[Adafruit]’s Voicebox FX gadget is a fun, well-documented project that serves another useful purpose: being a fantastic reference design for audio on CircuitPython, with I2S audio components. Be sure to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/voicebox-fx-is-a-blueprint-for-circuitpython-i2s-audio/)

Pixel Watch 5 Demonstrates Good Repairability
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/pixel-watch-5-demonstrates-good-repairability/

Although we often find ourselves drowning in a seemingly unending sea of portable devices that are effectively e-waste once an internal component gives out, it’s good to remind ourselves that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/pixel-watch-5-demonstrates-good-repairability/)

Running Apple ][ Software on a Commodore 64 — Silently
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/running-apple-software-on-a-commodore-64-silently/

The computer business in 1984 was a bizarre mix of hobby-level companies, a few small companies that had made it big, and a lot of big companies starting to take …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/running-apple-software-on-a-commodore-64-silently/)

Can AI Now Design PCBs That Just Work?
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/can-ai-now-design-pcbs-that-just-work/

With the recent release of its GPT-6 Astra model, OpenAI explicitly pushed the claim that it is capable of designing complete circuit boards in KiCad, starting from a provided schematic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/can-ai-now-design-pcbs-that-just-work/)

There’s Whole Computer Inside This Mouse
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/theres-whole-computer-inside-this-mouse/

[Gadget Industry] bills it as “a PC inside a Mouse“, but that depends on your definition of a “PC”. This is a Personal Computer inside a mouse, yes, but there’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/05/theres-whole-computer-inside-this-mouse/)

WordStar Lives Again (and Again)
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/wordstar-lives-again-and-again/

Word processors and editors are a funny thing. It doesn’t really matter what’s “best,” whatever that means. If you have finger memory built up for one program, it’s painful to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/wordstar-lives-again-and-again/)

Printing Micron-Scale Benchies With Resin and Turmeric
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/printing-micron-scale-benchies-with-resin-and-turmeric/

Resin 3D printing has opened up a whole new scale of resolution for hackers, but the technology can go still finer; commercial micro-SLA and two-photon polymerization printers can print items …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/06/printing-micron-scale-benchies-with-resin-and-turmeric/)