Hands up who remembers Lava Lamps from the 1970s? Fancy a 2020s version, sitting in the side of a Bluetooth speaker?
iFixit tears down the PS5 Joystick
The iFixit team have done a teardown on the new PlayStation 5 Joystick for a specific reason: to find out why a drifting problem has arisen on the DualSense controllers.
Arduino Nano Every drives a DIY Hovercraft!
I love this tweet, showing someone riding a hovercraft inside their own house. Check out how Gadget Master Jacob Krizan used an Arduino Nano to control his DIY rideable electric device.
Moog Sound Studio gets you started, in an analogue way
It's always good to hear a little bit more Moog music. The company Moog Music is highlighting what it describes as a "Complete Synthesizer Studio Experience".
Google experiments with WebXR – social distancing and Earth tunneling
Google is highlighting its experiments with WebXR, a JavaScript API that can present virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) displays simultaneously.
Competition: Win an ADFS5758 eval board from ADI
Electronics Weekly is starting the year 2021 with a new competition on the site: a chance to win an ADFS5758 eval board from ADI.
Raspberry Pi puts on a LoRaWAN styled HAT
Check out the WM1302 Pi HAT from Seeed Studio - a HAT for connecting to the (separate) WM1302 LoRaWAN Gateway module, based on the Semtech SX1302 chip for long-range comms.
Arduino controls the world’s largest Nintendo Switch
He-he - this is a good one. The world's largest Nintendo Switch, which uses an Arduino as part of its super-size controls. And yes, it is fully functional.
Ten (random) things you may not know about space
We're talking AI in space, astronaut trivia, debris statistics, spaceports, gravity on Mars, the first extra-terrestrial rover, the Welsh language, and more...
Adaptive robot extends its limbs to match new terrain
The University of oslo is researching an adaptive robot that can change the length of its limbs, and also its gait, to match changing outdoor terrains.