For years, achieving a flawless first layer in 3D printing meant enduring a painfully slow ritual. Standard contact probes—such as the classic BLTouch or mechanical microswitches—require the printhead to stop, deploy a physical pin, probe a single point, retract, and repeat across a grid. On modern high-speed CoreXY machines, waiting several minutes for a 25-point

The semiconductor race has officially crossed the 2-nanometer threshold. With Apple’s introduction of the A20 Pro processor powering the iPhone 18 Pro lineup, mobile computing is witnessing its most consequential architectural transformation in years. Beyond the customary clock speed uplifts, this chip signals a decisive hardware pivot: engineering smartphone silicon specifically to run multimodal artificial

Smart home automation has spent over a decade tethered to the cloud. While mainstream ecosystems like Alexa and Google Home popularized voice control, they introduced undeniable drawbacks: unpredictable latency, privacy concerns, and total failure when your internet connection drops. Today, the landscape is shifting decisively toward local intelligence. With recent breakthroughs in quantized small language

Every maker knows the heartbreak of the "spaghetti monster"—returning to your 3D printer after hours of printing only to discover a tangled bird’s nest of wasted filament. While modern printers boast higher speeds and auto-leveling, automated failure detection remains one of the most impactful upgrades you can build. By combining an inexpensive Raspberry Pi with

How to Build an AI-Powered 3D Print Failure Detector with Raspberry Pi Every maker knows the heartbreak of the "spaghetti monster"—returning to your 3D printer after hours of printing only to discover a tangled bird’s nest of wasted filament. While modern printers boast higher speeds and auto-leveling, automated failure detection remains one of the most

Welcome to this edition of the SK Tech digest, where we bring you an insightful look into groundbreaking hardware announcements, evolving artificial intelligence capabilities, and exciting hands-on DIY maker innovations. The past twenty-four hours have showcased how enterprise-level technology and garage engineering are advancing in parallel. Flagship Silicon: Apple Unveils the A20 Pro Leading hardware