The Curious Technologist
Mac mini production will start at Apple’s new Houston facility
by Klaus Max | February 25, 2026 | Tech | 0 Comments
Apple announced a major expansion of its U.S. manufacturing footprint in Houston, revealing that Mac mini production will be moved to a new facility later this year. The company said the Houston site will also house expanded advanced AI server manufacturing and a new...
I’m Helping My Dog ‘Vibe Code’ Games
by Klaus Max | February 25, 2026 | News | 0 Comments
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
by Klaus Max | February 24, 2026 | Gear | 0 Comments
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
by Klaus Max | February 24, 2026 | News | 0 Comments
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
A first look at Microsoft’s new Xbox Series X console
by The Curious Technologist | September 10, 2020 | Gear | 0 Comments
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
by The Curious Technologist | September 10, 2020 | Tech | 0 Comments
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,...
This tiny robotic beetle travels for two hours without a battery
by The Curious Technologist | August 25, 2020 | Tech | 0 Comments
A team of researchers from the University of Southern California have created a miniscule autonomous robotic beetle, RoBeetle, that can travel for more than two hours without a battery. The 88-milligram, insect-inspired robot runs on liquid methanol, which powers its...
TikTok sues Trump administration over ban in US
by The Curious Technologist | August 24, 2020 | News | 0 Comments
TikTok is suing the Trump administration over an executive order that would effectively ban the short-form video app in the US on Sept. 20. The lawsuit (embedded below) was filed Monday in the US District Court for the Central District of California. TikTok said the...
THESE AUGMENTED REALITY GLASSES PROJECT A VIRTUAL RUNNING PARTNER TO HELP YOU CRUSH YOUR GOALS
by The Curious Technologist | August 24, 2020 | Tech | 0 Comments
Think of the Ghost Pacer as your own personal carrot on a stick. Nothing makes a person more competitive than seeing that they’re actually losing to a competitor. It’s why multiplayer games are infinitely more fun and fast-paced than solo gaming. The Ghost Pacer...