From custom joysticks to full arcade cabinets, Arduino is giving gamers the power to build their own retro-inspired setups. Whether you want a handheld console, a PC game controller, or a tabletop ...

If you want to dabble in audio digital signal processing, you would probably think of grabbing a dedicated DSP chip. But ...

MicroPython is a well-known and easy-to-use way to program microcontrollers in Python. If you’re using an Arduino Uno Q, ...

In physics, a mechanical kink marks the point of transition between different internal states of a material. Researchers have now succeeded in creating a model in which they were able to move the kink ...

YouTube is now letting users create an AI avatar that looks and sounds like them for use in Shorts. This feature was teased earlier this year. The creation process is available in the main YouTube app ...

Water has long been the go-to when it comes to fighting a fire. But what about sound waves? It might be hard to wrap your head around the concept at first, but the San Bernardino County Fire ...

Some blind people use returning echoes from their own mouth clicks to perceive external surroundings, or echolocation. New from eNeuro, Haydee Garcia Lazaro and Santani Teng, from Smith–Kettlewell Eye ...

FxSound is one of the most popular sound-enhancing software for Windows. However, for a long time, it has been a paid application, but now, FxSound enhancer software is free and you can install it on ...

Apr. 27, 2026 A mysterious “golden orb” found more than two miles deep in the Gulf of Alaska left scientists baffled for over two years, sparking wild speculation about its origins. After an intensive ...

I've been a contributing editor for PCMag since 2011. Before that, I was PCMag's lead audio analyst from 2006 to 2011. Even though I'm a freelancer now, PCMag has been my home for well over a decade, ...