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Steven Irby Created Channel Surfer to Turn YouTube Into Easygoing Video Exploration

By Jackson Chung March 14, 2026

Steven Irby spent years working in the tech industry before deciding to take control and create his own life. His most recent project provides a novel approach to watching videos online, eliminating the tedious task of endless scrolling and selecting. When you visit Channel Surfer, you’ll notice a layout reminiscent of the good old days of television. A channel guide sprawls over the screen, detailing all of the different categories, by era, topic, or anything else that piques your interest, as well as the times they air.

Builder Turns LEGO Bricks and Printed Discs Into a Generator Powered by Compressed Air Alone

By Bill Smith March 14, 2026

Jamie’s Brick Jams decided to take an old Nikola Tesla idea and turn it into something completely new, utilizing LEGO parts to construct a working generator. Jamie decided to utilize stacked discs rather than the standard spinning blades. Air enters at an angle through small holes and spirals in towards the closely spaced surfaces, and the friction from the moving air is what causes the discs to spin, without the need for any direct pushing force.

Sunlight Strikes a Fresh Crater on the Moon, Captured by NASA’s LRO

By Jackson Chung March 13, 2026

The sun shines a spotlight on the steep face of an unnamed crater. NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) took this photo on August 30, 2023. This spacecraft has been orbiting the moon since 2009, continuously collecting photographs of its surface using its cameras. When the camera started rolling, the orbiter was floating about 100 kilometers above the moon’s surface, with the sun’s rays coming in at an angle of 82 degrees from the right.

A 136-Gram Rocket Drone That Launches Straight Up and Hits 67 Miles Per Hour

By Jackson Chung March 13, 2026

Max Imagination, a DIY enthusiast, worked really hard to develop the ESP-BLAST from a rather simple concept. This tiny drone weighs only 136 grams (with the battery!) and can reach speeds of up to 108 kilometers per hour during outdoor runs. Here’s the amazing part: Max built this entire thing from scratch, using only common tools and spare components lying around, to show that you can achieve some truly incredible performance from a device that fits perfectly in your palm.

Ferrari Amalfi Spider Opens the Door to Coastal Drives with Serious Muscle

By Bill Smith March 13, 2026

Ferrari has just unveiled its new convertible, the Amalfi Spider, and it begs to be driven with the top down. This open-top version is built on the Amalfi coupe, with engineers keeping the overall form consistent from the beltline down, thus the long hood and smooth contours remained mostly unchanged. Rosso Tramonto, a new paint color in the portfolio, has a gorgeous orange hue to it, like the sun setting over the Italian shore.

Logitech’s Brio 100 Webcam Delivers Daily Reliability By Offering Clear Video Without the Premium Cost

By Bill Smith March 13, 2026

Daily video interactions have one essential requirement: good picture and sound. To be honest, most of us settle for our laptop cameras, which leave a lot to be desired in real-life circumstances. The Logitech Brio 100, priced at $25 (was $40), immediately raises the bar with its full 1080p resolution. Whether it’s a fast team meeting from a few feet away or some casual online gaming from the comfort of your workstation, faces appear natural, crisp, and all that.

These Legged Robots Can Rearrange Their Parts to Sprint Outdoors and Keep Going After Every Break

By Jackson Chung March 13, 2026

Modules snap into position and leap forward with a bounce over gravel or mud. Each robot is a stand-alone entity, a half-meter chunk made up of two stiff links connected by a central ball. Everything this machine needs to run on its own is inside that ball, including a small circuit board for decision-making, a battery for electricity, and a motor for movement. On its own, one of these little modules can just roll along, perform a sharp turn, or leap into the air, but when three or five are combined, you create bodies with legs that can switch positions at any time. Some of them serve as supports, while others push or strive to balance things out.

Planets Collide Around a Distant Star and Leave Clear Traces in Its Light

By Jackson Chung March 13, 2026

Photo credit: Andy Tzanidakis
Graduate student Anastasios Tzanidakis reviewed old telescope observations from 2020 and discovered some somewhat irregular fluctuations in the brightness from the star Gaia20ehk. This star, which is quite similar to the sun in many aspects, is located in the Puppis constellation around 11,000 light years away.

64 AA Batteries Powered This Old PC Long Enough to Finish Real Games

By Jackson Chung March 13, 2026

ScuffedBits set out to test the limits of what batteries could do, and decided that keeping a desktop PC running without a wall outlet would be a good place to start. So he went for it, but his initial attempt came to an abrupt halt after only a few minutes of light gaming. Undeterred, he returned with a stronger strategy, this time bringing some more cells.

Rivian Brings Four R2 Models to Drivers Ready for Electric Adventure, But Only One Will be Available at Launch

By Bill Smith March 13, 2026

Rivian has now revealed the entire R2 model lineup, which is based on the same mid-size chassis but tailored to different budgets and driving styles. Delivery will be spread out over the next few years, beginning with the quickest choice in spring 2026 and continuing all the way to late 2027 for the most affordable. Each R2 model is lower to the ground and lighter than the bigger R1 series, with a 115.6-inch wheelbase, 185.9-inch overall length, and 9.6-inch ground clearance, which complements 25-degree approach and 26-degree departure angles.