Clock Hack Gives DEC Rainbow a New Lease on Life

In retrocomputing circles, it’s often the case that the weirder and rarer the machine, the more likely it is to attract attention. And machines don’t get much weirder than the …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/12/clock-hack-gives-dec-rainbow-a-new-lease-on-life/

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Exploring Hidden Lyrics on 1990s DCC Audio Tapes

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/exploring-hidden-lyrics-on-1990s-dcc-audio-tapes/

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Out With The Circus Animals, In With The Holograms

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/out-with-the-circus-animals-in-with-the-holograms/

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This Keyboard Doesn’t Work Without Game Boy Cartridges

Just when we though we’d seen it all when it comes to custom keyboards (or most of it, anyway), along comes [Stu] with the TypeBoy and TypePak. Like the title …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/this-keyboard-doesnt-work-without-game-boy-cartridges/

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This Arduino Debugger Uses the CH552

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/this-arduino-debugger-uses-the-ch552/

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Flip the Switch on this I2C Controlled USB Hub

You’ve probably seen USB hubs with physical switches for each port, they provide a handy way to cut the power to individual devices, but only if you’re close enough to …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/flip-the-switch-on-this-i2c-controlled-usb-hub/

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Cheap LCD Uses USB Serial

Browsing the Asian marketplaces online is always an experience. Sometimes, you see things at ridiculously low prices. Other times, you see things and wonder who is buying them and why …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/cheap-lcd-uses-usb-serial/

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Balloon-Eye View via Ham Radio

If you’ve ever thought about launching a high-altitude balloon, there’s much to consider. One of the things is how do you stream video down so that you — and others …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/balloon-eye-view-via-ham-radio/

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Wi-Fi 7: The Next Big Leap Or A Whole Lotta Nothing?

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/wi-fi-7-the-next-big-leap-or-a-whole-lotta-nothing/

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Atari Introduces a New Old Console

Readers of a certain age no doubt remember the Atari 2600 — released in 1977, the 8-bit system helped establish the ground rules for gaming consoles as we know them …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/atari-introduces-a-new-old-console/

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Bringing Da Vinci’s Saw Mill to Life

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/11/bringing-da-vincis-saw-mill-to-life/

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New Electric Motor Tech Spins with No Magnets

When you think of electric motors, you usually think of magnets. But magnets are heavy, and good magnets can pose problems when you need lots of them. A technology called …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/10/new-electric-motor-tech-spins-with-no-magnets/

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Grannophone Helps You Stay In Touch

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/10/grannophone-helps-you-stay-in-touch/

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Hackaday Links: September 10, 2023

Most of us probably have a vision of how “The Robots” will eventually rise up and deal humanity out of the game. We’ve all seen that movie, of course, and …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/10/hackaday-links-september-10-2023/

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Upgraded Graphics Gremlin Adds HDMI Video to Vintage PCs

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/10/upgraded-graphics-gremlin-adds-hdmi-video-to-vintage-pcs/

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Open Deck Is Your Window to Shortcuts

Once in a while, we see projects that could easily pass for commercial products. This is one of those projects: a (surprisingly) low-cost DIY macro pad from [Josh R] that …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/10/open-deck-is-your-window-to-shortcuts/

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Industrial Surge Protector Teardown

Surge protectors are a common item in the modern household, but the Meanwell unit that [Big Clive] tears apart was clearly intended for commercial use. In fact, he mentions it was …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/10/industrial-surge-protector-teardown/

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Zinc-Air, The Next Contender In Vehicle Batteries?

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/10/zinc-air-the-next-contender-in-vehicle-batteries/

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Pi Pico Becomes SRAM for 1981 Educational Computer

Ever since the Raspberry Pi Pico was introduced in early 2021 we’ve seen the tiny Pi being used for an astonishing variety of applications. It has powered countless clocks, gadgets, …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/10/pi-pico-becomes-sram-for-1981-educational-computer/

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When Tail Lights Lose Touch With Reality

To study the history of the automobile is to also be a student of technological progress — as with each decade’s models come new innovations to make them better handling, …read more

https://hackaday.com/2023/09/09/when-tail-lights-lose-touch-with-reality/

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