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08 Nov 2026 edition

13 articles · 4 sources ·

Top topics: Hardware · General

Hardware

Lillith Tells Your Future

Maybe you are old enough to remember Zoltar in an arcade, or perhaps you’re just a fan of the movie Big. Either way, maybe you’d like to build an animated fortune …read more

Source: Hackaday Al Williams
Hardware

Custom Game Boy Cart Speeds Up Development

These days, it is easy enough to get a flash cart for your Game Boy that makes it easy to run code — yours or otherwise — on it, but …read more

Source: Hackaday Tom Nardi
Hardware

DIY Quiz Show Controller System #AdafruitLearnSystem

Build a Jeopardy-like Game Show Buzzer with a Circuit Playground Bluefruit! The first player to press their buzzer will illuminate the Host controller with the color of the buzzer handle! You can even enable Bluetooth…

Source: Adafruit Blog Jessie Mae
Hardware

An FPGA Version of the AT&T UNIX PC for MiSTer

We all have our childhood heroes, which in the case of [Hrvoje Cavrak] was the 1985 AT&T UNIX PC. This 18 kg behemoth of a workstation computer boasted a 10 MHz …read more

Source: Hackaday Maya Posch
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Ham radio operator helps police with robbery #HamSunday

Wikipedia has a detailed account of the Baker Street robbery, the September 1971 burglary of safety deposit boxes at the Lloyds Bank branch at 185 Baker Street in London. A gang rented a leather goods shop two doors…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

Making a Dog Car Wash Without (very) Fancy Tools

[Stuff Made Here] got fed up with the hassle of washing their dog, and in traditional engineer fashion, decided that automating the process would solve the problem. However, as science …read more

Source: Hackaday Fenix Guthrie
Hardware

Artemis II Rocket Was Powerful Enough to Disrupt GPS

Rockets certainly have a substantial impact if you ever see a launch in person. The noise, shock waves, and even heat can be awe-inspiring. What is less obvious are the …read more

Source: Hackaday Ian Bos
Hardware

Adafruit New Products this Week: LT8912B DSI to DVI Converter

We’ve got the New nEw NEW for you right here Coming Soon! Adafruit LT8912B DSI to DVI Converter Visit www.adafruit.com/new for more info. Want to get new products info beamed straight into your inbox? New nEw NEWs From…

Source: Adafruit Blog Takara
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Play Text Adventures on an E-Paper Handheld

Choose your own adventure books were one of the first media to become gamified in the computer era, and [Jeremy Ngai] wanted to bridge the experience further with an e-paper …read more

Source: Hackaday Navarre Bartz