TILens Daily Edition 2026-10-12 Filters: topic=hardware, github=hidden Stats: 48 articles, 6 sources Top topics: Hardware, AI, General ## News - Bringing computing to rural schools in Argentina Source: raspberrypi-news Topic: Hardware URL: https://www.raspberrypi.com/news/bringing-computing-to-rural-schools-in-argentina/ - arduino-esp32 GitHub Repo Source: espressif-news Topic: Hardware URL: https://www.espressif.com/en/node/11479 - WiFi Router Does Software-Defined Radio Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/wifi-router-does-software-defined-radio/ - Turn every escape room puzzle into a Home Assistant device Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/turn-every-escape-room-puzzle-into-a-home-assistant-device/ - Wireless-Tag WT32P4C5-43S is an integrated 4.3-inch ESP32-P4 + ESP32-C5 touch display devkit Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/wireless-tag-wt32p4c5-43s-is-an-integrated-4-3-inch-esp32-p4-esp32-c5-touch-display-devkit/ - Ledger finds unauthorized hardware implant in CryptoBilis-sold wallet amid fund theft reports Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/ledger-finds-unauthorized-hardware-implant-in-cryptobilis-sold-wallet-amid-fund-theft-reports/ - 8-channel analog monitor with NXP HEF4052BP and Arduino Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/8-channel-analog-monitor-with-nxp-hef4052bp-and-arduino/ - Stylophone Mini turns the classic pocket synth into a keychain Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/stylophone-mini-turns-the-classic-pocket-synth-into-a-keychain/ - Taking a Nokia 3310 game jam to new heights Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/taking-a-nokia-3310-game-jam-to-new-heights/ - Debloat Windows 10 and Windows 11 in just two steps Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/debloat-windows-10-and-windows-11-in-just-two-steps/ - Doory is an open-source Canva Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/doory-is-an-open-source-canva/ - Shall we play a game? Agent vs. Agent Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware (+AI) URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/shall-we-play-a-game-agent-vs-agent/ - Slim type for small screens, with PixelFonts Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/slim-type-for-small-screens-with-pixelfonts/ - The Prusa Core One+ INDX, a Troubled Multi-Extruder Upgrade? Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-prusa-core-one-indx-a-troubled-multi-extruder-upgrade/ - A Quake platform that for 30 years was considered unreachable Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/a-quake-platform-that-for-30-years-was-considered-unreachable/ - Paperboy reaches 60 FPS pixel draws without a full refresh Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/paperboy-reaches-60-fps-pixel-draws-without-a-full-refresh/ - Statistics on the Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter for 2026 Q3 Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/statistics-on-the-python-on-microcontrollers-newsletter-for-2026-q3/ - Open-Source Voice AI runs entirely on ESP32-S3 Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/open-source-voice-ai-runs-entirely-on-esp32-s3/ - The Hexa-Bouncer May Be The Most Overengineered Thing You See This Week Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/the-hexa-bouncer-may-be-the-most-overengineered-thing-you-see-this-week/ - How to knit a breadboard #Threadboard Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/how-to-knit-a-breadboard-threadboard/ - A 16-bit relay computer runs Pi and Dijkstra Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/a-16-bit-relay-computer-runs-pi-and-dijkstra/ - Amazon’s new Alexa tablets ditch Fire OS for regular Android Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/amazons-new-alexa-tablets-ditch-fire-os-for-regular-android/ - ESP32-Bus-Expander v0.3: expand the radio capabilities of the ESP32 Bit Pirate with 5GHz Wi-Fi and 802.15.4… Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/esp32-bus-expander-v0-3-expand-the-radio-capabilities-of-the-esp32-bit-pirate-with-5ghz-wi-fi-and-802-15-4/ - An actor who understands AI as a filmmaking tool Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/an-actor-who-understands-ai-as-a-filmmaking-tool/ - PS2 games in browser: static recompilation to WebAssembly with a native runtime Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/ps2-games-in-browser-static-recompilation-to-webassembly-with-a-native-runtime/ - Droidputer: your Android phone becomes a Cardputer Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/droidputer-your-android-phone-becomes-a-cardputer/ - Strange parodies of Atari 2600 video game box cover art (mightygodking.com) Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/strange-parodies-of-atari-2600-video-game-box-cover-art-mightygodking-com/ - DARPA Lift Challenge Won by Helicopter Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/darpa-lift-challenge-won-by-helicopter/ - Go online like it’s 1996 Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/go-online-like-its-1996/ - Explaining Hall-effect, TMR, and other new types of “mechanical” switches Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/explaining-hall-effect-tmr-and-other-new-types-of-mechanical-switches/ - Reverse engineering the Variax guitar Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/reverse-engineering-the-variax-guitar/ - Before pixels: Modular industrial dashboards Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/before-pixels-modular-industrial-dashboards/ - Various projects find hidden SDR capabilities in ESP32 microcontrollers Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/various-projects-find-hidden-sdr-capabilities-in-esp32-microcontrollers/ - Routing PCBs on a hex cell grid Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/routing-pcbs-on-a-hex-cell-grid/ - Sphere: a pioneering early microcomputer, rediscovered Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/sphere-a-pioneering-early-microcomputer-rediscovered/ - Memory executives expect RAM shortage to continue through 2028 Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/memory-executives-expect-ram-shortage-to-continue-through-2028/ - A brief history of the Bloomberg Terminal Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/a-brief-history-of-the-bloomberg-terminal/ - Your Computer Memory is a Lie Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/your-computer-memory-is-a-lie/ - A look inside the Sensirion SEN66 sensor module Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/a-look-inside-the-sensirion-sen66-sensor-module/ - The Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: subscribe for free Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/12/the-python-on-microcontrollers-newsletter-subscribe-for-free-10-12-2/ - PlugMate and PlugClaw Review – Thumb-sized Android-based private computers with optional Ubuntu/OpenClaw support Source: cnx-software Topic: Hardware URL: https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/12/plugmate-and-plugclaw-review-thumb-sized-android-based-private-computers-with-optional-ubuntu-openclaw-support/ - Backup Tapes Come Back to the Homelab Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/backup-tapes-come-back-to-the-homelab/ - A Free Cloud AI Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/12/a-free-cloud-ai/ - DECing Out the Homelab with an AlphaServer 2100 Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/decing-out-the-homelab-with-an-alphaserver-2100/ - Facebook releases Muse Gadgets SDK for ESP32 and Raspberry Pi/Linux-based devices Source: cnx-software Topic: Hardware URL: https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/10/12/facebook-releases-muse-gadgets-sdk-for-esp32-and-raspberry-pi-linux-based-devices/ - Taking A Nokia 3310 Game Jam To The N’th Degree Source: hackaday Topic: Hardware URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/11/taking-a-nokia-3310-game-jam-to-the-nth-degree/ - 60 Hz “hello” on Metro RP2350 Source: adafruit-blog Topic: Hardware URL: https://blog.adafruit.com/2026/10/11/60-hz-hello-on-metro-rp2350/ ## Community - ESP32 As Your Raspberry Pi’s Linux Wireless Co-processor Source: lobsters Topic: General (+Hardware) URL: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/07/esp32-as-your-raspberry-pis-linux-wireless-co-processor/