that carried the trio ...

For many people of a certain age, the DEC VAX was the first computer they ever used. They were everywhere, powerful for their ...

Which would you rather feel? The blast of a fire hose, or a cool, digital rain? That’s what we thought. Introducing Blue Rain ...

In the world of large language models (LLMs) there tend to be relatively few upsets ever since OpenAI barged onto the scene ...

You can work with a part for many decades, and still learn something new about it. At least we can, and we don’t mind ...

I was fascinated by the idea of jet packs when I was a kid. They were sci-fi magic, and the idea that you could strap into an ...

We’ve said it before: building one-offs is different from building at scale. Even on a small scale. There was a time when it was rare for a hobbyist to produce more than one of anything, but ...

The Pebble smartwatch was introduced in 2012 as part of a Kickstarter campaign and saw moderate success before the company ...

Is Totally a Thing Now When [coral-bells] posted her first build to r/mechanicalkeyboards, she likely felt some trepidation.