While talking computers are old hat today, in 1978, a talking toy like the Speak and Spell was the height of novel tech. [Kevin] found a vintage one, but it didn’t work. It looked like ...

The Allen key turns 115 this year. It’s strange to believe that in all that time, no one has come up with an adjustable version, but apparently true. Luckily [Chronova Engineering] has taken ...

An old friend of mine at my hackerspace introduced me to the concept of Prototype Zero: The Version that Even Your Own Sweet ...

Elliot and Dan got together this week for a review of the week’s hacking literature, and there was plenty to discuss. We ...

In his regular browsing on AliExpress, [Ben Jeffrey] came across something he didn’t understand—a $5 fiber optic to RF cable ...

We can’t throw stones. [Leaded Solder] picked up a SparcStation 1+ in 2018 and found it only produced illegal instruction ...

Many of us have boiled an egg at some point or another in our lives. The conventional technique is relatively straightforward ...

On an old fashioned bench a signal generator was once an indispensable instrument, but has now largely been supplanted by the ...

Ever since the invention of washing machines, the process of doing laundry has become rather straightforward. Simply toss the ...

Hearing voices’ doesn’t have to be worrisome, for instance when software-defined radio (SDR) happens to be your hobby. It can ...

The wait is over — once this post hits the front page, ticket sales for the 2025 Hackaday Supercon will officially be live!

Like many of us, [Ben] has too many 3D printers. What do you do with the old ones? In his case, he converted it into a robotic camera rig. See the results, including footage from the robot, in the ...