Category: Tech
October 19, 2025
Tech
Gemini in Google Home Keeps Mistaking My Dog for a Cat
A cat jumped up on my couch. Wait a minute. I don’t have a cat. The alert about the leaping…
October 19, 2025
Tech
The Zipper Is Getting Its First Major Upgrade in 100 Years
The teeth were redesigned, the manufacturing process rewritten, and new machinery developed to attach the closure to garments. “The absence…
October 19, 2025
Tech
First Look at Janus-I, an Innovative Suitcase Helicopter that Soars
Aamir Khollam stepped out of his weather-beaten SUV into the blinding snowy vastness of Svalbard, where the biting wind lashed…
October 19, 2025
Tech
Aiming for Atoms: The Art of Making Chips Smaller
In the realm of computer chips, bigger numbers are often better: more cores, higher GHz, greater FLOPs. But there’s one…
October 19, 2025
Tech
Jake Carlini’s Electric Bike Suit Showcases a Wild Ride on Human Power
Jake Carlini literally wore an electric bike on his body for this latest stunt. Yes, he built a wearable machine…
October 19, 2025
Tech
I hate that Netflix changed my watch list, so I moved to Letterboxd
Among the most popular streaming platforms, Netflix was consistently my favorite to navigate. The size of the tiles, in addition…
October 19, 2025
Tech
DIY Lens Mod Adventure Turns Broken iPhone Into a Cinema Camera
Evan Monsma’s studio in Indianapolis is where broken gadgets are reborn into something incredible, rather than tossed out into the…
October 19, 2025
Tech
My shower was always weak—until I tried these fixes
My shower was terrible—like, stand there for five minutes trying to rinse shampoo out of your hair, terrible. The water…
October 18, 2025
Tech
8Bitdo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller Crosses Every Line for $37, Complete with Hall Effect Joysticks
The 8Bitdo Ultimate 3-Mode Controller looks pretty familiar because it’s officially licensed for Xbox. Not to mention its price has…
October 18, 2025
Tech
I love open source but it has problems no one is willing to admit
Open-source has many benefits that have kept me locked in the community for years. It is people coming together and…