There’s an old saying: When the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. Sometimes referred to as “the law of the instrument,” that hammer-and-nail idea is a common pitfall in ...

Seniors often benefit from a display setup that's easy on the eyes, reducing the need to squint or strain to see what's on the screen. Fortunately, most display settings can be customized to make the ...

Once upon a time, a computer was a big metal brick of a thing that sat on or next to your desk. Now, it’s possible to fit decent computing power into a board the size of a stick of gum. [Electo] took ...

Building a computer on a breadboard is a seminal project for many builders, but it can become complicated quite quickly, not to mention that all the parts needed for a computer are being placed on a ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is editor-at-large and Vergecast co-host with over a decade of experience covering consumer tech. Previously, at ...

A computer built using tens of thousands of living brain cells can recognise simple patterns of light and electricity. It could eventually be incorporated into a robot that also uses living muscle ...