Are Slabtops the Future of Computing?

From hackaday.com 2 months ago in Blogs

The most popular computer ever was the Commodore 64 with its computer-in-a-keyboard form factor. If you have a longing for a keyboard computer with more modern internals, one of the …read more

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Inside a 1940’s Spy Radio

From hackaday.com 8 hours ago in Blogs

The RCA CR-88 was a radio receiver made to work in top-secret government eavesdropping stations. As you might expect, these radios are top-of-the-line, performance-wise, at least when they are working …read more

Surgery on An LED To Preserve Vintage Aesthetics

From hackaday.com 11 hours ago in Blogs

[Chris Jones] recently found himself in a pickle. An indicator LED off an old piece of stereo equipment had failed. It was a strange rectangular type for which he could …read more

Ambient Display Tells You if Borealis is Coming to Town

From hackaday.com 14 hours ago in Blogs

For those times when you’d rather not get sucked down another internet rabbit hole when you really just wanted the weather, an ambient display can be great. [AlexanderK106] built a …read more

Hackaday Links: January 29, 2023

From hackaday.com 17 hours ago in Blogs

We’ve been told for ages that “the robots are coming for our jobs!” It’s true that we’ve seen robots capable of everything from bugger flipping to bricklaying being demonstrated, and …read more

Automatic On Air Light Prevents Distractions During Online Meetings

From hackaday.com 20 hours ago in Blogs

Remote working has become so normal that even important meetings are now routinely held online. But for those working from home there’s always the risk of pets or flatmates entering …read more

Self-Watering Planters Reuse Household Jars

From hackaday.com 23 hours ago in Blogs

Self-watering planters are low-maintenance, and common DIY projects. What we like most about [Tommy]’s design is that it reuses empty jars to create self-watering planters. After all, jars are fantastic …read more

Wireless MiniDisc Walkman Has Bluetooth Inside

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

For most people, MiniDisc is just one of countless media formats that became obsolete when music went online. Not so for MiniDisc enthusiasts, many of whom still use a MiniDisc …read more

Opening a Safe With a Stepper Motor and DIY Auto-Dialer

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

What do you do when you happen to come into possession of a safe of which the combination is lost to the sands of time? If you’re someone like [eNBeWe], …read more

Illuminate Your Benched Things with this Death Stranding Lamp

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

[Pinkman] creates a smart RGB table lamp based off of the “Odradek device” robot arm from the video game “Death Stranding”. [Pinkman] adds a XIAO BLE nRF52840 Sense device, with …read more

The Voice of ChatGPT Is Now On The Air

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

AIs can now apparently carry on a passable conversation, depending on what you classify as passable conversation. The quality of your local pub’s banter aside, an AI stuck in a …read more