custom

Verizon May Have Just Enrolled You in a Data-Collection Scheme–Here’s How to Get Out

The mobile carrier is reportedly gathering customers' contacts, app usage, and location information.

Tech News Phillip Tracy Dec 3

Moto Maker for the Moto 360 Hands-On: Pretty Watch Gets Prettier

The last time we played around with Motorola’s Moto Maker it was for the original Moto X. You could change the color of the back, the front, the metal accents, and even add a custom engraving to the back. Well, Moto is back at it but this time with the Moto 360 smartwatch. Let’s check…

Gadgets Brent Rose Apr 10

Thorin’s Company looks marvellous as Lego figures

Finnish Lego fan Pate-Keetongu over at Cyclopic Brickshas spent almost two years crafting these awesome Lego ‘action figures’ of the cast from The Hobbit trilogy – and they look absolutely fantastic. The 15 models, one for each of Thorin and his dwarves, as well as Bilbo and Gandalf, took a total of 580 days to…

Tech News James Whitbrook Sep 10

Carapace EXO1 Wetsuit Review: Pure Custom Fit Goodness

I don’t know if I’m just weirdly shaped or what, but I’ve never found a wetsuit that fits perfectly. Sometimes it’s just a nitpick—as in it’s just a bit too tight one place, or a little baggy somewhere else—and sometimes I’m right in between sizes for a brand and can’t wear any of their suits…

Reviews Brent Rose Jan 29

The Best Gaming PC for $1500 or Less

Ah, July. School’s out, the sun is up and the days are long. You know what that means? It’s the perfect time to go inside and play video games. You’ve squeezed all the entertainment you can out of the old Xbox 360’s circa-2005 hardware. It’s time to think about a new machine dedicated to real,…

Tech News Alex Castle Jul 25

The OCD Science Behind a Perfect Fitting Bike

The bike fitting was once a mysterious process. You’d get your limbs measured, saddle up, and ride off. But there are so many variables in a bike’s fit, and some have nothing to with the length of your limbs. Fresh ideas on how to measure a rider’s needs has given rise to a new breed…

Gadgets Brent Rose Jul 11

Turn Your Instagram Photos Into a Sweet-Ass iPhone Case

All those awesome shots you’ve put on Instagram have got to be good for something other than collecting internet dust, right? That is right, because now you can turn those photos into the coolest iPhone cases I’ve seen. No, they’re not gold-embossed or diamond-studded, but they’re covered with your art. It’s an elegant expression of…

Tech News Brent Rose Oct 21

Meet the LED Volleyball-Basketball-Tennis Court of the Future

Painted lines? Where we’re going we don’t need any painted lines. We’ll have reconfigurable LED lines, because this is the future we’re talking about, and those little lights are almost cheap enough to use everywhere, including beneath our sneakered feet. Soon we’ll see this technology deployed to high school gyms across the land, and that…

Tech News Jack Loftus Sep 11

Gmail’s Getting a Whole New Look To Match Google+

Google is on a roll this week. It took the tech world by storm with Google+, freshened up the user interface of Google Calendar and just unleashed a new design for Gmail. https://gizmodo.com/do-i-really-have-to-set-up-yet-another-social-network-5817117 Jump into Gmail, hop to your settings and check out the two new themes (Preview and Preview Dense) you can try on…

Tech News Kelly Jun 30

Unique Tron Board Game Worthy of Its Own Daft Punk Soundtrack

Some dads just got it going on. Like Brett King. He knew his kids loved the new Tron: Legacy movie so he went and built them this one-of-a-kind board game. Those lucky little bastards now get to play out blacklight-enhanced lightcycle battles on a multi-level grid while I sit here crapping out mundane copy describing…

Tech News Jack Loftus Apr 10

Fresh Fiber Would Like $20k to Launch a 3D iPad Case Printing Site

One of the latest projects to ask crowd-sourced funding site Kickstarter for cash is 3D printed iPad case maker Fresh Fiber—which wants your money to help start an e-commerce store where users can design bespoke 3D iPad cases. The company already makes a range of Apple cases, but with YOUR HELP AND GENEROSITY it could…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Jan 17

Valve Offices Receive Custom Motion-Sensing Sentry Gun

It’s only a level one sentry gun, sure, but the care and craftsmanship that went into creating the motion-sensing prop that now tracks new job applicants in the Valve office waiting area is nonetheless top notch. [Youtube via technabob]

Tech News Jack Loftus Dec 12

Director’s Custom Gulfstream Includes Flying Home Theater

One anonymous director’s new home theater is actually aboard a Gulfstream III. He’ll reportedly use it to screen movies while zipping from coast to coast. The 42-inch screen is the largest HD LCD monitor ever installed on a Gulfstream. On top of that, there’s also a host of other goodies, including multiple Blu-ray players, satellite…

Tech News Jack Loftus Oct 31

Make Your Own Custom Earbuds For Cheap

Just yesterday I was thinking that it might finally be time to pony up for some custom earbuds. But the price! Thankfully, the internet gods answered with this simple do-it-yourself guide. Ready to put some blue goop in your ears? Yes, making custom, canal-hugging plugs will require you to endure a self-administered inner ear-mold-taking—undoubtedly an…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Aug 27

Lego Car!

