Author Archives: Navarre Bartz

First Folding iPhone Doesn’t Come from Apple

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An iPhone sits in a users hand open to the YouTube app. What is unusual is that the iPhone is bent in an L shape and is still functioning properly.

Folding phones are all the rage these days, with many of the major smartphone manufacturer’s having something in this form factor. Apple has been conspicuously absent in this market segment, …read more Continue reading First Folding iPhone Doesn’t Come from Apple→

This Wii Has an Apple M1 Inside

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An M1 Mac mini sits next to a white Wii on a wooden table. In the background are various Edison-style LED light fixtures with an incadescent-like light profile.

The conveniently tiny logic board of the M1 Mac mini has lead to it giving the Mini ITX format a run for its money in case mods. The latest example …read more Continue reading This Wii Has an Apple M1 Inside→

Making Medical Simulators Less Expensive with 3D Printing and Silicone

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A profile view of a medical training mannequin with a tube down its "throat." A ventillation bag is in the gloved hand of a human trainee.

Medical training simulators are expensive, but important, pieces of equipment. [Decent Simulators] is designing simulators that can easily be replicated using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) printers and silicone molds to …read more Continue reading Making Medical Simulators Less Expensive with 3D Printing and Silicone→

Recycled Chairs Bring the Subway to Your Living Room

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A multi-colored chair with a stainless steel frame sits on wooden legs against a grey background.

Public transit seats have a rough life. Enduring a number of wear cycles that would make your sofa weep, they take a beating and have to keep looking presentable. When …read more Continue reading Recycled Chairs Bring the Subway to Your Living Room→

Plywood Bicycle Makes Frame Building More Accessible

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A man and a woman stand at opposite ends of a wooden-framed bicycle. It has 20" tires and a long, black seat. A rack extends over the front tire for carrying small items.

Bike frames are simple on the surface, but can quickly become complicated if you want to fabricate one yourself. Brazing and welding tend to be less common skills than knowing …read more Continue reading Plywood Bicycle Makes Frame Building More Accessible→