At the risk of dating myself, I will tell you that grew up in the 80s — that decade of excess that was half drab and half brightly colored, depending …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/teardown-kc-bearifone-could-talk-circles-around-teddy-ruxpin/)

Metal Detector Gets Help From Smartphone
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/metal-detector-gets-help-from-smartphone/

[mircemk] is quite a wizard when it comes to using coils of wires in projects, especially when their application is within easy-to-build metal detectors. There are all kinds of ways …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/metal-detector-gets-help-from-smartphone/)

Hackaday Prize 2022: A CM4 Upgrade For Your Old iPad
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/hackaday-prize-2022-a-cm4-upgade-for-your-old-ipad/

There’s no shortage of nicely built tablets out there, but unfortunately many of them are powered by what are by now severely outdated motherboards. Since manufacturers releasing replacement motherboards for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/hackaday-prize-2022-a-cm4-upgade-for-your-old-ipad/)

Odd Inputs and Peculiar Peripherals: RoenDi Smart Knob Thinks Outside the Box
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/odd-inputs-and-peculiar-peripherals-roendi-smart-knob-thinks-outside-the-box/

When it comes to design decisions, we’re often advised to “think outside the box.” It’s generally good advice, if a bit abstract — it could really mean anything. But it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/odd-inputs-and-peculiar-peripherals-roendi-smart-knob-thinks-outside-the-box/)

Atari At 50: The Story Of Our Lives
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/atari-at-50-the-story-of-our-lives/

It’s been a year of anniversaries, what with the 40th birthday of both the Commodore 64 and the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. But there’s another anniversary that in a sense tops …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/atari-at-50-the-story-of-our-lives/)

Developing a Custom WearOS Watch Face
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/developing-a-custom-wearos-watch-face/

When you think about customizing the face of a smartwatch, you probably imagine something akin to selecting a new wallpaper on an Android device, or maybe tweaking the color scheme …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/developing-a-custom-wearos-watch-face/)

Homebrew Optical Sensor Helps Your Diesel Pass the Smoke Test
https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/homebrew-optical-sensor-helps-your-diesel-pass-the-smoke-test/

We’ve all heard of the smoke test, and we know that it’s the lowest possible bar for performance of an electronic device. If it doesn’t burst into flames when power …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/06/27/homebrew-optical-sensor-helps-your-diesel-pass-the-smoke-test/)