It used to be that every well-stocked doomsday bunker had a Geiger counter. These days, you don’t have to have a big tube-based meter. You can inexpensively get a compact …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/detecting-radiation-for-fun-and-profit/)

Retrotechtacular: Programming by Card
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/retrotechtacular-programming-by-card/

The recent Supercon 6 badge, if you haven’t seen it, was an old-fashioned type computer with a blinky light front panel. It was reminiscent of an Altair 8800, a PDP-11, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/retrotechtacular-programming-by-card/)

DIY SpaceNavigator Brings the Freedom
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/diy-spacenavigator-brings-the-freedom/

[Pepijn de Vos] wanted a 6DOF HID. You know, a 6 Degrees Of Freedom Hardware Interface Device. Those are the fancy controllers for navigating in 3D space, for uses like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/diy-spacenavigator-brings-the-freedom/)

This Wii Has an Apple M1 Inside
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/this-wii-has-an-apple-m1-inside/

The conveniently tiny logic board of the M1 Mac mini has lead to it giving the Mini ITX format a run for its money in case mods. The latest example …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/this-wii-has-an-apple-m1-inside/)

$1 POV Display Goes Round and Round
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/1-pov-display-goes-round-and-round/

You don’t need much to do a persistence of vision display. A few LEDs and a processor is all it really takes. [B45i] made a simple PC board with five …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/1-pov-display-goes-round-and-round/)

Taking Pokémon on a Walk
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/taking-pokemon-on-a-walk/

Emulating old computers or video game systems isn’t always about recreating childhood nostalgia or playing classics on hardware that doesn’t exist anymore. A lot of the time it can be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/taking-pokemon-on-a-walk/)

Old 6809 Computer Lives Again on Breadboards
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/old-6809-computer-lives-again-on-breadboards/

Among old CPUs, the 6809 never got as much attention as some of its cousins. The Radio Shack CoCo used it and so did a construction article in Wireless World …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/09/old-6809-computer-lives-again-on-breadboards/)