Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Welcome to Happy Tech, the tech podcast that only features positive headlines! We aim to talk about all of the fun, exciting, and uplifting news in tech - because it's easy to forget, with all the doom and gloom out there, that there is still some cool stuff happening in the tech world!
Stories this week:
STORY LINKS
1. Viewer Submission: CRISPR Beagles That Don't Trigger Dog Allergies
apnews.com/video/gene-edited-beagles-may-offer-a-future-option-for-people-with-dog-allergies-8361f57dee304165b15951b305a93d6a
nbcnews.com/health/allergies/gene-edited-beagles-dog-allergies-rcna590980
doi.org/10.1177/25731599261473124
2. A Box of 97 NES Carts Turns Out to Be a Variant Nobody Knew Existed
nintendowire.com/news/2026/07/29/we-discovered-a-new-super-mario-bros-variant
abcnews.com/US/100-nintendo-cartridges-found-wisconsin-game-shop/story?id=135515667
3. Indie Games Are Having an Absurdly Good Year
gamespot.com/articles/indie-games-are-breaking-out-but-its-still-tough-out-there
4. Quake Turns 30 — And Bethesda Drops a Free New Episode
slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-available-now
hackaday.com/2026/08/09/hackaday-links-august-9-2026
5. Word for Windows 1.1a Now Runs Natively on Windows 11
neowin.net/news/developer-ported-word-for-windows-11a-from-1990-to-run-natively-on-windows-11
6. Two Lost Atari 5200 Prototypes Recovered From 40-Year-Old Disks
gamesthatwerent.com
7. The World's Smallest GPU Came Back From the Fab — And It Works
tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/worlds-smallest-gpu-silicon-passes-real-world-testing-240-000-transistor-tinygpu-v2-0-renders-3d-graphics-at-up-to-15-fps-while-v3-0-prepares-for-2026-release
8. Modder Turns a NAS Into a Gaming PC by Zip-Tying a GPU to the Side
tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/humble-nas-gets-transformed-into-a-gaming-pc-with-and-rtx-5060-hanging-from-its-side-frankenstein-rig-hides-dedicated-psu-in-drive-bay-to-achieve-vast-performance-increase-over-igpu
club386.com/modder-transforms-a-storage-nas-into-a-gaming-pc-slotting-the-psu-in-place-of-drive-cages
9. der8auer Built a 110cm Chimney and Cooled a 9800X3D With Zero Fans
techspot.com/news/113323-der8auer-tests-pc-chimney-effect-dropping-cpu-temps.html
10. Adopting a 32-Inch Trinitron From the Side of an Italian Road
hackaday.com/2026/08/09/the-stages-of-grief-in-repairing-a-trinitron-found-in-the-trash
11. An Unreleased AI Model Cracked Ten Open Math Problems for $2,000
the-decoder.com/openai-announces-its-next-major-model-astra-by-dropping-ten-previously-unsolved-math-solutions
thenextweb.com/news/openai-astra-model-ten-math-proofs-non-sofic-groups
0:00 Intro & Episode Preview
1:26 CRISPR Hypoallergenic Beagles
4:47 Rare Sealed NES Mario/Duck Hunt Cartridges
6:33 How Was Your Week? (Tube Trip & Rupee Giveaway)
12:52 Indie Games Are Having a Huge Year
17:42 Quake Turns 30 + Free Bethesda Update
19:46 Guess the Price: N64 Special Editions
31:18 Backwards Compatibility & Disc-less Consoles
33:13 Microsoft Word 1.1a (1990) Ported to Windows 11
34:44 Lost Atari 5200 Prototypes Recovered
36:40 NAS Modded Into a Gaming PC + World's Smallest GPU
41:23 Video Gamers Hired as Air Traffic Controllers
43:02 Apple News: MacBook/iMac Refresh & iPhone 18 Pro
44:47 DuckDuckGo's "Normal Effing" Sunglasses
46:08 Passive Cooling With the Chimney Effect
49:01 Restoring a Junkyard Sony Trinitron CRT
50:36 AI Solves 10 Open Math Problems
52:20 Show & Tell: Japanese Nintendo Imports
56:29 Show & Tell: The Samsung Galaxy Note 9
1:03:11 Outro & Patreon Shoutout
Welcome to Happy Tech, the tech podcast that only features positive headlines! We aim to talk about all of the fun, exciting, and uplifting news in tech - because it's easy to forget, with all the doom and gloom out there, that there is still some cool stuff happening in the tech world!
