Qubits & Bytes
12 April 2026 
Back in 2017, we shared our design for a Lithium-Polymer battery charger. Since then, we've made several changes to the design, to make an even better charger!
28 September 2025 
One of the key benefits of the Qidi X Smart 3 compared to similarly priced competitors is the enclosed print area. While the print chamber is not heated (unlike the X Max 3 and X Plus 3), the enclosed design does help to reduce drafts around prints, allow greater control of printing fumes, and keep […]
10 May 2025 
With the introduction of bluetooth earbuds (such as the Apple AirPods), wireless speakers and audio systems, Bluetooth audio has become a common feature of audio-capable devices. While laptops and phones tend to include Bluetooth as standard, it is less commonly included in desktop PCs. Older audio systems may not include Bluetooth either. Even devices with […]
21 April 2025 
Coming in as the cheapest printer in the X3 series, the Qidi X Smart 3 lacks a few of the features of the larger models – one of which is Ethernet. While it does still include WiFi, I had issues connecting it to my WiFi network, having to dig into the OS config files to […]
5 February 2025 
The Xperia Z3 Tablet Compact the last smaller form factor tablet made by Sony, at the height of the mid-2010s tablet boom. While it’s getting on a bit, the screen still stands up remarkably well, and you’d be hard pushed to find a tablet of a similar size that can match it. Unfortunately, time takes […]
18 June 2024 
Having bought a Qidi X-smart 3 printer back in December 2023, it's about time we wrote a review of our experience using the printer over the past 6 months.
10 June 2024 
We covered the Dell Wyse 3040 in a few articles now, and have a certain fondness for the little machines. We have a mix of both 8GB and 16GB models, as well as having a couple of 12V versions to go with the more common 5V versions. We power all of our 3040s using USB […]
30 May 2024 
The Ikea Åkerbär is a low cost mini greenhouse, which makes an ideal housing for indoor plants. Getting a pot to utilise all of the available space is tricky, so I decided to make my own.
21 March 2024 
The Nintendo 3DS dock uses a proprietary charging port. This guide shows you how to replace this with a USB type C port.
18 February 2024 
The Raspberry Pi 5 provides a PCIe breakout slot, allowing PCIe devices to connect to the Pi. In this article, we test out an addon board allowing an NVMe drive to take advantage of this connector.
10 January 2024 
If you're running an up-to-date Linux distro, you might encounter a symbol lookup error when trying to start Da Vinci Resolve. This article explains how you can fix it.
23 November 2023 
The Dualshock 3 controller is the first Sony controller to feature an internal rechargeable battery. Given their age, it's no surprise many are failing. This post shows you how to replace your PS3 controller battery with one used in the PS4 controller.
13 November 2023 
When your mini fridge breaks, the repair can be surprisingly cheap and easy to do. We take a look at a broken mini fridge, and show you how we fixed it.
28 October 2023 
The original PS Vita is a great handheld console, but is let down by the use of a proprietary charging port. In this post, we'll make an adaptor to allow the Vita to charge through USB C, without modding the console itself.
5 September 2023 
The Dell Wyse 3040 is a great little thin client, but is limited by the 8/16GB of internal storage. We tested a mod to add extra internal storage to the 3040, and we'll show you how to do it too.
10 July 2023 
The UP Core is an interesting single board computer, based on an Intel Cherry trail chipset. In this article, we take a look at its features, and see how it stacks up against a Pi Compute Module.
