Matthew Perks, an inventor who often undertakes elaborate tech projects, has taken on a whimsical but practical project: building a Hobbit-inspired home in a backyard, all for under $5,000. Perks basically wanted to build a cozy, earth-sheltered retreat like the Shire, but in real life. The site, a small patch of his friend Keith’s land, … Read more
Photo credit: SpacerowerThis DIY project from Reddit user Spacerower might just change how we read digitally. How so? It is a dual-screen e-reader that folds in half to expose two e-ink screens, comparable to a hardback book’s left-and-right spread. Spacerower’s adventure began with a cracked e-reader screen. The result is a device that pairs two … Read more
Kamal Carter, a maker who likes to combine gaming with engineering, has made something amazing: a physical aimbot for the competitive shooter Valorant. Unlike the software cheats that used to plague online games, Carter’s creation is a physical, mechanical marvel—a robot that moves a mouse to aim and shoot with precision. Carter’s journey started with … Read more