Google kept the Pixel 10a at $499 for 128GB when it launched, and street prices have since drifted lower, with the Obsidian version often landing at $424. That number matters because almost every rival in this range either costs more on day one or starts cutting software support much sooner. Hardware inside this phone will look familiar if you held a Pixel 9a.
Gavin Free first pointed a high-speed camera at a shutter in 2015, using a Phantom Flex and a cropped square to reach 10,000 frames a second on a Canon EOS 7D. In September 2026 he brought the same battered 7D back, now with a Phantom TMX 7510 that holds full resolution at 80,000 frames a second, and the extra speed showed details the older clip never caught.
Burl of Burls Art wondered how far you could strip a guitar before it stopped being one. He pulled the neck off, then placed the remains on tensioned aviation cable and attempted to play the creation. The experiment began as a side question when he was working on another project in his newly constructed garage. He kept going until he was left with only the Telecaster’s hardware, six strings, and a row of metal bars.
Diorama111, a DIY maker from Japan, has spent many hours squeezing motors, lights, and controllers into models that no larger than a matchbox. His latest project is a 1/48 model narrow-gauge battery locomotive on 9 mm track that has its own power, lighting, and enough onboard electronics to perform a short shuttle without the need for a remote.
Xiaomi opened sales of the 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max in China today, pairing Qualcomm’s new 2nm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 6 chips with two 200-megapixel Leica cameras, a second OLED on the back, and a hardware privacy layer on the front glass. Base 12GB plus 256GB units start at 5,999 yuan for the 18 Pro and 6,999 yuan for the 18 Pro Max, about $895 and $1,045. Steps up through 16GB plus 1TB land at 8,999 ($1,343) and 9,999 ($1,492) yuan. A transparent special edition sits higher. A global run is promised later this year after last year’s 17 Pro pair stayed in China.