Technology Brief

File.pizza can send a massive file directly from one browser to another without uploading it to some cloud…

A Raspberry Pi is one of those devices that gets more useful the moment you stop treating it like a tiny…

Some of the coolest tech gadgets online are built from parts that cost less than lunch. A $5 microcontroller…

An API is the reason one app can pull data or features from another without rebuilding everything from…

A thermometer with a display, an automatic plant waterer, and a motion-sensing night light are all projects…

A good desk upgrade doesn’t need to be expensive or complicated. A GaN charger can replace three power…

Vogue World Milan ended with humanoid robots walking onto the runway, waving their arms and trying to get…

A Linux machine can listen to satellites, map every device on your Wi-Fi, or turn running processes into an…

A burner laptop works because it keeps your normal digital life off the machine. No personal email, no…

A website that lets you look out a stranger’s window sounds pointless until you realize how weirdly…

Japan has turned a lot of small everyday annoyances into actual design problems worth solving. Grocery carts…

Linux can tell you almost everything about your computer without opening a single settings menu. One command…

A macro pad can replace a pile of repetitive clicks with a few custom buttons you actually use every day.…

A home NAS can give you automatic backups without paying another cloud subscription, while a $10 ESP32 can…

Some of the strangest technology already exists, it just hasn’t made its way into everyday life yet.…

ChatGPT can do a little bit of almost everything, but that’s exactly why specialized AI tools are getting so…

Python, Linux, networking, Git, SQL, embedded systems, and cloud computing are still doing a huge amount of…

A plant monitor, smart doorbell, magic mirror, air quality sensor, and digital photo frame can all be built…

GrapheneOS, LineageOS, crDroid, Evolution X, and Project Elixir all start with the same basic idea: you do…

Meta’s new VR glasses weigh just 100 grams, ditch the headset straps, and move most of the computing into a…

Photopea can open PSD files in a browser, PDF24 can handle most everyday PDF jobs, and Have I Been Pwned can…

Tesla says the next version of Optimus is being designed for mass production, not just another stage demo.…

A phone can be private without being invisible. The basic idea here is separation: keep your everyday…

TempleOS was written almost entirely by one man, Tails is designed to forget everything you do, and Red Star…