With a title like “Intel Just Matched Apple Silicon. Seriously.“, the latest video from [Jeff Geerling] makes some pretty bold claims. But as we’d expect from [Jeff], he’s got the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/want-energy-efficiency-dude-youre-getting-a-dell/)

Tim Hunkin’s History Of Arcade Machines
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/tim-hunkins-history-of-arcade-machines/

There was a particular treat at the recent Electromagnetic Field event in the UK, as [Tim Hunkin] delivered a talk on the history of arcade machines. Given that he’s something …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/tim-hunkins-history-of-arcade-machines/)

Junkbin, a Way to Efficiently Reuse Your Old Electronics
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/junkbin-a-way-to-efficiently-reuse-your-old-electronics/

We all have that bin in the corner of our shops — the one with all the circuit boards or broken electronics that we are totally gonna do something with. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/junkbin-a-way-to-efficiently-reuse-your-old-electronics/)

Robotic Screw and Bolt Sorter Seeks a New Challenge
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/robotic-screw-and-bolt-sorter-seeks-a-new-challenge/

As someone who disassembles and repairs hardware, [Aad] eventually ended up with a huge collection of mixed bolts and screws. This led to creating the automatic bolt and screw sorting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/robotic-screw-and-bolt-sorter-seeks-a-new-challenge/)

Grading Tomatoes with an ESP32 and ML
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/grading-tomatoes-with-an-esp32-and-ml/

If you’ve ever worked with produce, you might know about grading. In addition to deciding if, say, a strawberry is good or not, they also have to sort them by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/grading-tomatoes-with-an-esp32-and-ml/)

Track Bird Visitors With a Raspberry Pi and a USB Mic
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/track-bird-visitors-with-a-raspberry-pi-and-a-usb-mic/

Avian Visitors is a lovely project by [Teddy Warner] that uses a Raspberry Pi and microphone to keep track of which birds have been visiting your home, and creates a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/track-bird-visitors-with-a-raspberry-pi-and-a-usb-mic/)

High-Density Parchment Paper Papertronics with Laser-Carved Hydrophilic Channels
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/high-density-parchment-paper-papertronics-with-laser-carved-hydrophilic-channels/

Paper as a substrate for electronic circuits is not very common, but promising for flexible circuits with low cost and easy recyclability. That said, paper is not an easy material …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/08/high-density-parchment-paper-papertronics-with-laser-carved-hydrophilic-channels/)