Gadgets

So I made my own alarm clock. It has no snooze button and no off button. It also has a backup battery in case it gets unplugged, and there’s no way to remove the battery without a hex key. Actually deactivating the alarm requires hitting a remote key fob. The idea is to hide the key fob as far away from your bed as possible. Obviously this is more effective the larger your home is. ...

I love little semi-retro gadgets, maybe because I grew up playing a GameBoy? Anyway, a few months ago, this video about Rockbox really sold me on getting a first-generation Sandisk Sansa Clip, and I ended up ordering an unopened one off Ebay. There was one problem, though. Turns out if you leave a LiPo pack on the shelf for ~15-17 years it stops working. And the Sansa Clip was never designed to be repairable. ...