Shooting space launches often requires the use of remote cameras for safety reasons. However, that means there’s no photographer on hand to wipe lenses down if they happen to get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/automatic-lens-cover-helps-cameras-cover-space-launches/)

LEGO Race Car Simulator Is Like a Mechanical Arcade Game
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/lego-race-car-simulator-is-like-a-mechanical-arcade-game/

We’ve all played some variant of that simple old racing video game. It’s the one that involves swerving around cars in front without crashing, as the pace steadily increases further. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/lego-race-car-simulator-is-like-a-mechanical-arcade-game/)

Generating Two-Factor Authentication Codes With a Commodore 64
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/generating-two-factor-authentication-codes-with-a-commodore-64/

If you’ve used a corporate VPN or an online-banking system in the past fifteen years or so, chances are you’ve got a few of those little authenticator key fobs lying …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/generating-two-factor-authentication-codes-with-a-commodore-64/)

Pretty Petite Picolibc Powers Processors
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/pretty-petite-picolibc-powers-processors/

Many times when someone tells you that language X is “better” at something they really mean that it has better built-in libraries for that task. Java is a great example. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/pretty-petite-picolibc-powers-processors/)

A Single Board Computer From A TV
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/a-single-board-computer-from-a-tv/

It is an annoyance for some members of our community, that it has become almost impossible to buy a TV that’s not a so-called “smart” TV. These units contain a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/14/a-single-board-computer-from-a-tv/)

Shrinking the XBox 360
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/15/shrinking-the-xbox-360/

One of the coolest things in the retro gaming scene is making desktop consoles into portables. [Millomaker] is building an XBox 360 handheld, and the first step is shrinking the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/15/shrinking-the-xbox-360/)

New Part Day: The Smallest Batteries You Have Ever Seen
https://hackaday.com/2022/11/15/new-part-day-the-smallest-batteries-you-have-ever-seen/

We’re used to some pretty small batteries in miniaturized electronics, thanks to the manufacture of lithium-polymer pouch cells. But they’re still pretty big, and they’re hardly the most stable power …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/11/15/new-part-day-the-smallest-batteries-you-have-ever-seen/)