
Zac Builds acquired a tattered old iMac G3 from the 1990s, one of those legendary all-in-one PCs that dominated every desk. The device resembled a brick, thanks to its clunky old CRT screen, and inside was a jumble of yellowed plastic that crumbled to the touch and antique components that had been collecting dust for years. Instead of throwing it away, Zac recognized an opportunity to give this old girl new life. He gathered his equipment, which included a 3D scanner and printer, a soldering iron, and a custom-built fume extractor dubbed the Zacuum, and set to work, stripping it down to its bare elements.

Tomás Vega recalls having a stammer when he was five years old, with words knotted in his throat and ordinary talks turned into warfare. Then came computers, and a keyboard and mouse opened worlds he never knew existed. By the age of 12, he’d written his first program. In high school, he developed ways to assist others in overcoming their own problems. That early spark drove him to MIT, where he studied microfabrication and signal processing.

Smartphones get more powerful every year but storage is the silent killer of daily routines. A new iPhone tempts with sleek design and great cameras but the jump from 256GB to 2TB is at least an $800 whammy. Enter the Lexar 2TB Professional Go Portable SSD, priced at $169.49 (was $269.99) ahead of Cyber Monday, a tiny drive that fits in your pocket and handles the overflow.

Mercedes-Benz has built empires on speed and elegance, but in 2009 they tried something completely different: the F-Cell Roadster Concept. Over 150 trainees at the Sindelfingen plant worked together to develop this one-of-a-kind vehicle, which highlighted the car’s rough origins. It was a bridge between ages; it hit the German roads not to establish records, but to follow in the footsteps of Bertha Benz, the lady who demonstrated that cars could go long distances.

ChromaLock had it with Fisher-Price’s standard See ‘N Say toys. Those farm animals and their obnoxious little bleats simply weren’t cutting it for someone who’d spent years shooting their way through hordes of demons in the original DOOM. He snatched one off the shelf, ripped it open, and transformed it into the See ‘N Slay, a version packed with the game’s distinctive scream-inducing enemy sounds. You pull the rope, spin the wheel to a face from the depths of hell, and a gravelly voice announces your doom before letting loose with a roar or screech straight from DOOM Eternal.

On November 20, 2025, Britain’s DragonFire laser targeted drones flying through the air at 650 km/h, twice the speed of a Formula One car along Scotland’s Hebrides Range, and brought them down with precision. Engineers from MBDA, QinetiQ, and Leonardo watched as their brainchild worked its magic once more, identifying, tracking, and disabling objects that resembled the fast-moving dangers already common on the battlefield. DragonFire is five years ahead of schedule and one step closer to being deployed on Royal Navy ships.

RwanLink’s latest labor of love is a real treat for fans of some of gaming’s most iconic hideouts. The Gerudo Fortress from Ocarina of Time gets a fresh reboot, built from scratch in Unreal Engine 5. Over the course of three months this lone creator poured their heart and soul into bringing it to life, paying homage to the original while slapping on a shiny new coat of visual polish.

Alibaba has just unveiled its first smartglasses in China, the Quark series, which include AI assistance built directly into the frames. You can get them in two versions: the S1, which simply displays all of the information in front of your face, and the G1, which is more low-key and has no display at all.

Apple’s AirPods Max have always been pricey, but at $399 (down from $599) ahead of Cyber Monday for the USB-C version, that hesitation goes away fast. These over-ear headphones deliver a full experience from the very first listen. The design wraps around your head with a breathable knit mesh canopy and anodized aluminum cups that feel substantial without weighing you down. Weighing under a pound, they fold flat for easy storage in the included slim case which now has a better magnetic closure to keep everything secure.

LimX Dynamics, a China-based robotics company, has recently made waves, literally, with a new video showing one of its bipedal robots transforming into a full-scale Tyrannosaurus rex right in front of your eyes. The robot, built on their slick TRON1 platform, has enough going on to catch you from the start, with a detailed T-rex skin covering body that includes a gaping head, tiny limbs, and a long swishy tail that truly looks like it’s swaying as it moves.