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Engineer Jens created the world's smallest marble clock using a robotic pick-and-place arm that magnetically moves marbles to display time digits, inspired by larger marble clocks but designed for compact spaces. The quiet, desktop-friendly clock costs under $23 to build using cheap micro servos and magnets, though the moving arm occasionally obscures the time display.
NASA's DART mission achieved a historic first by altering a natural object's orbit around the sun when it crashed into asteroid Dimorphos in September 2022. The collision slowed Dimorphos's orbit around companion asteroid Didymos...
Seagate launched Mozaic 4+ hard drives with HAMR technology, storing up to 44TB per drive. These drives target AI data centers, offering 47% better efficiency and reducing energy consumption by 0.8 million kilowatt-hours annually.
Developers have successfully ported the classic 3D Pinball Space Cadet game that was bundled with Windows to Android devices, building on previous reverse-engineering work. The project joins numerous other platform ports...
Phone Repair Guru built a functional seventh-generation iPad using components primarily from AliExpress to compare costs against a $200 Canadian refurbished tablet. Despite challenges including a broken housing and sourcing the...
Indonesia will ban social media for users under 16 starting March 28, requiring platforms to delete underage accounts. This follows similar restrictions in Australia, Spain, and Malaysia.
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Half-Baked Research developed a custom 3D printing pen that transforms the typical drawing tool into a powerful plastic welder. Unlike standard 3D pens that simply deposit melted filament, this device features a brass nozzle for...
Despite just launching M5 MacBook Pros, Apple reportedly plans an M6 MacBook Pro later this year with four major innovations. The laptop will introduce touchscreen support as a secondary input method, utilize OLED displays...
A coalition led by GSMA is working with major African telecom operators and smartphone manufacturers to develop $40 smartphones for six African markets, aiming to bring 20 million more people online by late 2026. However, rising...
Apple's newly launched MacBook Neo, a $599 entry-level laptop designed to compete with budget Windows devices and Chromebooks, may gain touchscreen capabilities in its second generation expected in 2027. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who...
Apple plans to launch a premium "MacBook Ultra" later this year featuring the company's first OLED touchscreen display, positioned above current MacBook Pro models rather than replacing them. The new top-tier laptop will command...
Apple's "HomePad" smart home device with magnetic wall mounting and doorbell features has been delayed from early 2025 to fall 2026 due to Apple Intelligence development problems.
Apple's new $599 MacBook Neo, priced significantly lower than previous MacBooks, will likely hurt iPad sales more than MacBook Air sales because it costs half the price of a comparable 13-inch iPad Air with Magic Keyboard...
Apple's rumored "HomePad" smart home hub has been delayed until fall 2026. The $350 device will include a 7-inch display, camera, and voice controls for home automation and video calls.
Apple plans to 3D-print aluminum enclosures for Apple Watch and potentially iPhones to reduce waste and improve efficiency, expanding beyond their current titanium 3D-printing method.
The robot takes a deliberate tumble, crashing to the ground in what engineers call a "controlled break-fall motion." It's all part of the rigorous testing at Kawasaki Robotics, where humanoid robots must prove they can survive...
OpenAI launched GPT-5.4 Thinking, upgrading ChatGPT with six major improvements including better coding, document understanding, image perception, and long-running task execution. The model features a 1M token context window for...
Meerkat is an open-source plugin that will bring real-time collaborative editing to Blender, allowing multiple users to work simultaneously on 3D scenes with live transforms, shared sessions, and conflict resolution. The project...
Roblox launched an AI-powered chat system that automatically rephrases inappropriate language in real-time messages rather than simply blocking or censoring them with symbols. The technology transforms profanity into more...
When returning items bought with Apple Pay or Google Pay, customers often discover their physical card numbers don't match the receipt because merchants only see virtual tokens, not real card details. The refund process works by...
Congress extended the International Space Station's lifespan from 2030 to 2032 amid concerns that private space companies won't have commercial stations ready by the original retirement date. The legislation requires NASA to...
WhatsApp reversed its ban on third-party AI chatbots like ChatGPT due to EU regulatory pressure. These chatbots can now operate on WhatsApp's European business platform for 12 months with per-message fees.
Amazon discontinued an innovative robotic warehouse system launched last year to automate operations and cut labor costs. The scrapped technology represents a setback in the company's warehouse automation strategy.
Modern browsers already include built-in text-to-speech features that can read web pages aloud to users, eliminating the need for third-party AI or overlay services that companies often pay for. These native browser tools offer...