In the days of 8-bit home computing, the more fancy machines had sound chips containing complete synthesizers, while budget machines made do with simple output ports connected to a speaker …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/2025-component-abuse-challenge-the-via-makes-noise-again/)

Meet Me on My Rotary Phone
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/meet-me-on-my-rotary-phone/

We suspect kids today — and some adults — are confused about phone terminology. In today’s world, “hanging up” and “dialing,” for example, are abstract words without the physical reference …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/meet-me-on-my-rotary-phone/)

Building a Drivable, Life-Size 3D-Printed LEGO Technic Buggy
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/building-a-drivable-life-size-3d-printed-lego-technic-buggy/

It’s part of the great circle of life that toys and scale models that provide a reflection of macro-sized objects like vehicles and buildings will eventually be scaled up again …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/building-a-drivable-life-size-3d-printed-lego-technic-buggy/)

Precision Current Sources by the Numbers
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/precision-current-sources-by-the-numbers/

It isn’t unusual to expect a precisely regulated voltage in an electronic project, but what about times when you need a precise current? Over on EDN, prolific [Stephen Woodward] explains …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/precision-current-sources-by-the-numbers/)

Intel GPUs on Raspberry Pi Is So Wrong it Feels Right
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/intel-gpus-on-raspberry-pi-is-so-wrong-it-feels-right/

While you might not know it from their market share, Intel makes some fine GPUs. Putting one in a PC with an AMD processor already feels a bit naughty, but …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/intel-gpus-on-raspberry-pi-is-so-wrong-it-feels-right/)

If It Ain’t Broke… Add Something to It
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/15/if-it-aint-broke-add-something-to-it/

Given that we live in the proverbial glass house, we can’t throw stones at [ellis.codes] for modifying a perfectly fine Vornado fan. He’d picked that fan in the first place …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/15/if-it-aint-broke-add-something-to-it/)

eVTOL for Everyone
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/15/evtol-for-everyone/

While most of the world’s venture capital is off chasing anything with “AI” in the name in what many think looks increasingly like an inflated spherical film of soap molecules, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/15/evtol-for-everyone/)

The Value of a Worked Example
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/15/the-value-of-a-worked-example/