Disgruntled gamer builds booby-trapped Steam Deck with 3D-printed spikes and a built-in taser — Raspberry Pi powers speaker, camera, and alarm to stop family members draining his battery

Tom's Hardware
Jul 27, 2026, 8:10 am124 ptsTrending
A Steam Deck devotee was so fed up with their family borrowing their handheld and leaving it with a flat battery that they have resorted to quite extreme measures. On the Steam Deck subreddit, ConroyyJenkinss says that they have modded the console with a range of anti-sharing measures, including a 3D-modeled…

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