The Lego car looks fun and full of whimsy, sure, but like all Lego creations I can’t help but feel it had a few extra, yet important pieces lying around when the builder finished. Apparently the car is the property of a tshirt store in the Philippines called Artwork. Beyond that, we know relatively little,…

Tech News Jack Loftus Aug 22

The Lean Mean Green Mac Mini Machine

Colorware strikes again. This time the new Mac Mini get the rainbow treatment, with a full range of logo and body coloring options letting you beautify or putrefy as you please. The service costs $250—almost half what it costs to Colorware an iPad—or $1000 if you want them to throw in the hardware as well.…

Tech News Brian Barrett Jul 26

Dell Tries to Display Some Personality

Being in the midst of a complex legal battle hasn’t stopped Dell from being able to have bit of fun, with the unit-shifter unveiling a collection of laptops featuring designs from crowd-sourced t-shirt maker Threadless. https://gizmodo.com/dell-knowingly-sold-11-8-million-computers-with-a-97-f-5576237 If you’re not already over the t-shirt company’s house style of weird monsters and oddball machinery rendered in monochrome…

Tech News Gary Cutlack Jul 9

Colorware iPads…For $400 Extra

There’s several things wrong with this. One: painting over the sleek aluminum with plastic? Hideous. Two: $400? Really? That could (almost) buy another iPad. Three: Three weeks? Without your iPad? Ugh. [Colorware]

Tech News Kat Hannaford Apr 9

Hello Rewind Transforms Your Old T-Shirts Into Laptop Sleeves

Hello Rewind is a company with two missions: to help recycle your old Mötley Crüe t-shirt into a kickass laptop sleeve, and to hire former sex trafficking victims to do it. The process on your end is totally straightforward. Just buy a 13″ or 15″ laptop sleeve from Hello Rewind, and they’ll send you a…

Tech News Brian Barrett Feb 9

Someone Actually Built a $70k Stargate Atlantis Home Theater

Jacob Yarmuth may not hold the official title of world’s biggest Stargate Atlantis fan, but I doubt anyone would question his claim after he designed this home theater system inspired by the show. So what’s $70k getting you these days? Well, for starters there’s the a fiber-optic starscape ceiling that shows comets appearing every minute…

Tech News Brian Barrett Dec 9

custom

Verizon May Have Just Enrolled You in a Data-Collection Scheme–Here’s How to Get Out

Moto Maker for the Moto 360 Hands-On: Pretty Watch Gets Prettier

Thorin’s Company looks marvellous as Lego figures

Carapace EXO1 Wetsuit Review: Pure Custom Fit Goodness

The Best Gaming PC for $1500 or Less

The OCD Science Behind a Perfect Fitting Bike

Turn Your Instagram Photos Into a Sweet-Ass iPhone Case

Meet the LED Volleyball-Basketball-Tennis Court of the Future

Gmail’s Getting a Whole New Look To Match Google+

Unique Tron Board Game Worthy of Its Own Daft Punk Soundtrack

Fresh Fiber Would Like $20k to Launch a 3D iPad Case Printing Site

Valve Offices Receive Custom Motion-Sensing Sentry Gun

Director’s Custom Gulfstream Includes Flying Home Theater

Make Your Own Custom Earbuds For Cheap

Lego Car!

The Lean Mean Green Mac Mini Machine

Dell Tries to Display Some Personality

Colorware iPads…For $400 Extra

Hello Rewind Transforms Your Old T-Shirts Into Laptop Sleeves

Someone Actually Built a $70k Stargate Atlantis Home Theater

Artemis 2 Day 7: Follow the Mission With Our Live Updates 🔴

10 Years Ago Today, ‘Star Wars’ Changed Its Future With the First Look at ‘Rogue One’

Mysterious VHS Tapes May Herald the Release of a New Boards of Canada Project

‘Exit 8’ Is a Satisfying, Scary Twitch Stream Come to Life

Sam Altman Says It’ll Take Another Year Before ChatGPT Can Start a Timer

SpaceX Starship V3 Engine Goes Up in Flames at Texas Site

Rise and Shine and Grab the Breakfast Drugs: the ‘Rick and Morty’ Season 9 Trailer Is Here

Delta Becomes Third Airline to Hike Bag Fees as the Iran War Makes Jet Fuel More Expensive

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go

AirPods Max 2 vs. Bose QuietComfort Ultra Headphones (2nd Gen): Which ANC Headphones Win?

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

Let us help find what you are looking for...