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Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personal
DIYer and TikTok user Annike Tan, who goes by @ubeboobey, can carry her cyberdeck around without anyone noticing because it doesn't look like a computer at all. Tan, who has been featured in The Cut and Wired, went viral earlier this year with a mermaid-themed cyberdeck she made inside an old purse. She has since […] DIYer and TikTok user Annike Tan, who goes by @ubeboobey , can carry her cyberdeck around without anyone noticing because it doesn't look like a computer at all . Tan, who has been featured in The Cut and Wired , went viral earlier this year with a mermaid-themed cyberdeck she made inside an old purse. She has since upgraded it and built an MP3 player and a solar-powered cyberdeck . Tan and countless other DIYers are attracting millions of views showing off the personal computers they've built inside purses, jewelry boxes, toys, and old tech, hiding Raspberry Pi boards
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According to The Verge’s source item, Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personal, DIYer and TikTok user Annike Tan, who goes by @ubeboobey, can carry her cyberdeck around without anyone noticing because it doesn’t look like a computer at all. Tan, who has been featured in The Cut and Wired, went viral earlier this year with a mermaid-themed cyberdeck she made inside an old purse. She has since […] DIYer and TikTok user Annike Tan, who goes by @ubeboobey , can carry her cyberdeck around without anyone noticing because it doesn’t look like a computer at all . Tan, who has been featured in The Cut and Wired , went viral earlier this year with a mermaid-themed cyberdeck she made inside an old purse. She has since upgraded it and built an MP3 player and a solar-powered cyberdeck . Tan and countless other DIYers are attracting millions of views showing off the personal computers they’ve built inside purses, jewelry boxes, toys, and old tech, hiding Raspberry Pi boards
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- Cyberdecks used to look like little laptops, but now they’re getting more personalThe Verge - 2026-06-04T20:07:31+00:00
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