Do you have an ancient laptop or desktop just lying around? Transform that aging PC into an NAS, experiment with a new OS, ...

The RootBoard is a handheld computer kit with a 3.5 inch color display, a 70-key thumb keyboard complete with function keys, and a built-in speaker plus what looks like a decent s ...

Kali Linux 2026.2, the second release of the year, is now available for download, featuring 9 new tools and numerous Kali ...

I'd pick a phone over Raspberry Pi any day.

Few things annoy me more than paying a subscription for a service I only use once a month, sometimes not at all. The feeling ...

Also: I built my own Wi-Fi router with a Raspberry Pi for Starlink and solar control - here's how. A Pi 5 can use as much as 12 W of power (and that's before you hook up various H ...

AweSun has sent me a sample of their “Cloud KVM Q1” 4K KVM over IP solution for review. It’s a compact device with the minimum number of ports for a connected KVM: USB-C for keyboard and mouse ...

Running Linux on Android isn’t exactly a new idea. Over the years, we’ve seen countless projects attempting to turn Android smartphones into lightweight Linux machines. Most of them, however, end up ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Somewhere in the multiverse, there's an alternate timeline where bulky 80's and late 90's computers never quite evolved into what we have ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. E-ink might be most commonly known for e-Readers like the Amazon Kindle (and plenty of Kindle alternatives on Amazon), but it's also spread to ...

Google today announced Gemma 4 as its latest open model. It is “built from the same world-class research and technology as Gemini 3.” Gemma 4 is available in four sizes for everything from Android ...

Michelle is Lifehacker's Associate Tech Editor, and has been reviewing games, laptops, phones, and more for over 10 years. She is based in New York City and holds a master's degree from NYU. March 30, ...