Japan is using $4,000 animatronic wolves to scare off bears, and can't make them fast enough
Japan's answer to record bear attacks is a nightmare-inducing robotic Monster Wolves
The Steam Controller's hidden Wilhelm scream Easter Egg is pure Valve genius
A one-off gag, or the start of a whole new trend?
This app makes your MacBook moan when you slap it, and it's going viral
The $5 novelty app uses sensors to turn hits into sound effects
Only one of these tech "sports" is real. Can you guess which?
Have you heard of the Quantum Cable Untangling Contest, or the VR Headset Balance Race? How about the World Server Throwing Championship?
IT worker tried to destroy an SSD with a drill and failed spectacularly
A cautionary tale in data destruction
Facepalm: A viral post on Reddit highlights the importance of proper data disposal practices. According to the story, a company's "IT guy" used a drill to destroy a solid-state drive before salvaging it. The problem? He drilled a single hole through the center of the casing, piercing the shell but never touching the small PCB inside – effectively making the attempt at data destruction useless.
Enthusiast proves it is possible to operate a PC inside a freezer, but not really worth the hassle
A fun experiment with minimal practical value
Modder slaps dual CPU tower coolers onto an RTX 2060, drops temps by 31 C
Testing unconventional cooling solutions
Engineer creates 3D-printed marble fountain using procedural generation
What the heck is that? Marble Fountain is a piece of "tech art" that looks like a huge tangled mess of string. However, flip a switch and ball bearings trickle forth, each riding one of eight complicated tracks to the bottom of the sculpture before being conveyed to the top again by a ball screw. It is mesmerizing to watch.
PC modder turns GPU into a miniature rail yard complete with working locomotive
All aboard the Gigabyte Express!
Hobbyist builds lo-fi camera from an old optical mouse
From mouse to camera: 30×30 pixels, 64 shades of gray, and a lot of creativity
In brief: After years of faithful service, most computer mice end up in the recycling bin, or worse, the garbage bin. But one Redditor wanted a better second act for his retired pointer, and once inspiration struck, it was only a matter of time before his vision came to life.
They got Doom running on a satellite orbiting Earth, because of course they did
A game that is set off-planet can now run off-planet
TSMC just gave us a peek inside its ultra-advanced Fab 21 chip factory in Arizona
Robotic pods working in harmony with ASML's Twinscan NXE is a thing of beauty
Streamer completes record-breaking Minecraft walk after 14.5 years
The decade-and-a-half trek raised over half a million dollars for charity
Gamer builds functional version of ChatGPT inside Minecraft using 439 million blocks
Be prepared to wait a long time for responses
Battlefield 6 developers have a big red button that nukes the entire map
As fun and chaotic as that sounds, it actually has a practical purpose
This DIY "briefcase" PS5 is 60% smaller than the original, even with its built-in 15-inch display
Modder ditched Sony's oversized cooler for a server-grade heatsink and 3D-printed fan
This disposable vape just became a "smokin' fast" web server
But can it run Doom?
DIYer turns Lego bricks into a fully operational 3D printer
If you build it, it will print
Burn beautiful images onto CDs with ones and zeros, no LightScribe needed
From trash to treasure
You have 30 minutes: Where would you hide a USB drive from the FBI?
Weekend Open Forum returns with a challenge
Touchable 3D holograms are now a reality in world-first breakthrough
Reach out and touch something
Forward-looking: A team of scientists has successfully demonstrated the world's first interactive 3D holographic display, enabling users to physically interact with virtual light projections. If commercialized, this technology could be immensely useful in education – just to name one example.
Garbage truck driver rescues dumped 32-core Threadripper PC with RTX 2080 Ti
It only needed some cleaning, a new power supply, and new storage
Meet the robot with a detachable, self-crawling hand
A robotic hand that crawls around like Thing from The Addams Family