Here’s something fun from [Chad Kapper] over on HackMakeMod: Escape Room Lockbox with the Cheap Yellow Display. You may have heard of the “cheap yellow display” (CYD), so-called due to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/building-an-escape-room-lockbox-with-the-esp32-cheap-yellow-display-cyd/)

Project Fail: Cracking a Laptop BIOS Password Using AI
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/project-fail-cracking-a-laptop-bios-password-using-ai/

Whenever you buy used computers there is a risk that they come with unpleasant surprises that are not of the insect variant. From Apple hardware that is iCloud-locked with the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/project-fail-cracking-a-laptop-bios-password-using-ai/)