For as capable as smartphone hardware is, the software running on them can be especially restrictive and cumbersome. Unlike a single-board computer with GPIO running a standard Linux operating system …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/10/a-keyboard-with-no-keys/)
The Code The British Government Doesn’t Want You To See (Any More)
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/the-code-the-british-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see-any-more/
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/the-code-the-british-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see-any-more/
Governments like to do things which at least sound open and honest. It makes them look like Thoroughly Good Eggs, when maybe the truth might be a little murkier. They …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/the-code-the-british-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see-any-more/)
Running DOOM on a Cheap 104-in-One Handheld
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https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/running-doom-on-a-cheap-104-in-one-handheld/
Taking a break from putting DOOM on devices that absolutely were never conceived for use as gaming devices, [Aaron Christophel] recently got enticed by some cheapo handheld gaming systems at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/running-doom-on-a-cheap-104-in-one-handheld/)
PC-1: The 1954 Computer with no Tubes, Relays, or Transistors
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https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/pc-1-the-1954-computer-with-no-tubes-relays-or-transistors/
However you make a digital computer, you need something to represent a binary digit. Usually this is some form of switch: a relay, a tube, or a transistor, although there …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/pc-1-the-1954-computer-with-no-tubes-relays-or-transistors/)
The PC OS That Would Have Blown Your Mind Back In 1984
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https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/the-pc-os-that-would-have-blown-your-mind-back-in-1984/
As far as desktop microcomputers for mere mortals went in the first half of the 1980s, there was a sharp distinction between home computers such as the many 8-bit machines …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/the-pc-os-that-would-have-blown-your-mind-back-in-1984/)
Turning a Toy Game Boy into a Real Game Boy
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https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/turning-a-toy-game-boy-into-a-real-game-boy/
In the world of children’s toys there are many offerings which are meant to look like devices used by older kids or even adults, with the Fisher Price Laugh & …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/turning-a-toy-game-boy-into-a-real-game-boy/)
Splitting a Ball Bearing to Cut Out Backlash
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https://hackaday.com/2026/08/11/splitting-a-ball-bearing-to-cut-out-backlash/