Reverse-Engineering the Bluetooth Fichero Thermal Label Printer Protocol
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/reverse-engineering-the-bluetooth-fichero-thermal-label-printer-protocol/

It’s hard to deny that label printers have become more accessible than ever, but an annoying aspect of many of these cheap units is that their only user interface is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/reverse-engineering-the-bluetooth-fichero-thermal-label-printer-protocol/)

The Moon is Safe, For Now: No Collision in 2032 After All
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/the-moon-is-safe-for-now-no-collision-in-2032-after-all/

When Asteroid 2024 YR4 was first discovered, it created a bit of a kerfuffle when it was reported it had a couple-percent chance of hitting the Earth in 2032. At …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/the-moon-is-safe-for-now-no-collision-in-2032-after-all/)

Building a Class 100 Semiconductor Cleanroom Inside a Shed
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/building-a-class-100-semiconductor-cleanroom-inside-a-shed/

Most people see that garden shed as little more than a place to store some gardening tools in, but if you’re like [Dr. Semiconductor], then what you see is a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/building-a-class-100-semiconductor-cleanroom-inside-a-shed/)

The Sweetest Programming Language: MNM
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/the-sweetest-programming-language-mnm/

Admit it. If you haven’t created your own little programming language, you’ve probably at least thought about it. [Muffed] decided to create a unique — and sweet — programming language …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/the-sweetest-programming-language-mnm/)

Diagnosing a Mysterious Fault with a Commodore 1541 Disk Drive
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/diagnosing-a-mysterious-fault-with-a-commodore-1541-disk-drive/

Recently [TheRetroChannel] came across an interesting failure mode on a Commodore 1541 5.25″ floppy disk drive, in the form of the activity LED blinking just once after power-up with the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/09/diagnosing-a-mysterious-fault-with-a-commodore-1541-disk-drive/)

Seeing the World Through Animal Eyes
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/seeing-the-world-through-animal-eyes/

If you think about it, you can’t be sure that what you see for the color red, for example, is what anyone else in the world actually sees. All you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/seeing-the-world-through-animal-eyes/)

Arduino’s New AI-Centric Board is the VENTUNO Q
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/arduinos-new-ai-centric-board-is-the-ventuno-q/

There have been many questions about what direction Arduino would take after being bought by Qualcomm. Now it would seem that we’re getting a clearer picture. Perhaps unsurprisingly the answer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/10/arduinos-new-ai-centric-board-is-the-ventuno-q/)