With that in mind, I've been doing some digging around in the TreeHugger archives since we often write about rad projects, and I found 10 crafts with a geeky edge that are all pretty darn cheap.

Do you have a flair for DIY projects? Consider putting together these five Raspberry Pi projects that will immediately add to ...

The Computer Kit Touch follows the same playbook used by the previous Kano kits. Users — almost always small children — have to build their computer by following a step-by-step storybook.

Kano, makers of DIY computer and coding kits that help children learn about technology, has launched a new version of its computer kit that adds a touchscreen to the mix.

But that takes nothing away from the complexity of building a processor from parts. Even a simple one can take months, often years, to put together. One of the first to do a DIY processor was Bill ...

That said, one YouTuber’s ongoing DIY mechanical computer project looks so dizzyingly complex that—for the time being—most people will likely stick with their smartphone’s calculator app.