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DJI Adds a Parachute to the Matrice 400 That Slows Descent and Protects What Matters Most, Calls it the AP100

By Bill Smith July 12, 2026

DJI just released the AP100 Parachute, and the system essentially mounts to the rear of the Matrice 400 enterprise drone and gives operators a reliable option when flight does not go as planned. Enterprise teams use the Matrice 400 for inspection, surveying, and public safety work. Those jobs sometimes take the aircraft over cities or stretch beyond visual range. A sudden power loss or link drop can turn a heavy drone into a fast-falling object. The AP100 changes that outcome by turning an uncontrolled fall into a slower, more predictable descent.

First Look at GentleOS, a New Operating System for Really Old Computers

By Jackson Chung July 12, 2026

Old machines often end up sidelined once faster hardware arrives. Yet plenty of people still own working 386-era laptops and desktops that boot just fine. GentleOS steps in as a project built specifically for those systems. It delivers a graphical desktop experience without demanding modern resources or complex setup.

Super Mario 64 Has Arrived on PlayStation 1, But It Took Thousands of Builds to Get There

By Bill Smith July 12, 2026

Off a CRT television, the footage captures Mario mid-jump in Bob-omb Battlefield. The camera follows him across familiar terrain. No emulator sits between the console and the screen. This moment marks real hardware execution after roughly 3000 separate builds and months of relentless iteration by one dedicated developer. The project began as a fork of earlier work by malucard, who first adapted the open-source Super Mario 64 decompilation for PlayStation 1 targets.

A Childhood Promise Kept, How Anderson Jones Built a Proper 34-Seat ABC Cinema in His Back Garden

By Bill Smith July 11, 2026

Anderson Jones grew up adoring the movies since his grandmother worked as an usherette at the local ABC in Hanley, where he spent many hours with his family. Those trips left an impression, and by the time he started school, he was already telling pals that he wanted to build his own cinema one day. Most of them laughed it off, but decades later, he kept his promise.

A 2007 Samsung UMPC Takes a Crack at Wii U GamePad Duties

By Bill Smith July 11, 2026

A compact computing device from 2007 has found an unexpected new role in the world of retro gaming consoles. The Samsung Q1 UMPC, originally sold as a Windows XP powered ultra mobile PC, recently starred in an experiment to replicate the functionality of Nintendo’s Wii U GamePad. Its small footprint and built in screen made the old hardware an interesting test subject once open source tools unlocked the console’s proprietary controller protocol.