The Curious Technologist
I’m Helping My Dog ‘Vibe Code’ Games
When a small cavapoo named Momo started pawing at a keyboard, Caleb Leak turned that accident into a repeatable system that turns nonsense keystrokes into playable games. The experiment pairs simple hardware (a Bluetooth keyboard and Raspberry Pi) with Claude Code, a...
Get $30 in Samsung Credit by Reserving a Galaxy S26 Ahead of Unpacked
Quick take: Samsung is offering a $30 promotional credit to people who register their interest in the Galaxy S26 lineup before Unpacked. You don’t need to pay or enter payment details to reserve — just sign up on Samsung’s website or the Shop Samsung app and apply the...
Diode: Build, Program, and Simulate Hardware in the Browser
The Diode homepage presents a compact promise: bring a hardware workshop to the web. At a glance, the site positions itself as a browser-based environment where users can build, program, and simulate hardware components without installing desktop software. What the...
Apple to Build a Single Desktop Mac in the U.S.; It’s More Symbolic Than Structural
Apple says it will start making one desktop Mac model in the U.S. later this year. The move is limited and unlikely to reshape its global supply chain.
A first look at Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X console
It’s clear the Series X was designed primarily for the vertical orientation. That’s how Microsoft always shows it in marketing materials. And the console looks awkward, with the bottom stand poking out to the side when laid horizontally. Almost as if it... fell over....
Oculus founder’s Ghost 4 military drones use AI for surveillance and attack
Palmer Luckey rose to tech fame for inventing the Oculus Rift, a virtual reality headset that helped generate interest in the technology. Now he's got a different type of tech product to show off: the Ghost 4 military drone. Built by Luckey's new company,...