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Raspberry Pi has released an official tutorial for building a cyberdeck, a portable computer made from DIY parts, amid a growing trend on social media platforms like TikTok.

The author continues modifying a Kmart digital camera to accept C-mount lenses, focusing on redesigning an adaptor for a super 8 projector lens and addressing focusing issues.

Building a Kubernetes cluster with six used office PCs for $300 provides significant cost savings compared to AWS cloud services, encouraging practical home lab setups with readily available hardware.

This article describes a DIY project where the author modified a CASIO F-91W digital watch to enable contactless payments using NFC technology, eliminating the need to carry a phone or card for transactions.

A personal account details how a locked Cricut Maker from e-waste was unlocked by intercepting USB communication with an RP2040 microcontroller to replace the serial number, restoring full functionality.

A humanoid robot named Asimov v1 from Menlo Research has been released as an open-source buildable project, with full blueprints and specifications available for anyone to fabricate.

The article explains how to build a 'joule thief' circuit to extract residual energy from seemingly dead batteries, illustrating Faraday's law of induction.

At Def Con, independent hackers presented affordable, open-source tools for detecting surveillance technologies like smart cameras and fake cell towers, making counter-surveillance accessible to the public.

A user details how they fixed a bricked Framework 13" laptop with AMD 7040 series after a failed BIOS update, using inexpensive tools to avoid a costly motherboard replacement.

Repair Café is a worldwide movement where volunteers help fix broken items to promote sustainability and community engagement. The initiative provides support for starting new local Repair Cafés across the globe.

A blog post detailing the design and prototyping of custom PPE for a dog to protect against foxtails, using 3D scanning and printing techniques.

This article details a DIY build of a Stratum 1 PTP Grandmaster clock using a Raspberry Pi CM4 and GPS module for nanosecond-accurate time synchronization in industrial infrastructure, comparing it to costly commercial solutions.

A user shares that they are assembling a kit designed by Cherry Takuan-san for a DIY CPU, with original designs licensed under CC BY 4.0. The CPU is similar in complexity to early-1980s 16-bit home computers.

Tanuki has built a fully functioning computer processor in a home lab by stacking custom circuit boards, and is running logic and mathematics tests on its ALU, achieving complexity similar to early-1980s 16-bit home computers.

An open-source phased-array radar project, AERIS-10, designed for DIY enthusiasts and researchers, offering 360° surveillance and detection of small aerial vehicles with detailed hardware and software specifications.

An ESP32-based FM radio tuner project using TEA5767 module, featuring custom PCB design with OLED display and amplifier, documented on GitHub.

A guide on repairing the Nikon F100 film camera, covering documentation, tools, common parts issues, and tips to avoid damage during repair.

The author shares a DIY project to build an affordable home AI setup using cheap used server GPUs and old PC parts, aiming to avoid cloud services.

A blog post detailing a DIY approach to digitizing Super 8 film using a 3D-printed scanner, stepper motor, Raspberry Pi, and a cheap microscope lens, referencing an open-source GitHub project.

A blog post explaining how to create holograms with a pen plotter, using grease smudges and intuitive optics to control reflected highlights.