LEGO
New LEGO sets for November 2026: UK prices and dates
Every new LEGO set for November 2026 with UK prices, dates and price per piece, plus October's retro picks and the sets retiring soon.
Braindumps
Electronics, programming and retro computing, explained properly.
3D Printing
The best free 3D prints for October 2026
Ten free 3D prints for October 2026: five for Halloween and five you will still use in January, with print tips and what people who printed them report.
AI Tools
AI tools for makers: what is new in October 2026
The new AI models and maker tools from the last six weeks, what you can use free in the UK, and what to check before you trust the results.
3D Printing
3D print cost calculator: what prints really cost in the UK
A free calculator for the real cost of a 3D print in the UK, with filament prices, printer power figures and the maths shown.
Retro
Commodore 64 Emulator Online
Play the C64 in your browser: a working Commodore 64 with BASIC, a program library, an on-screen keyboard and joysticks. Free, nothing to install.
Tools
How to write formulas on this site
Write maths in plain words and symbols and the site typesets it. Every example on this page, with what you type and what the reader sees.
Programming
How to embed a Commodore 64 emulator on your website
Put a working Commodore 64 on a web page with a WebAssembly engine: the bare page, loading programs, keys, joysticks, sound and the WordPress plugin.
Retro
What was the first “Shoot em up”?
Spacewar! fired the first shots in 1962, but Space Invaders made the genre. The cabinet, the chip inside it and how it took over the UK in 1978.
Retro
PAL NES games list: UK and European releases
The NES games released in the UK, Europe and Australia, with PAL release years, PAL-A and PAL-B regions, product codes and a checklist for collectors.
Tools
Journey cost calculator UK: petrol, diesel and electric
Work out what a car journey will cost in petrol, diesel or electricity, one way or return, split between passengers, at current UK prices.