Elvin Luff Modding the 2006 DS Lite into 2026 Time to celebrate the Nintendo DS Lite's 20th anniversary by bringing it into 2026! My childhood games console still plays games just great, but the battery's shot and if I forget the proprietary char... 8 Oct 2026
Elvin Luff Now shipping worldwide! All elvinhome products are ready for worldwide shipping! Previously, delivery was only possible within Europe, but with some behind-the-scenes changes to how I manage costs, it's available everywhere.... 6 Oct 2026
Elvin Luff This DS Lite needs board-level repair - restoring my childhood game console I've been putting this off for too long. The DS Lite was the first device I ever attempted to fix by myself, and it went... poorly. I just ended up breaking it further, and putting it in a box for 10 ... 1 Oct 2026
Elvin Luff How I ship products directly from my home What goes into getting a CTRL ONE out the door? A bit of webshop automation, and almost as much work as the design of the device itself. Here's my process for getting it out of my workshop and to your... 29 Sept 2026
Elvin Luff How do USB C to C cables know which way to send power? How do USB C devices know which way power is sent? The secret are these two little components near the connector, no microchips required. For devices like USB power banks where they can both send and ... 24 Sept 2026
Elvin Luff The CTRL ONE is now Made for ESPHome Certified! The CTRL ONE recently got Made for ESPHome certified! It means not only that the firmware is fully open source, but everything you need to configure and customise it is too. It also works perfectly wi... 22 Sept 2026
Elvin Luff How does this timeless orange juicer from 1992 actually work? How does this orange juicer work? You'd think it's just a simple motor and a switch, and you'd be right, but the design of that motor and switch is what allowed Braun to sell millions of the MPZ-6 at ... 17 Sept 2026
Elvin Luff How does the CTRL ONE's add-on system work? What if you want your CTRL ONE to do more? The add-on slot was originally meant to support multiple thermostat types, but I realised it could also add more functionality for when it's sitting on your ... 15 Sept 2026
Elvin Luff Hard drives are expensive now - how do you get them cheaper? What's a guy to do if your data is on the line when you can least afford it? Hard drives are expensive now, so here's a some ways you can get them cheaper. My home server runs not just my house, but m... 10 Sept 2026
Elvin Luff What's that ePaper display in the CTRL ONE? How it works A few viewers were asking about the display that I use in the CTRL ONE, so here you go! The TL;DR is that they're manufactured by Dalian Good Display in China, and the CTRL ONE is entirely built aroun... 8 Sept 2026
Elvin Luff How to get 3D printable or laser cuttable PCB mockups from KiCad Before Computer Aided Design, there was CAD, Cardboard Aided Design. I present to you: Computer Aided Cardboard Aided Design, where we use CAD to design it, CAD to test fit it, and finally CAD again t... 3 Sept 2026
Elvin Luff Turn your 2-stage laser filter into a 3-stage for FREE!! My patent-pending lung to 100mm duct adapter makes an excellent pre-filter, absorbing large particulates into your bloodstream before passing on the excess to my cludgy filter box I made a few months ... 27 Aug 2026
