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We love tech, but we also love to tinker and try a whole bunch of different hobbies. Come check out the latest projects we're working on.

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Side view of Ryobi brushless HP drill.
Your Ryobi drill is overheating because you're doing these 5 things wrong

Avoid overheating and extend the life of your tools.

Ryobi tools on a wood table.
4 Ryobi tools you need to level up your DIY game

The right tool makes all the difference.

Boox Picco pocket eReader at home screen
The first Boox pocket eReader is up for pre-order, and Xteink should watch out

The Picco can go anywhere, including on your phone.

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Ryobi clamp fan on a chair-1
Ryobi's $20 clamp fan is the most versatile tool in my garage—here's why I own three

One little tool full of uses.

Jailbroken Kindle 4 on a bookshelf between paperbacks showing the KOReader Finish your current book first popup with progress at 94 percent and status Not finished.
I stopped my Kindle from opening other books until I’ve finished the current one

You can read me like a (currently) open book.

Leon, Ashley, and the villagers from Resident Evil 4 Remake.
There's a better alternative to video game difficulty settings, but nobody uses it

Developers rarely implement this superior solution to video game difficulty settings.

Ryobi 18V HP battery
Ryobi's biggest strength isn't power tools, it's these 6 gadgets that run on tool batteries

Put those batteries to use.

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Building the Zynthian synth by Floyd Steinberg on YouTube.
6 complicated Raspberry Pi project kits that any LEGO adult can pull off

Putting them together is all part of the fun.

OPDS catalog in KOReader on a Kindle 4.
How I self-hosted my way out of Amazon's Kindle ecosystem without losing my mind

If Amazon won't support my Kindle, I will.

Project Caretaker ESP32-powered 3D robot by Positroid on GitHub.
5 clever ESP32 weekend projects you can only build if you own a 3D printer

Printer not optional.

Ryobi leaf blower in a yard
Ryobi Whisper Series: are the tools actually quiet, or just marketing?

A little bit of both.

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Ryobi tools on a wood table.
Ryobi made the right battery decision 30 years ago, now all my tools are this awful green color

Consistency is key, and Ryobi delivers.

Milwaukee tool box and logo
Milwaukee tools Home Depot shoppers keep buying again and again

You can't go wrong with these tools.

Megapowerbank with 18650 batteries exposed by leospacelab on MakerWorld.
6 modular 3D-printed projects to build and customize this weekend (Sep 25 - 27)
DIY

Scale these projects up or down as you see fit.

Ryobi impact driver on its side.
The 3 must-have Ryobi tools you can't find at Home Depot

Collect them all.

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Ryobi 18V battery and an impact driver.
The battery spec Ryobi and Milwaukee don't put on the box (and why it's a big deal)

You have to know what you're looking for.

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A Bambu Lab P2S 3D printer printing an object with a blurred print head.
7 tiny tools that are cheaper to 3D print yourself

Durability isn't everything.

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A multi-colored chamelon figure sits in a black desktop 3D printer, flanked by other high-detail minis on a table and additional 3D printing equipment.
HeyGears’ G1X desktop printer handles full-color 3D, UV, and fabric printing

This article is sponsored by HeyGears

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Ryobi High Torque Impact in front of a tire
Can a Ryobi impact wrench actually remove lug nuts? I tested two to find out

The perfect tool for home mechanics.

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Bambu Lab P2S 3D printer with the roof up.
The easiest way to start designing 3D prints is to remix other people's models

Work smart, not hard.

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