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NASA’s X-59 Jet Advances Through Key Flight Tests Above the Mojave Desert

By Jackson Chung May 4, 2026

Photo credit: NASA / Lori Losey
On April 14, video footage captured NASA’s X-59 silent supersonic research aircraft speeding through the skies over California’s Mojave Desert. Lockheed Martin built the jet, which has a needle-shaped nose and an engine located high on its back. It is nearly 100 feet long and has a wingspan of little under 30 feet. Engineers published the recording as part of an update to the QueSST program, which aims to enable supersonic travel over land by reducing the thunderous boom into a soothing thud.

Jeeves Takes His Final Bow After Nearly Thirty Years

By Jackson Chung May 4, 2026

Ask Jeeves arrived nearly thirty years ago and quickly became a familiar face on the young internet. On May 1, 2026, the service closed for good. Owners at IAC chose to end the search operation and direct attention elsewhere. A brief note appeared on the site. Every great search must come to an end, it said, before adding that Jeeves spirit would carry on.

479 Bricks Recreate the SEGA Genesis Console That Defined a Generation

By Bill Smith May 4, 2026

Gamers who spent their childhood rocking on the original SEGA hardware have a new opportunity to acquire a piece of history. That’s right, a new way to relive the good old days, courtesy to the LEGO SEGA Genesis Console 40926 set, which will hit shop shelves on June 1st and includes 479 pieces in a display model that won’t break the bank at $39.99.

This Twenty-Dollar Maclock Clock Boots the Real Macintosh Desktop

By Jackson Chung May 4, 2026

Plenty of people scroll past cheap desk gadgets online without a second thought. One particular alarm clock shaped like the original 1984 Macintosh caught the eye of builder Wells Riley. Sold on AliExpress for around twenty dollars, the Maclock looks shockingly close to the real thing from the outside, complete with the distinctive beige case, floppy disk slot detail, and even a small screen area. Inside, though, it held nothing more than basic clock circuitry and a speaker for alarms.

The TI-84 Evo Revives a Classroom Legend with Fresh Power and Clarity

By Jackson Chung May 3, 2026

Students everywhere once pulled the same trusty graphing calculator from their backpacks for every math class. Texas Instruments just released the TI-84 Evo, a direct update that keeps everything people already know and like while fixing the slow spots that frustrated users for years.

$15 Thrift Store Lens Meets Orbiting Space Station

By Jackson Chung May 3, 2026

Saveitforparts picked up a heavy Sigma 400mm XQ lens and its matching 2x teleconverter at a local thrift store for $14.99. He carried the whole assembly home, attached a simple adapter, and mounted it on a decade-old Sony NEX-3 digital camera. The goal looked simple on paper: point the bargain rig skyward when the International Space Station passed overhead and record whatever showed up in the frame.

Beats Studio Pro Headphones Quiet the Commute and Stretch Every Playlist Further, Without AirPods Max Money

By Jackson Chung May 3, 2026

Music aficionados are always looking for dependable over-ear headphones, and when comparing options from various brands and pricing points, the Beats Studio Pro, priced at $169.95 (was $350), stands out as an economical option. The reason for this model’s exceptional performance is a whole new set of drivers that do an excellent job with audio, precision, and so on. You can feel right immediately that the distortion levels are significantly lower than the previous generation due to improved internal components and larger magnets, which ensures that the sound remains pure regardless of volume.

Gordon Freeman Steps Into Leon Kennedy’s Boots in Resident Evil Requiem for Ravenholm

By Bill Smith May 3, 2026

Fans of survival horror and classic shooters now have a unique way to experience the latest Resident Evil title. A fresh mod called Requiem for Ravenholm arrived in early access and it transforms Resident Evil Requiem using assets pulled straight from the Half-Life series. Created by FlamingosPeak Workshop the project replaces key elements throughout the game.

This Might be the World’s First AI-Enhanced Talking C-3PO Head

By Jackson Chung May 3, 2026

Samuel Potozkin spent months shaping a life-size C-3PO head from plastic filament and careful layers of paint. What started as a simple Star Wars fan project grew into a working machine that listens to spoken words and replies in the droid’s familiar voice. Anyone who has ever wished the golden protocol droid from Star Wars could answer back now has a real version sitting on a shelf or desk.

Recreating the Apollo Moon Landings at Home is Possible, Just Not Practical

By Bill Smith May 3, 2026

Isaac Carlton decided one afternoon to tackle a project that most people would dismiss as impossible. He wanted to film the most famous moments from the Apollo moon landings without rockets, without a massive budget, and without stepping outside his own property. The result looks so close to the original NASA footage that viewers keep pausing to check whether they are watching history or something built from scratch in a garage.