Atlas is now a robotic gymnast
Atlas is now as agile as a gymnast, allowing this self-contained little robot to tumble, twist, and dance like a kid at a rave. The …
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.
This tiny word clock is a clever DIY trinket
Word clocks are great fun. They basically show the time using full words – “TWELVE TWENTY ONE AM,” for example – and they often come …
The Nintendo Switch Lite is a gaming console for adults
The Switch was an impressively fun piece of hardware. Thanks to the removable Joy-Cons and the HDMI-based dock system it picked up where with Wii …
Quincy the robotic artist will delight your wee ones
Quincy is an odd little robot that will cost $129 when it launches later this year. The robot can draw along with your kids – …
Watch this wonderful video involving the restoration of an apple peeler
We don’t often beg on this site but please, please, please watch this amazing video of an 1890s apple peeler being restored into immaculate condition …
MIT researchers make a material that can be none more black
Move over, vantablack. MIT researchers have accidentally created a material that captures more than 99.995 percent of light. It’s made of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes …
An oral history of Snake
Few games are as iconic and addictive as Nokia’s Snake. The game, in which a snake eats pellets until it is too big to maneuver, …
What happens when an AI writes a text adventure game?
The path forks. The bike is now on. What should you do next? If you’re confused then welcome to the brave new world of AI …
The Apple Watch is still the company’s best product
We are Mac lovers at Knapsack but even if we weren’t, I’d still say that the Apple Watch is still Apple’s singular best product. I …
Daytripper automatically hides your naughtiness when your boss walks by
If you’re anything like me you like to shirk, dilly-dally, and dawdle. But figures of authority like bosses, parents, and teachers are always asking you …