Substance Labs’ started the BrickBoy project with the aim of getting the official LEGO Game Boy set to actually play some games. That’s exactly what the basic kit delivers, with a tiny circuit board, a Raspberry Pi Zero to boot and a few ports to play original cartridges or the emulated versions. With over €500,000 pouring in from Kickstarter backers, along came the Arcade Edition: a rather snazzy €89 add-on that essentially turns the whole lot into a miniature arcade cabinet.
TeamGroup’s T-Create Expert P35S Destroyed external SSD combines quick file transfers with a shell for people who transport secrets across borders or boardrooms. It’s 3.5 inches long and weighs less than a deck of cards, so it easily fits in a pocket. Four storage capacities are offered, ranging from 256GB to 2TB, all accessible via a USB-C interface with read / write speeds of up to 1,000MB per second, thanks to USB 3.2 Gen 2 tech.
Genesis unveiled the production 2027 GV60 Magma at Circuit Paul Ricard in southern France last week. This production version of last year’s design is precisely what was promised: a tremendously fast crossover that handles well and will be available for purchase next year. Production will begin soon, with deliveries beginning in South Korea in early 2026 and continuing to Europe and North America later that year.
AYANEO recently provided a hands-on look at their upcoming Pocket VERT in a lengthy 90-minute demonstration. They’re pitching this vertical handheld as the pinnacle of their range, and it’s easy to understand why: it has the DNA of the original Game Boy, but with the tech you’d expect from a modern device.
In an age when screens rule everything, the Sidephone SP-01 is a quiet protest. This small phone returns to fundamentals with a candybar appearance and a tactile keypad beneath a tiny touchscreen. It was designed by a small, simplicity-focused team and runs a bespoke version of Android that prioritizes calls, messages, and a few key apps. Pre-orders for US customers opened recently for $249, with deliveries expected later this year.
Glubux settles into a quiet corner of the internet, where hobbyists frequently tell stories about discovering hidden gems in old tech and realizing their fantasies of living off the grid. Back in late 2016, he posted an update on the Second Life Storage forum, informing people about the commencement of his project. He had 1.4 kilowatts of solar panels on his roof, an old forklift battery, a charge controller, and an inverter, which was roughly the starting point. A few months earlier, he had started collecting various varieties of outdated laptop batteries. By November, he had around 650 of them. just one aim in mind: build a system that provided everything his house needed without using a single watt from the grid.
Touchscreens today offer crisp pictures, but the experience of running your finger across glass is still a pretty dull affair. Northwestern University engineers have come up with something that might just change that…a wristband-like device that slips over your fingertip and simulates the feel of scratchy fabric or smooth metal on the same screen. They’ve called it VoxeLite, and it makes digital swiping feel a lot more like the real thing.
Meta has spent years striving to connect the digital and real worlds, and with Hyperscape, they have finally brought that quest into your living room. The company released this tool last fall, but it was only available to single users; starting this week, you can add your friends. Users can share links to their homes, kitchens, or closets and invite up to 8 people along for the ride, whether to catch up or play a game.
In a world where premium headphones often demand a premium paycheck, the Beats Studio Pro steps in with a quiet confidence. This over-ear model, priced at $139 on sale (down from $350), promise the kind of active noise cancellation and audio punch that echoes Apple’s AirPods Max, yet they arrive at a fraction of that model’s $549 tag.
Genesis took the covers off the Magma GT concept at a 10th anniversary party in the sun-kissed curves of Le Castellet, France, that felt more like a formal announcement than a true event to commemorate a decade in business. This mid-engined monster is Genesis’s boldest try yet at constructing a pure sports car, a two-seater that has quietly hinted at track days and twisty backroads equally, and the concept itself gives a pretty strong clue that Genesis aims to field its own entries at the GT racing level.