Over recent years there have been a range of classic 16-bit consoles coaxed into running familiar operating systems, with -nommu Linux being a favourite. But the 16-bit era had its …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/an-atari-desktop-on-a-sega/)

Turning Corroded, Bug-Loving WiiMotes into a Working One
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/turning-corroded-bug-loving-wiimotes-into-a-working-one/

A time-honored tradition in the electronics repair business is to make many into one, specifically a stack of broken devices into one that works. So too with a triplet of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/22/turning-corroded-bug-loving-wiimotes-into-a-working-one/)

So, You Found a Foden Steam Lorry in a Field. What Next?
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/so-you-found-a-foden-steam-lorry-in-a-field-what-next/

It’s quite likely that many readers will have harbored dreams of owning, or at least driving, a steam engine of some kind. [James Hervey-Bathurst] was lucky enough to do so …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/23/so-you-found-a-foden-steam-lorry-in-a-field-what-next/)