T-shirts "Sheer" tees trick people into thinking you have a beach bodyboingboing.net - Rusty Blazenhoff A company in Japan has made t-shirts that give the illusion that you can -- kind of -- see through them. The one for women hints at a busty chest in …
Bluetooth Bluetooth cassette playerboingboing.net - Rob Beschizza It being 2019, you may now buy a portable cassette player with Bluetooth functionality. Meet Its OK, a ~$65 gadget currently firing up …
Raccoons Bungie cords! Bungie cords! Bungie cords!boingboing.net - Jason Weisberger Everything in my life seems to be held together by bungie cords. This 24-pack of bungies is currently keeping most of my possessions from sliding …
USC Oppo Unveils 'World's First' Under-Screen Front-Facing CameraMacRumors - by Tim HardwickChinese mobile maker Oppo today unveiled its solution to the ubiquitous smartphone display notch – the "word's first" Under-Screen Camera (USC). The fullscreen display-enabling technology was demonstrated
Play button Make a mechanical coin-sorting machineboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder Here's a hand-crank coin-sorting machine made from plywood. The guy who made it used conventional tools, but it looks perfect for a laser cutter.
Recycling Enjoy this weekly dose of snark about bad product designsboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder The industrial design website, Core77, has recently introduced a sarcastic column about poorly-thought-out products called The Weekly Design Roast. …
Google Google's Not Going to Make Tablets AnymoreMacRumors - Juli CloverGoogle has no future plans to release additional tablet devices and has even canceled two models that were in development, the company confirmed to Computerworld today. Google has not released a tablet
Replicas Complete instructions for making a replica of the Minivac 601 educational computer kitboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder Michael Gardi built a nice replica of the Minivac 601 computer kit, and made the plans available on Instructables. Created by information theory …
Play buttonTesla Model 3 YouTuber Simone Giertz transformed a Tesla Model 3 into a pickup truckThe Verge - Andrew J. HawkinsSimone Giertz was tired of waiting for Elon Musk to unveil his new Tesla pickup truck, so she decided to make one herself. The popular YouTuber and self-described “queen of shitty robots” transformed Model
SEGA Terraonion's MegaSD will play Sega CD games with FPGA powertechreport.com - by Ben Funk Analogue's Mega Sg remains one of the more interesting niche products we've reviewed in the last little while, but one thing it couldn't do was play …
A special walk through computing history at the DigiBarnscobleizer.blog - Robert Scoble Why is computing history so important? Because it can teach us lessons about not just where we were, but where we are going. Here my family, along …
Apple in Talks to Purchase Intel's German Modem UnitMacRumors - Juli CloverApple is in talks to buy Intel's German modem unit, which could help Apple develop its own modem chips more quickly, reports The Information. Intel is considering selling its modem business in pieces,
Announcing: the tour for "How To: Absurd Scientific Advice for Common Real-World Problems," Randall "XKCD" Munroe's nextboingboing.net - Cory Doctorow [Randall Munroe traces the phenomenal success of his webcomic XKCD with this Boing Boing post; and I've avidly followed his career ever since (he's …
USB rechargeable electric lighter on saleboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder I have the larger version of this Tacklife USB rechargeable electric lighter. It's normally $12.99 but you can get it for less than half that price …
Thinking back on the special magic of Make: and Maker Faireboingboing.net - Gareth Branwyn As you may have heard by now, news began to break Friday night that Maker Media, home to Make: magazine, Maker Faire, and Maker Shed, was folding up …
Microsoft adds variable refresh rate support to Windows 10techreport.com - by Zak Killian Nvidia and AMD had a heck of a time getting G-SYNC and FreeSync to work on Windows, but with Intel finally adopting the feature, variable refresh …
Apple Envisioned New Mac Pro's 'Cheese Grater' Design Years AgoMacRumors - Joe RossignolFollowing the reveal of its much-anticipated Mac Pro redesign at WWDC 2019 on Monday, a handful of reporters met with Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller and other executives to learn a bit more about
The Booty Duty bag: tactical toiletry for camping, fishing and huntingboingboing.net - Jason Weisberger Countless times I have frantically rummaged through my camping gear, digging for toilet paper as I madly need to go. My daughter never, ever, EVER …
Play button Old plumbing trick: stuff dripping pipes with bread to keep solder dryboingboing.net - Rob Beschizza You can't solder a leak! "Take freash bread, take out the core, roll it into a tight ball, stuff it into the pipe, and it'll stop the leak long …
Play button Scotty of Strange Parts shops for wireless LEDs in Tokyoboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder Scotty of Strange Parts went to Akihabara (an area in Tokyo loaded with electronics, game arcades, and maid cafes) and found these cool wireless LEDs …
Play button Life goals: stick a Raspberry Pi in an old TV, stereo or clockboingboing.net - Rob Beschizza Christian Cawley listicled 10 old devices upcycled to house a Raspberry Pi (including the Tomy toy dashboard OutRun previously at BB). Embedded above …
Play button How a quartz watch worksboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder How do quartz watches keep time? Steve Mould gives a great demonstration explaining how they work. Quartz is piezoelectric, which means when it is …
Panic unveils Playdate handheld consolebit-tech.net - Gareth Halfacree Panic, best known for its range of developer-focused applications and its work on the story-driven walking simulator Firewatch, has announced it is …
Play button Explainer video - how an integrated circuit worksboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder Windell Oskay of Evil Mad Scientist was at Maker Faire Bay Area again this year and this time he and Lenore Edman made large models of integrated …
Play button Non-newtonian fluid vs hydraulic pressboingboing.net - Jason Weisberger While I have a deep respect for non-newtonian fluid's ability to improve protective gear and wear motorcycle armor made of it, the hydraulic press is …
Sugru moldable glue on saleboingboing.net - Mark Frauenfelder I always travel with a pack of Sugru, because it is great for repairing things like broken zippers, frayed cables, and cracked plastic parts. It's …
Build a Raspberry Pi GoBot With Your KidsWIRED - Matt Timmons-Brown With just $60 worth of hardware and 10 lines of code, you and your kid can build a simple wheeled droid that can drive around your house. It might …
