Ohsillyscope waveform display
With Thomas McDonald’s ingenious riff on the oscilloscope, live music performances don’t just sound great, they look good too
David Crookes
Chonky Pocket
Dan Norris’s project looks like a video game handheld console, but it’s a computer that can be operated with one hand
RAD Expansion Unit
Want to get the most out of old tech? David Crookes looks at one device which boosts the Commodore 64 so much, it’s capable of playing Doom
Properly pointing telescopes with PiFinder
Richard Sutherland doesn’t need to stab around in the dark any more – his all-in-one astronomy positioning device will point the way
ClippyGPT
Clippy is back! And this time we’re really glad to see and hear from Microsoft’s iconic character, as David Crookes explains
Aquarium dosing pump
There’s something fishy about this fabulous project, but that’s the whole point, as David Crookes explains
Word clock
David Crookes reckons it’s time we all paid some attention to Christopher Hall’s amazing clock
Radiation detecting Geiger counter
Concerned about the potential of rising radiation levels in Ukraine, Dmytro Panin has set about monitoring them
Mini PC
It’s time to make some noise as Carter Hurd strips a Bluetooth speaker and turns it into a miniature computer, as David Crookes explains
HandiPi: All-in-one handheld desktop computer
When Richard Sutherland wanted to design a case for Raspberry Pi 4, he ended up creating an all-in-one handheld that could double as a desktop computer
NB100 Cyberdeck
Philipp Hoeler-Lutz has torn an Amstrad NC100 Notepad apart and turned it into a cyberdeck Linux terminal using a Raspberry Pi computer, as David Crookes discovers
AuraLock automatic door opener
Forgot your keys? With Dillon McCardell and Erin Stanfill’s project, you can simply walk right up to the door and watch it unlock, as David Crookes explains