I want to build an external box that I can connect to my Mac Mini by USB or Firewire 400. It should be able to house at least 6 internal 3.5" SATA drives, along with at least one optical drive.

Each year millions of old smartphones are either tossed as e-waste or are condemned to lie unloved in dusty drawers, despite the hardware in them usually being still perfectly fine. Reusing these ...

Recently I’ve come across a bunch of articles on how to build your own external drive, which is interesting because there are ...

I have a Supermicro 2U server with 12x3.5" drive bays. I have drives in 7 of those bays, and I've been eyeballing a new pair of 4TB drives. My brother just offered me a free Dell R720 with 8x600GB 2.5 ...

If you travel often, use your mobile devices a lot, or run questionable ROMs on your phone, you likely have an external USB battery pack. These handy devices let you give a phone, tablet, or USB ...

I think we have a first in Gizmodo history. This is DIY electrical-related project that the average Joe might be able to do. This project is cheap, semi-simple and allows gadgets like iPods and PDAs ...

Don't blame it on the connection. DIY site Instructables has a primer on how to make your own Wi-Fi waveguide, which will make it possible to amplify and connect to out-of-reach wireless signals. This ...

With endless summer days still aplenty, there’s no better time to invest in a solar charger for all your gadgets. However, Joshua Zimmerman of the DIY site Instructables doesn’t think you need to ...

Matt Richardson's friend Lauren wanted a device to hold down the down arrow and physically scroll through Google Reader, like a sustain pedal on a piano. Matt built it for her using an old USB ...

An enthusiast gamer and Macbook Air gamer has worked out a method for combining an external desktop GPU, various adapters, and a Thunderbolt controller on Windows 7. The performance gains are ...