Stories this week:
STORY LINKS
1. Viewer Submission: CRISPR Beagles That Don't Trigger Dog Allergies
apnews.com/video/gene-edited-beagles-may-offer-a-future-option-for-people-with-dog-allergies-8361f57dee304165b15951b305a93d6a
nbcnews.com/health/allergies/gene-edited-beagles-dog-allergies-rcna590980
doi.org/10.1177/25731599261473124
2. A Box of 97 NES Carts Turns Out to Be a Variant Nobody Knew Existed
nintendowire.com/news/2026/07/29/we-discovered-a-new-super-mario-bros-variant
abcnews.com/US/100-nintendo-cartridges-found-wisconsin-game-shop/story?id=135515667
3. Indie Games Are Having an Absurdly Good Year
gamespot.com/articles/indie-games-are-breaking-out-but-its-still-tough-out-there
4. Quake Turns 30 — And Bethesda Drops a Free New Episode
slayersclub.bethesda.net/en-US/news/quake-dawn-of-the-machine-available-now
hackaday.com/2026/08/09/hackaday-links-august-9-2026
5. Word for Windows 1.1a Now Runs Natively on Windows 11
neowin.net/news/developer-ported-word-for-windows-11a-from-1990-to-run-natively-on-windows-11
6. Two Lost Atari 5200 Prototypes Recovered From 40-Year-Old Disks
gamesthatwerent.com
7. The World's Smallest GPU Came Back From the Fab — And It Works
tomshardware.com/pc-components/gpus/worlds-smallest-gpu-silicon-passes-real-world-testing-240-000-transistor-tinygpu-v2-0-renders-3d-graphics-at-up-to-15-fps-while-v3-0-prepares-for-2026-release
8. Modder Turns a NAS Into a Gaming PC by Zip-Tying a GPU to the Side
tomshardware.com/desktops/gaming-pcs/humble-nas-gets-transformed-into-a-gaming-pc-with-and-rtx-5060-hanging-from-its-side-frankenstein-rig-hides-dedicated-psu-in-drive-bay-to-achieve-vast-performance-increase-over-igpu
club386.com/modder-transforms-a-storage-nas-into-a-gaming-pc-slotting-the-psu-in-place-of-drive-cages
9. der8auer Built a 110cm Chimney and Cooled a 9800X3D With Zero Fans
techspot.com/news/113323-der8auer-tests-pc-chimney-effect-dropping-cpu-temps.html
10. Adopting a 32-Inch Trinitron From the Side of an Italian Road
hackaday.com/2026/08/09/the-stages-of-grief-in-repairing-a-trinitron-found-in-the-trash
11. An Unreleased AI Model Cracked Ten Open Math Problems for $2,000
the-decoder.com/openai-announces-its-next-major-model-astra-by-dropping-ten-previously-unsolved-math-solutions
thenextweb.com/news/openai-astra-model-ten-math-proofs-non-sofic-groups
0:00 Intro & Episode Preview
1:26 CRISPR Hypoallergenic Beagles
4:47 Rare Sealed NES Mario/Duck Hunt Cartridges
6:33 How Was Your Week? (Tube Trip & Rupee Giveaway)
12:52 Indie Games Are Having a Huge Year
17:42 Quake Turns 30 + Free Bethesda Update
19:46 Guess the Price: N64 Special Editions
31:18 Backwards Compatibility & Disc-less Consoles
33:13 Microsoft Word 1.1a (1990) Ported to Windows 11
34:44 Lost Atari 5200 Prototypes Recovered
36:40 NAS Modded Into a Gaming PC + World's Smallest GPU
41:23 Video Gamers Hired as Air Traffic Controllers
43:02 Apple News: MacBook/iMac Refresh & iPhone 18 Pro
44:47 DuckDuckGo's "Normal Effing" Sunglasses
46:08 Passive Cooling With the Chimney Effect
49:01 Restoring a Junkyard Sony Trinitron CRT
50:36 AI Solves 10 Open Math Problems
52:20 Show & Tell: Japanese Nintendo Imports
56:29 Show & Tell: The Samsung Galaxy Note 9
1:03:11 Outro & Patreon Shoutout
