Hunting for an audio version of that rare book from your local bookstore can feel like chasing a shadow. Meet PageParrot, a brilliant DIY creation by Nick Bild that turns any physical book into an audiobook in seconds.
Konami’s Silent Hill f broke through the mist at Anime Expo 2025, held in Los Angeles from July 3 to July 6, with a panel that gave fans goosebumps. A sneaky in-engine cinematic trailer, filmed by an attendee despite a no-cameras rule, gave a spine-chilling peek into this psychological horror comeback. Slated to hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on September 25, 2025, the game’s ready to drag players into a haunting story set in 1960s Japan.
Jumping into the jam-packed world of dash cams, the VIOFO Dash Cam A119 Mini 2 is a little dynamo that delivers big-time value for its price. This compact device boasts a STARVIS 2 IMX675 image sensor, grabbing super-clear footage whether it’s bright daylight or pitch-dark night.
Mount Everest, the world’s highest peak, has always been a grueling test of human grit, where climbers push their bodies against thin air and punishing conditions. Now, DJI, the king of consumer drones, has dropped a jaw-dropping video of the Mavic 4 Pro drone soaring in one unbroken shot from the North Col Glacier at 6,500 meters to 8,800 meters, just a stone’s throw from Everest’s summit.
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An unassuming darkling beetle hustles over a messy pile of rubble inside a lab at the University of Queensland, sporting a tiny microchip backpack. Researchers are actually steering this beetle, called “ZoBorg”, with a video game controller.
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DirkMcGirk’s latest project, the Cheese Plate Keyboard, is basically a mechanical keyboard dressed up as a cheese board. Spotted on MakerWorld, this 3D-printed gem turns a regular keyboard into a charcuterie-inspired work of art. Each key looks like a slice of cheese, complete with Swiss-style holes that riff on Rob Meyerson’s Swiss Cheese Mono font.
Stepping into the world of tiny yet mighty computers, the GMKtec NucBox M7 stands out as a real gem, especially if you’re a fan of the Mac Mini’s sleek, compact form factor. This mini PC, powered by the AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850H (*title fixed) with 8 cores and 16 threads cranking up to 4.7GHz, packs a serious punch that can go toe-to-toe with rigs costing double. It’s a pint-sized powerhouse that fits snugly next to your monitor.
Fairphone’s carved out its own space in a world obsessed with shiny, disposable tech, and the Fairphone 6 brings a modular design that’s as practical as it is forward-looking. Scoring a perfect 10/10 for repairability from iFixit, this phone is proof of Fairphone’s mission to build devices that stick around for the long haul.
Photo credit: ItalDesign | Sebastiano Ciarcia
Back in the early ‘90s, BMW and Italdesign dropped the Nazca C2. Fast forward to 2025, and Italian designer Sebastiano Ciarcia has revived that magic with the BMW Ethos, a digital concept that gives a big nod to the Nazca C2 while adding a fresh, modern twist.