Before the refrigerator became a normal part of any kitchen, those with enough money to throw around could get an icebox, which used melting ice to cool food and drinks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/26/restoring-a-1924-frigidaire-b-9-refrigerator-back-to-working-condition/)

Create a Tiny Telephone Exchange with an Analog Telephone Adapter
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An analog telephone adapter (ATA), or FXS gateway, is a device that allows traditional analog phones to be connected to a digital voice-over-IP (VoIP) network. In addition to this, you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/26/create-a-tiny-telephone-exchange-with-an-analog-telephone-adapter/)

One Hundred Years Of Telly
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Today marks an auspicious anniversary which might have passed us by had it not been for [Diamond Geezer], who reminds us that it’s a hundred years since the first public …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/26/one-hundred-years-of-telly/)