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Electronics nerds and indie hackers are going to love this. The Pocketbyte is an upcoming portable computer you can endlessly customize to serve as a music player, gaming handheld, or even a personal digital assistant out of the 1990s.

Modern cars are increasingly locked behind digital paywalls. A new sub-$300 diagnostic tablet lets DIY mechanics pick these corporate locks with legal, lifetime, subscription-free access to restricted vehicle data.

HeyGears' upcoming 3D printer can produce full-color models right on your desktop. That means you don't have to worry about painting and finishing your creations by hand – and you can experiment more freely with your designs than ever before.

One of the appeals of paddlesports isn't just being able to look across the water, it's being able to look below its surface. With that in mind, an inventor has made an underwater lamp that lets him observe the seabed while paddleboarding at night.

Like me, you probably drank out of the hose when you were a kid, maybe even straight from the river ... then you learned about bacteria, viruses, got Montezuma's Revenge – or worse – from contaminated water and prefer it to be filtered now.

Laser engraving custom graphics can elevate your craft projects to make them feel more polished and personalized. A new tool for the job that we've just come across – the Hanboost T1 – looks like a great entry point for beginners.

A different breed of Leatherman plier multitool, the Crunch had a set of lockable pliers that emerged via a unique triple-folding action. It was discontinued just a few years ago, but now it's back for one last run. Meet the Captain's Crunch.

This new tool you'll want on your belt looks like a Vernier caliper, but it's actually designed to beat the traditional monkey wrench at its own game – and then some. The versatile Renchi is currently raising funds on Kickstarter.

Popular inventor Colin Furze recently tried recreating the hoverboard from Back to the Future II. He failed, but what he found along the way floats, steers, and might have more to say about urban transport than any hoverboard ever could.

The latest mobility build from British inventor James Bruton is his most unhinged yet. He sits on a huge single ball that moves him in any direction, steered – for now – by a hot-glued foam fin. Not a balance bike as such, more a big-ball unicycle.

A YouTuber has upgraded his drone-powered flying umbrella with autonomous “follow me” capabilities, turning a striking novelty into something approaching practical hands-free rain protection.

I'm generally not the "crafty" type. I'm more into drills, saws, lasers and CNC-type stuff. My better half, however, is an old pro at cutting, plotting, and crafting. We tested out this Cricut alternative.