Hackers play Doom on an Ikea lightbulb
When everything is a computer you can assume that everything can play Doom. The latest gadget to play Doom on modified hardware? An Ikea RF-controlled …
Author: John Biggs
John Biggs is an entrepreneur, consultant, writer, and maker. He spent fifteen years as an editor for Gizmodo, CrunchGear, and TechCrunch and has a deep background in hardware startups, 3D printing, and blockchain. His work has appeared in Men’s Health, Wired, and the New York Times.
In Review: Bellari VP549 Phono Preamplifier
Phono pre-amps aren’t supposed to get in the way. Designed to simply boost the sound of vinyl recordings, these boxes sit in between your turntable …
In Review: The Steelseries Prime Wireless Mouse
A mouse is a mouse is a mouse, right? Wrong.
Raspberry Pi’s silicon now costs $1 a chip
This is a bit esoteric but it’s really important. Imagine you’re building a DIY sprinkler system or a fun kids toy and you need a …
In Review: The Pro-Ject Phono Box Ultra 500
The Phono Box ultra 500 is one of the most striking — and hardest to photograph — phono products I’ve ever used. Clad in chromed …
ReVolt does away with pesky batteries
I am, as you’d suspect given I have three kids, really tired of batteries. A new product called ReVolt may help me in my exhaustion.
These 3D-printed vitamins anger me more than they should
Vitamins are pretty basic. You eat a few every morning, buy new ones when you need them, and live your life. But this odd UK …
In Review: CoolWallet Pro
With crypto in the proverbial toilet, having a hardware wallet close at hand is hardly top of mind right now. But prices go up and …
Archeologists train an AI to compare pottery shards
Piecing together history from shards is hard. Now robots can make it easier.
Torched Earth Beer “tastes like sh*t” on purpose
New Belgium has produced a beer that is, in a word, undrinkable. And it’s your fault.