Although old-school machinists typically prefer the mechanical vernier scale on their trusty calipers, many users nowadays buy calipers with a digital readout. These models often come with additional ...

Instructables has a step-by-step for building your very own Altoids tin USB charger (dubbed the MintyBoost). This is probably one of the most detailed projects I've seen on Instructables (and is a ...

With a lot of sanding and basic woodworking skills, you can turn your plastic thumb drive into a classy wooden drive. Let me show you how. This project isn’t that hard, but it will take up to a week ...

With endless summer days still aplenty, there’s no better time to invest in a solar charger for all your gadgets. However, Joshua Zimmerman of the DIY site Instructables doesn’t think you need to ...

If you have a few hours spare this weekend, perhaps you could try your hand at making this retro flash USB drive made from a couple of old Rubik Cube squares. This innovative little device took the ...

Ever wanted to use a typerwriter as a keyboard? Perhaps you miss the old “clickety-click” sound? Yes, those old mechanical typing devices with no “undo” feature have become hot again, reborn as input ...

German engineer Gaurav Singh has designed and built an industrial USB box camera in a custom 3D-printed case that not only accepts interchangeable lenses, but the image sensor can also be swapped out ...

[Hybrid] tipped me to the ‘CREATE USB’ interface project. In truth it’s nothing more or less than a nice, (fairly) simple project to provide hardware hackers with a handy USB interface. It’s based on ...