Shane Mason of Wrongdog Reckons built a 90s cable simulator to bring back the old-school cable TV vibe using a Raspberry Pi. Basically, the Raspberry Pi 5 is the heart of the simulator, using its power to play videos and switch channels.
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Stratolaunch announced that the Talon-A2 completed its second hypersonic flight and recovery in March 2025, after its first in December 2024. These flights, completed over the Pacific Ocean, saw the Talon-A2 achieve speeds in excess of Mach 5 (about 3,836 mph or 6,174 km/h at sea level) and land autonomously at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The TP-Link Tapo SolarCam C402 Kit is a solar-powered, wireless outdoor security camera designed for low-maintenance, eco-friendly monitoring, all for $39.99 shipped today, originally $49.99. Its included solar panel base charges the camera’s 6,400mAh battery with just 45 minutes of daily sunlight, while the battery can last up to 180 days without solar charging. Product page.
Meizu, getting ready to launch its Note 16 series on May 13, including the Note 16 Pro, showed a unique way to test durability by using a Unitree G1, a futuristic-looking humanoid robot, to do drop tests.
Designer Dillan Stock decided to make his own universal remote, called the “Everything Remote,” after his TV remote broke, wanting something smarter than a basic replacement. He used an ESP32 microcontroller with ESPHome, taking advantage of his devices already being linked to his home assistant setup.
Photos found in an FCC filing might have leaked the rumored ASUS and Microsoft Xbox handheld before its planned reveal at Computex 2025 in Taipei. It’s actually a version of the ROG Ally 2, with the white model using a 4-core Ryzen processor (probably Aerith Plus) with a 20W power rating. This console looks a lot like the original ROG Ally but has a new outer design that feels more like a gaming controller, with bigger grips and two USB Type-C ports on top.
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Amazon’s Vulcan is the company’s first robot with a sense of touch, thanks to force feedback sensors and AI-powered sensors on its arm and gripping tool that detect pressure and twist. This lets it “feel” objects, using just the right amount of strength to pick up or move items without breaking them.
Google’s new ad, part of the “Best Phones Forever” campaign, takes a fun poke at Apple by teasing the rumored iPhone 17 design, especially its camera layout, which looks like the Google Pixel’s famous camera bar. The ad shows talking phones, with the Pixel joking that the iPhone is “copying” its style years later.
James Bruton, an inventor and YouTuber, made a one-wheeled, self-balancing robot inspired by the OneWheel but done his own way. Different from a ready-made OneWheel, which uses a wide tire and a refined control system, Bruton’s prototype is built from scratch, highlighting experimentation and open-source design.