For the past few decades, most console makers have first come out with a large flagship model, and then a few years later, released a smaller, more compact slim edition. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/ps5-goes-on-slim-fast/)

Raspberry Pi Simulates the Real Analog TV Experience
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/raspberry-pi-simulates-the-real-analog-tv-experience/

If you’ve laid hands on a retro analog TV, have the restoration bug, and you plan to make the final project at least somewhat period-correct, you face a bit of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/raspberry-pi-simulates-the-real-analog-tv-experience/)

Automate the Freight: The Convenience Store That Comes to Your Door
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/automate-the-freight-the-convenience-store-that-comes-to-your-door/

For as popular as they became during the COVID-19 lockdowns, grocery delivery services like InstaCart rely on a basic assumption to work: that customers know exactly what they want when …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/automate-the-freight-the-convenience-store-that-comes-to-your-door/)

Breaking Google Nest Hub’s Secure Boot
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/breaking-google-nest-hubs-secure-boot/

[frederic] tells a story about their team’s hack of a Google Nest Hub (2nd generation) — running Ubuntu on it, through bypassing Google’s boot image signature checks. As with many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/breaking-google-nest-hubs-secure-boot/)

Working with BGAs: Design and Layout
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/working-with-bgas-design-and-layout/

The Ball Grid Array, or BGA package is no longer the exclusive preserve of large, complex chips on computer motherboards: today even simple microcontrollers are available with those little solder …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/working-with-bgas-design-and-layout/)

Scrambling Pocket Calculators Made Easy With EMP Box V2
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/scrambling-pocket-calculators-made-easy-with-emp-box-v2/

[Rostislav Persion] has for some time been interested in making small, portable EMP devices capable of interfering with nearby electronics. In these EMP devices, high voltage is used to create …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/scrambling-pocket-calculators-made-easy-with-emp-box-v2/)

Don’t Mind If I Ski-Do
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/dont-mind-if-i-ski-do/

There is an age-old tradition among hackers of just making it yourself. Whether the real thing is too expensive or you think you can make a better one, the itch …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/20/dont-mind-if-i-ski-do/)