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Nintendo Is Making Copyright Claims on Videos of Game & Watch Hacking
Despite its retro charms, for $80 the Nintendo Game & Watch: Super Mario Bros. handheld felt like it could benefit from a few more games: an upgrade some talented hackers made possible before the device was even released. But Nintendo doesn’t like consumers messing with its hardware, and today it appears it started using copyright…
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Amateur Batman Builds His Own Wrist Mounted Grappling Gun
A childhood spent obsessing over Batman’s wonderful toys eventually transitions to a disappointing adulthood where you realise those gadgets just can’t exist in real life, even with a billion-dollar budget. That hasn’t stopped many from trying, and JT from YouTube’s Built IRL has come closer than most at recreating Batman’s grappling gun.
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Baby Yoda Robot Uses AI to Follow You Around Like a Creepy Toddler
If there’s one thing stores are now well stocked with, it’s Baby Yoda toys. And while you can shell out hundreds of dollars for a startlingly lifelike replica of Grogu, this DIY does what all the others can’t: automatically follow you everywhere you go like a curious 50-year-old toddler.
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A Tiny Optical Thumb Mouse Gives This Game Controller Unrivalled Aiming Accuracy
The debate over which is the better gaming system — a console or a PC — may never be resolved, but it’s hard to argue against the benefits of gaming with a keyboard and mouse, including improved accuracy. You can have the best of both worlds, however, as this clever hack that grafts a computer…