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DIY “GVS” Shocks Your Nerves to Simulate Gaming Motion [VIDEO]
We’ve seen a wide range of whacky gaming devices over the years, but this one is certainly unique. Rather than a big VR simulator or motion rig like you would see in the arcades, this is a little more… raw. Mean Gene Hacks decided that instead of driving some actuators,…
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Can’t Buy a Switch? – Try Building One Instead!
A little over a week ago we reported that the Nintendo Switch stock had completely sold out. This wasn’t an issue regarding retailer logistics though, Nintendo themselves had completely run out of the parts necessary to build new models. Put simply, finding a Nintendo Switch for sale (for at least…
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Corsair DIY Review – Upgrading Your PSU, Cables, and More!
Corsair DIY Review It’s easier than ever to find the right components for your computer. There’s a solid choice of great PSUs, chassis, motherboards and more from pretty much every major brand. However, when it comes down to the little details, what things can you improve to take your system…
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Alphacool Introduces New External Oversized Power Button
External Power Button for Your Desk Alphacool is no stranger to unusual products. However, their latest is a farther deviation from their usual liquid cooling products than before. It is simply called the ‘Alphacool Powerbutton’ and does exactly what you think it does. It turns the computer on and off.…
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Raspberry Pi 3B+ Launched with Faster CPU and Networking
Big Improvements on Networking Performance The Raspberry Pi 3 B+ is now available at RaspberryPi.org. Despite only having a slight difference in name to the Raspberry Pi 3 B, it actually features significant performance improvements. Specifically, it now features roughly 3x the wired and wireless throughput over 3 B. It…
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EVGA Launches DIY Configurator System Builder Guide
Although known for their video cards and motherboards, EVGA is producing a lot more hardware these days. They have power supplies, cases, coolers, peripherals and more. As their product line continues to expand, they also want to make it easier for their fans to select the right components for a…
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Create Your Own Router and Firewall Solution
Over-the-counter routers are fine and work as they should, but they simply aren’t enough for some of us. Quite a few of the standard routers located around the homes of the world allow for an open source WRT-based firmware to be installed, but that might still not be enough. If that’s the…
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ASUS Tinker Board Finally Launched in North America for $59
ASUS’ compact Tinker Board which is supposed to rival Raspberry Pi 3 is finally available in North America. It was available in the UK as early as January and the North American market was supposed to receive it by early February but was not available anywhere until this week when…
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Switch Joy-Con Connectivity Issue Is Due to Bad Design
There already were rumours before the Nintendo Switch launched, that the left Joy-Con was having connection issues. Pre-launch rumours like that can originate for many reasons, but the most likely scenario is that the hardware wasn’t the final version. Sadly, that wasn’t the case this time and users all around the…
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ASUS Tinker Board to Compete Against Raspberry Pi 3
Motherboard giant ASUS is taking aim directly against Raspberry PI 3 for dominance in the DIY computing market with their newly announced Tinker Board. Equipped with a Rockchip RK3288 System-on-chip running at 1.8GHz with 2GB of RAM, ASUS claims a superior performance over the Raspberry PI 3 Model B which…
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Track your Emissions with Internet of Farts
Just when you thought you had seen it all and didn’t think you could be surprised by the things people come up with – the Internet of Farts arrives. Yes, you read that right, a system to keep track of your personal emissions and push them to the cloud. All mammals on…
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SilverStone Releases CS380 Storage Chassis
The easy way to get a NAS is to buy a pre-made one from one of the large manufacturers that we review on a regular basis here at eTeknix, but where would the fun be in that when you can build it yourself from scratch. If that’s how you think,…
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SilverStone Releases Premium 8-Bay SFF NAS Chassis
SilverStone has shown us some great DIY NAS chassis’ in the past and this newest one called the CS280 looks just as sweet. With a tiny footprint and general small chassis size, it still allows for plenty of hardware to be built in and it does so without sacrificing any…
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Aerocool Releases the Dream Box DIY-Kit
Seven months ago Aerocool launched a campaign on Facebook in order to find a name for their new chassis design. The chassis is anything but ordinary, so it is more than fitting that the naming of it took an unusual route too. Users came with their suggestions, and there were…
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Giada Relaunches N70E-DR mITX NAS Motherboard
Giada created the probably best mITX motherboard quite a while ago with the M70E-DR and now they’ve relaunched it in a third revision due to popular demand. The N70E-DR V3 mITX NAS motherboard bring 6 SATA ports, 1 mSATA, Dual Intel LAN, and HD graphics with HDMI out; and it…
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