Jenny’s Daily Drivers: KolibriOS 0.7.7

It’s a fact of life when starting a computer, that booting into whatever operating system you use will take a while. Mine takes somewhere around 30 seconds, and yours probably …read more

Know Your Food: Organic Production

A few weeks ago we published the first in a new series of articles, Know Your Food. It was born out of the realisation that most people know surprisingly little about …read more

Review: The Tanmatsu, A Year On

About 18 months ago, we brought you a sneak peek at a handheld that started life in the Dutch conference badge scene. At the time it showed promise, but its …read more

UDP Broadcasting And Easily Finding Network Services

Local area networks (LANs) that use technologies like Ethernet and Wi-Fi are incredibly useful for letting devices talk with each other. Yet a core problem here is knowing which devices …read more

Microsoft’s Topological Quantum Computing Claims Once Again In Question

A central problem with the arguably overhyped field of quantum computing remains the difficulty in objectively ascertaining performance and new developments, as much here relies on indirect measurements. Such is …read more

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It’s Full Steam Ahead For This Motorized Canoe

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By Tyler August | July 7, 2026

In some parts of Canada, you’ll rarely hear someone use the phrase “whatever paddles your canoe” instead of the more usual “whatever floats your boat”– and apparently, at least for …read more
Reverse Engineering And Self-Hosting The OBI Smart Energy Tracker

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By Maya Posch | July 7, 2026

Sold by German DIY store OBI, the OBI Energy Tracker is a €15 set of two devices, one of which you essentially stick on top of your existing electricity meter. …read more
When An Engineering Education Doesn’t Teach You How To Really Make Anything

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By Jenny List | July 7, 2026

In the sweltering temperatures of an unusually hot European heatwave, I found myself having a chat with a friend of mine from my university days. After discussing the health of …read more
SB Mini II Is A Homebrew Apple II Clone

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By Tyler August | July 7, 2026

On the one hand, the original Apple II has been copied over and over again since at least the early 80s, so maybe this hack is old hat to the …read more
Is Now The Time For Volumetric 3D Printing?

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By Ian Bos | July 7, 2026

Of all innovations adopted by the maker community within the past couple of decades, one stands among the rest on top for anything regarding manufacturing. It goes without saying here …read more
An Interactive Tomato Farm Overseen By AI

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By Ian Bos | July 7, 2026

Oh, the farming lifestyle…living off the land, fending for yourself. But who’s got time for all that? For the modern hacker, the best option in the garden space may be …read more
Why The NES Put Out A Wobbly Picture

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By Jenny List | July 7, 2026

The NTSC television standard is a masterpiece of mid-century engineering, to pack a color image into the transmission bandwidth of a monochrome one, and to do so while maintaining backward …read more

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