[Voja Antonic] has been building digital computers since before many of us were born. He designed with the Z80 when it was new, and has decades of freelance embedded experience, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/remoticon-2021-voja-antonic-makes-you-a-digital-designer/)

Reject Modernity; Return To Tamagotchi
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/reject-modernity-return-to-tamagotchi/

Browsing through the recent projects on Hackaday.io, we’ve found this entry by [NanoCodeBug]: a single-PCB low-power trinket reviving the “pocket pet” concept while having some fun in the process! Some …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/reject-modernity-return-to-tamagotchi/)

Recreating MS Paint For The ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/recreating-ms-paint-for-the-esp32/

Microsoft Paint was one of the first creative outlets for many children when they first laid hands on a computer in the 1990s. Now, [Volos Projects] has brought the joy …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/recreating-ms-paint-for-the-esp32/)

Jukebox Electromechanical Automation Explained
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/jukebox-electromechanical-automation-explained/

screen capture from project’s YouTube video
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/juke-feature.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/juke-feature.png?w=800">If you ever been curious how old-school jukeboxes work, it’s all electromechanical and no computers. In a pair of videos, [Technology Connections] takes us through a detailed dive into the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/jukebox-electromechanical-automation-explained/)

That’s No Moon… It’s an Algae Robot
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/thats-no-moon-its-an-algae-robot/

When you think of a robot, you probably don’t think of a ball of underwater algae. But a team of university researchers used a 3D-printed exoskeleton and a ball of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/thats-no-moon-its-an-algae-robot/)

Kinetic Art Installation Brings All the World’s Lightning to One Place
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/kinetic-art-installation-brings-all-the-worlds-lightning-to-one-place/

Lightning is a force to be reckoned with: ever since ancient times, humans have been in awe of the lethal power of lightning strikes and the deafening roar of thunder. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/27/kinetic-art-installation-brings-all-the-worlds-lightning-to-one-place/)

Tiny CNC Cuts the Metal
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/28/tiny-cnc-cuts-the-metal/

We’re no strangers to [Ivan]’s work and this time he’s building a relatively small CNC machine using extrusion, 3D printed parts, and a Makita router. The plans are available at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/28/tiny-cnc-cuts-the-metal/)