hardware

A practical guide to selecting MikroTik switches (CRS504, CRS804, CRS812) for building DGX Spark clusters, including pricing and real user examples of 8x DGX Spark setups.

A tweet notes that a fully loaded MacBook M5 Max (128GB RAM, 4TB storage) can be lease-to-owned for $185/month, with a fair end-of-lease purchase option.

Ahmad Osman shares a tweet from Killy thanking him for inspiring a 4x RTX PRO 6000 AI rig build, while admitting he is jealous of the beautiful result.

Chip designer argues AI won't replace chip designers soon, highlighting complex challenges in AI silicon design, and teases a masterclass post covering DAC conference insights and RTL coding.

A PSA reminding owners of older GPUs like the RTX 3090 to replace dried-out thermal paste, which can lower temperatures by 10°C and reduce fan noise. It's a cheap, quick fix but requires care.

Le Wang previews a new hardware development board coming soon, emphasizing that the hardware is already finished and the software will be generated by AI Agents such as Codex, Claude Code, and Trae via a single-sentence command.

Vibe Buddy is a hardware product designed for AI coding, aimed at improving the developer workflow.

The author explains why USB-C cable labels are unreliable and recommends using a $15 cable tester to verify actual charging and data speeds, highlighting the role of e-marker chips.

Autonomous AI open-sources a Personal AI Computer build powered by 2x or 4x NVIDIA RTX 5090s, enabling fully local, private AI hosting without API costs or rate limits.

Review of the TinyNES, a niche open-source NES console that uses original CPU/PPU chips with modern components for cleaner video/audio, though limited to composite output.

This open-source project enables Nix and NixOS on the NVIDIA DGX Spark, providing USB boot images and a NixOS module for configuring the hardware.

The Treventus ScanRobot scans books at high speed without damaging spines, using a 60-degree V-cradle and airflow to turn pages while scanning both sides simultaneously.

A detailed blog post about rebuilding and upgrading an Apple Workgroup Server 9150 to run MkLinux, exploring Apple's early server history.

Defcon's new badge includes a removable open-source hardware security token built around the Baochip-1x chip, designed by Andrew 'Bunnie' Huang to be visually inspectable and verifiable down to the silicon level.

A detailed teardown of the MMI 5300 PROM chip from the 1970s, explaining how it stores 1024 bits using microscopic fuses and describing the chip's internal architecture.

Google is reportedly working on a 'Pixel Tag,' an AirTag-like item tracker that uses its Find My Device network, according to leaked images and a Slovenian store listing ahead of its August hardware event.

A GitHub project that provides a browser-based tool to flash custom firmware onto the 3nh CR4501 colorimeter, displaying the closest RAL Classic color directly on the device after each measurement. It includes step-by-step instructions, backup/restore, and only modifies the application area while preserving factory calibration.

A deep-dive blog post reverse-engineering a 1948 IBM 604 vacuum-tube flip-flop module, explaining its circuitry and demonstrating it in operation.

A detailed teardown and live demonstration of a TR-3 vacuum-tube trigger/flip-flop module from IBM's 1948 Electronic Calculating Punch, explaining its circuitry and historical significance.

Jeff Geerling details how to get 25 Gbps Ethernet on a Mac Studio using a budget Thunderbolt 3 to OCP 2 NIC adapter, including performance tests and fixes for overheating issues.