These days open source is everywhere, and frankly, we couldn’t be happier about it. But even with as prevalent as open software and hardware has become, we still occasionally hear …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/hackaday-europe-2026-open-source-hardware-goes-underground-literally/)

Toy Computer Restored
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/looking-at-an-old-toy-computer/

In the 1960s, the home computer was barely a twinkle in anyone’s eye. This was the decade in which computers were used by a handful of companies and organizations and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/looking-at-an-old-toy-computer/)

Linux Fu: Improving FTP
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/linux-fu-improving-ftp/

FTP isn’t exactly cutting-edge technology. These days, if you control both ends of a connection, you’re probably using scp, SFTP, rsync, or something even fancier. But FTP refuses to die, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/linux-fu-improving-ftp/)

Using Starlink’s Satellites to Study Earth’s Upper Atmosphere
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/using-starlinks-satellites-to-study-earths-upper-atmosphere/

Aside from global access to cat videos, the presence of thousands of Starlink broadband internet access satellites in LEO has a very pleasant side effect for atmospheric researchers. Starlink publicly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/using-starlinks-satellites-to-study-earths-upper-atmosphere/)

OLEDs Have Gained Brightness, Not Burn-In Resistance
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/oleds-have-gained-brightness-not-burn-in-resistance/

OLED displays solve many of the problems suffered by LC displays, including color fidelity, dynamic range and power usage. That said, especially in the early days OLED gained a reputation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/oleds-have-gained-brightness-not-burn-in-resistance/)

One Man’s Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/one-mans-perfect-retro-style-monitor-takes-all-inputs/

Perfection is an inherently subjective measure, in that one must choose the criteria against which to measure. A perfect circle is an absolutely rubbish octagon, for example. So when you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/one-mans-perfect-retro-style-monitor-takes-all-inputs/)

Edison Motors Offering All-Mechanical Trucks, At Least to Start
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/edison-motors-offering-all-mechanical-trucks-at-least-to-start/

We’ve been following Canadian startup Edison Motors for some time now, but their latest offering caught us a bit off guard– their BDE-sieries truck will be offered first without the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/17/edison-motors-offering-all-mechanical-trucks-at-least-to-start/)