We’re used to handheld Linux devices of varying usefulness appearing on a regular basis, but there’s something about the one in a video from [Rootkit Labs] which sets it aside …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/an-event-badge-re-imagined-as-a-cyberdeck/)

Running DOOM and Super Mario 64 Inside a PDF File
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/running-doom-and-super-mario-64-inside-a-pdf-file/

Although generally described as a document format, PDFs have ballooned from a Postscript-lite format into a mutant featuring XML and JavaScript support, basically turning what once was a fairly simple …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/running-doom-and-super-mario-64-inside-a-pdf-file/)

How Vibe Coding is Killing Open Source
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/how-vibe-coding-is-killing-open-source/

Does vibe coding risk destroying the Open Source ecosystem? According to a pre-print paper by a number of high-profile researchers, this might indeed be the case based on observed patterns …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/how-vibe-coding-is-killing-open-source/)

Teardown of an Apple AirTag 2 With Die Shots
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/teardown-of-an-apple-airtag-2-with-die-shots/

There are a few possible ways to do a teardown of new electronics like the Apple AirTag 2 tracker, with [electronupdate] opting to go down to the silicon level, with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/teardown-of-an-apple-airtag-2-with-die-shots/)

Usagi’s New Computer is a Gas!
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/usagis-new-computer-is-a-gas/

[Dave] over at Usagi Electric has a mystery on his hands in the form of a computer. He picked up a Motorola 68000 based machine at a local swap meet.  …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/usagis-new-computer-is-a-gas/)

A Higher-End Pico-Based Oscilloscope
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/a-higher-end-pico-based-oscilloscope/

Hackers have been building their own basic oscilloscopes out of inexpensive MCUs and cheap LCD screens for some years now, but microcontrollers have recently become fast enough to actually make …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/a-higher-end-pico-based-oscilloscope/)

Print-in-Place Gripper Does It With a Single Motor
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/print-in-place-gripper-does-it-with-a-single-motor/

[XYZAiden]’s concept for a flexible robotic gripper might be a few years old, but if anything it’s even more accessible now than when he first prototyped it. It uses only …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/print-in-place-gripper-does-it-with-a-single-motor/)

KDE Binds Itself Tightly to Systemd, Drops Support for Non-Systemd Systems
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/02/kde-binds-itself-tightly-to-systemd-drops-support-for-non-systemd-systems/