You would think that toilet is the dirtiest place. But in case you did not already know, it has actually been found that your computer’s keyboard is many, many times more dirty compared to a toilet seat, even if it doesn’t necessarily look like it. How To Clean Your Keyboard Easy If you don’t have a lot of time and just want a quick and easy solution to clean your […]
#CES2019 – If you’re someone who prefers to build their own PC, then one of the things you need to look at is the case that you’ll be using. This is actually important and is more than just about the aesthetics. This is because the size of your case also determines the size of your motherboard, how big and how many GPUs you can use, storage options, cooling, and so […]
There is an art form when it comes to making musical instruments, which is why certain musical instruments like violins and pianos can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars if they are made by a specific instrument maker. However while it seems that YouTuber Burls Art might not be a luthier by trade, his work is still impressive nonetheless.
If you’ve watched the Marvel movies that feature Thor, you know that when Thor gets serious, his eyes start to glow. Now cosplaying as Thor is pretty common and isn’t really anything new, but YouTuber KyleofAsgard has probably taken it to the next level by creating a Thor helmet that makes his eyes glow pretty realistically.
The other day a video posted on YouTube went viral. It showed how engineer Mark Rober, sick of people stealing his packages off his front porch, decided to “fight back” by creating a fake booby trapped package that would explode glitter and spray fart gas when the box was opened. The idea was that it would be left on the porch unattended in hopes that it would encourage thieves to […]
Most of us would love to think that we live in neighborhoods filled with nice and honest people, but the sad reality is that you can never truly know your neighbor. This is why more often than not, having packages stolen from your porch is becoming a thing, which police have been trying to crack down on by using fake boxes.
It is tempting to buy your kids new toys, and given that we were all kids at some point in time, we all know the joy that comes from opening a brand new toy. However toys can be wasteful since many of us outgrow them, plus there are also the materials involved in making them that needs to be considered.
In recent times there has been proposals for the “right to repair”. Basically the idea is that customers shouldn’t be penalized if they choose to take their devices to a third-party repair service which is often cheaper than going through official channels. Now it looks like a new set of rules proposed by the Librarian of Congress and US Copyright Office has made it easier.
Taking a phone to an official repair center can be expensive, which is why many people turn to third-party services which aren’t official but usually offer much cheaper rates. However if you think that you’re more than capable of repairing your own phone, then you might be interested to learn that Motorola and iFixit have teamed up to offer an official DIY repair kit.
To put it simply, camera lenses are essentially pieces of glass that help to focus light that allows a camera to capture an image. This is a concept that stuck with photographer Mathieu Stern who got the idea to try and make a working camera lens out of a piece of ice. According to Stern, “If glass can focus light, then ice should do it too.”
Input devices like keyboard, mice, and gamepads are great for playing games with, but they tend to be rather “general” in terms of use. This is by no means a bad thing, but when it comes to certain games, there is no doubt more niche controllers could do a better job. For example arcade fighting games might benefit from a fight stick setup, and driving games a steering wheel controller.