'World's smallest' Wii is the size of a deck of cards, uses custom PCBs By Christopher Harper published 18 April 24 A Nintendo Wii is successfully converted into the size of a deck of playing cards, and how to do it yourself is shared on GitHub.
Determined modder gets 'Halo 2' running at 720p on the original Xbox — after tweaks to the console hardware, kernel, and game By Christopher Harper published 17 April 24 Modifying the original Xbox console, kernel, and Halo 2 game files enables Halo 2 to be enjoyed at up to 720p (playable) or 1080i (screens/recordings only) on its mostly-original hardware.
Determined enthusiasts are building a custom 3dfx graphics card — VoodooX has 32MB RAM and DVI output By Christopher Harper published 17 April 24 A still-ongoing 3dfx "VoodooX" project aims to slightly modernizes one of the first great names in 3D graphics and resurrect a classic.
Researchers create 'quantum drums' to store qubits — one step closer to groundbreaking internet speed and security By Christopher Harper published 16 April 24 Storing quantum data by converting light into sonic vibrations.
Minisforum V3 tablet arrives — the world's first AMD Ryzen 7 8840U-powered Surface clone By Christopher Harper published 15 April 24 The Minisforum V3 tablet is the latest Ryzen 7 Hawk Point-powered PC to join the market
Tuxedo's Sirius 16 Gen2 is an All-AMD Linux gaming laptop with a 165 Hz IPS panel — starts at 1699 Euros By Christopher Harper published 15 April 24 The Tuxedo Sirius 16 Gen2 is an AMD Linux gaming laptop that comes with the Kubuntu-based Tuxedo OS, Ubuntu LTS, Kubuntu LTS, or Ubuntu Budgie LTS.
Ray Tracer ported to an x86 boot sector in only 483 bytes, run on Pentium Pro and faster CPUs By Christopher Harper published 15 April 24 An x86 boot sector Ray Tracer, inspired by Ray Tracer for Atari 8-bit Basic, brings some real-time RT rendering to 90s-era hardware.
Spectra Cube heralds new 75,000 TB storage library — tape solution for cloud providers is optimized for ease of use and versatility By Christopher Harper published 14 April 24 Spectra Cube features support for Amazon S3 and boasts of ease of use and maintenance, running at up to 81TB/hr throughput with compressed data.
Thousands of apps ported back to Windows 95 twenty-eight years later — .NET Framework port enables backward compatibility for modern software By Christopher Harper published 14 April 24 MattKC painstakingly ports .NET to Windows 95 from Windows 98, enabling many applications that would not otherwise work.
Western Digital preps 4TB SD cards for 2025 — SDUC cards big enough to tackle 8K video By Christopher Harper published 13 April 24 The Western Digital-owned SanDisk continues to push the envelope in SD card storage and speeds.
Nanotronics promises modular, shippable chip fab facilities powered by Nvidia GPUs and AI By Christopher Harper published 12 April 24 Nanotronics' switch fabrication units start at 1,715 square meters.
XYZA Tiny Keyboard Custom 2.0 launched — offers three customizable keys plus a dial By Christopher Harper published 12 April 24 A mini mechanical keyboard weighing 70 grams, featuring three Red switch keys and a dial, has been released.
Translucent orange Web3 gaming handheld mines and stores tokens while you game, will cost $500 By Christopher Harper published 11 April 24 A dubiously-priced "Web3 gaming" handheld with play-to-earn mechanics appears on the market, using cheap hardware akin to machines less than a fifth of its asking price.
AI may eventually consume a quarter of America's power by 2030, warns Arm CEO By Christopher Harper published 11 April 24 Amidst ever-increasing power grid demands and AI industry ambitions, head of Arm warns of "insatiable" demands.
DRAM pricing and supply seems largely unaffected by Taiwan earthquake, firm claims By Christopher Harper published 10 April 24 TrendForce reports on the status of DRAM manufacturers following the April earthquake that occurred in Taiwan.
Samsung to receive $6.6 billion CHIPS Act subsidy, industry sources claim By Christopher Harper published 9 April 24 Samsung seems to be getting a sizable subsidy in exchange for its increased investment in US chipmaking.
Western Digital confirms HDD and NAND flash shortages, warns partners of higher pricing By Christopher Harper published 9 April 24 Western Digital messaged partners to inform them of supply constraints and rising prices amidst tumultuous industry conditions. Prices could increase by 10% for HDDs, more for NAND.
GamerTech's Magma Glove is a heated compression glove targeted at competitive gamers By Christopher Harper published 8 April 24 Compression gloves have been commonly used by musicians and gamers among others, but an added heating element is introduced with Magma Glove.
Acer's overclocked RX 7800 XT cards arrive — Shadow Knight in China, Nitro in the US By Christopher Harper published 7 April 24 The 2.5-slot GPU design that should fit in most cases
Battery-powered AIO workstation forged from Framework laptop and 3D printed components — the Flying Lotus takes off By Christopher Harper published 7 April 24 A uniquely ergonomic, portable All-In-One workstation PC was assembled by a YouTuber using Framework laptop parts.
Micronics' SLS 3D printer aims to take SLS mainstream — boasts a desktop form factor and a relatively low $2,999 price By Christopher Harper published 7 April 24 Micronics introduces a compact, somewhat affordable SLS 3D printer with a focus on ease-of-use.
Modder made an IRC client that runs entirely inside the motherboard's BIOS chip By Christopher Harper published 6 April 24 Phillip Tennen, the developer of the open-source axleOS project, has made a functioning IRC client within UEFI.
NASA is confident it can recover the Voyager 1 but it'll require some time By Christopher Harper published 6 April 24 NASA announced successful diagnostics of the Voyager 1 probe and expressed confidence that it can be fixed in the coming months.
AMD announces open-sourcing of its GPU software stack and documentation, including MES By Christopher Harper published 6 April 24 This move comes after Tiny Corp insisted that at least MES software needed open sourcing for their AI server work
Intel Core Ultra 5 234V laptop CPU leaks online — Lunar Lake processor with Xe2-LPG iGPU destined for next-gen systems By Christopher Harper published 5 April 24 Lunar Lake Intel Core i5 gets leaked with 8 cores, no SMT, and Xe2 Low Power Graphics onboard.