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Elon Musk Says SpaceX May Eventually Deploy Space-Based Data Centers

By Jackson Chung November 2, 2025

Photo credit: Rendezvous Robotics
Elon Musk has a talent for bringing far-fetched ideas down to earth. When word surfaced last month that two of the new generation of space companies were collaborating, he couldn’t help but share his thoughts, even if it was merely to make a simple point about SpaceX’s intentions to build data centers in orbit. There was no fanfare, no extensive explanation, just a deadpan remark to scaling up existing satellite technology. In a world where the demand for processing power is constantly increasing, that casual statement sent shockwaves across the IT community, drawing everyone’s attention to that untapped resource – literally the void where silicon meets sunlight.

Maker’s Weekend Turns Optical Mouse Into Functional Grayscale Camera

By Jackson Chung November 1, 2025

Photo credit: Dycus
Dycus started digging through a box of old electronics on a lazy afternoon and pulled out a dusty circuit board from an optical mouse that had long since been forgotten. That seemingly worthless bit, tucked away a few years ago on a hunch, ended up sparking 65 hours of late night modding and more soldered connections than he cares to count. By the end of it all, that old scrap had turned into something completely new: a tiny camera that snaps pretty terrible, yet somehow charming portraits and sweeps panoramic scenes that seem to capture the whole world in a single sweep.

How the TBK-938 Intelligent Polishing Machine Can Polish Away an iPhone’s Past

By Jackson Chung November 1, 2025

Scratches on a smartphone screen reveal the story of drops, drags, and daily wear. For refurbishers, those marks have resulted in additional hours of disassembly, glass replacement, and reassembly, which has cost them time and money. This is where the TBK-938 Intelligent Polishing Machine comes in, a Shenzhen-made piece of machinery that completes the task in a single sealed, slurry-fed operation.

Why the Apple Watch Ultra 3 Deserves a Spot on Your Wrist for $699.99

By Bill Smith November 1, 2025

In a world where most smartwatches feel more like fragile extensions of our phones, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 comes along as the rugged one that can take a pounding and keep rolling. For $699.99 (was $799), you get a device that can handle everything from weekend hikes to daily commutes without missing a beat – or so the promise goes. But does it really live up to that tough-as-nails reputation, especially for people like you and me, and not just hardcore trail runners?

Handheld Pi Zero 2 W Computer Fits in Your Palm and Runs Code Anywhere

By Jackson Chung November 1, 2025

Photo credit: Stopdesign
Modder Stopdesign needed a way to write code from his couch – or even the bathroom. Laptops just felt too bloated and phones too cramped. So he went ahead and built a clamshell computer the size of a PS5 controller. Flip open the lid and you’re greeted by a 5-inch screen – right below that sits a tiny keyboard that lets you fly across letters and symbols with both hands. Under the hood, a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W is sipping on a battery that’s capable of keeping it running for a whole day of typing – an 8000mAh battery to be exact.

Bouncing LEDs into the Third Dimension Using a Homemade Mini Volumetric Display

By Jackson Chung November 1, 2025

Matthew Lim decided to experiment with an ESP32 board that sports a tiny 8×8 LED matrix, capable of flickering through a digital recreation of fluid that looked eerily similar to moving water. He found it fascinating, and an idea sprang to mind: try if he could fit a few pieces of hobbyist gear into a pocket-sized 3D window.

Las Vegas Police Adds Ten Tesla Cybertrucks to Fleet, Modified by Unplugged Performance’s UP.FIT

By Bill Smith November 1, 2025

Las Vegas recently put ten Tesla Cybertrucks in police colors on display along the strip. Drivers appear to be slowing down, tourists are pausing to take photos on their phones, and officers are hurrying to get behind the wheel of a vehicle right out of a science fiction film. These trucks are increasingly responding to actual emergencies, such as traffic stops on Fremont Street and rescue missions in Red Rock Canyon.

YouTube in 1995 Showcases Quest to Stream the Future on a 30-Year-Old Browser

By Jackson Chung November 1, 2025

Throaty Mumbo opens a box from the 1990s sealed with packaging tape and pulls out a copy of Netscape Navigator 4.5 that has been shrink wrapped for longer than he has been alive. The plastic wrapping “cracks” like thin ice on a winter pond. Inside, there’s a gleaming CD-ROM, a stack of floppy disks that appear to have been there for decades, and a gigantic 300-page manual that’s thicker than a phone book.

Toyota’s Electric Crossover Goes Full Race Mode with the bZ Time Attack Concept

By Bill Smith October 31, 2025

Toyota has a habit of appearing unexpectedly, and the 2025 SEMA Show in Las Vegas is no exception. Amidst the roaring clamor of customized muscle cars and the brilliant glimmer of chrome everywhere, the automaker just unveiled the bZ Time Attack Concept, a battery electric crossover built for the track. Toyota created this vehicle to slice corners on time attack circuits and power up challenging hillclimbs.

A Side-by-Side Look at Vanilla Grand Theft Auto 4 Versus RTX Remix Path Tracing

By Bill Smith October 31, 2025

Seventeen years after its debut, Grand Theft Auto 4 is still stuck with the same ancient engine it first trotted out way back in 2008. But even as the streets shine under those familiar sodium lamps, it all just looks kind of flat. Shadows aren’t really doing much, reflections are dull and matte, and every surface goes for that tell-tale sheen of a game that was built before global illumination went mainstream. Then the magic happens with the RTX Remix mod courtesy of the genius Xoxor4d. Path tracing kicks in, and suddenly Liberty City is a whole different world.