Wooden Case Makes a 2026 TV Stylish
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/wooden-case-makes-a-2026-tv-stylish/

The middle of the 20th century produced a revolution in understated stylish consumer design, some of which lives on today. The reality of living in a 1950s or ’60s house …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/wooden-case-makes-a-2026-tv-stylish/)

Hackaday Links: February 8, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/

We start this week with a bit of a good news/bad news situation. On February 6th, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) was shut down after 25 years of operation. Located …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/)

Kodak MC3: Everything But a Phone In 2001
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/kodak-mc3-everything-but-a-phone-in-2001/

One of the constants in consumer electronics is that designers will try to put as many features into a single device as possible, whether it’s a Walkman with a radio …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/kodak-mc3-everything-but-a-phone-in-2001/)

Pendulum Powered Battery
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/pendulum-powered-battery/

While the average person would use a standard charger to top off their phone, [Tom Stanton] is no average man. Instead, he put mind to matter with an entire pendulum …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/pendulum-powered-battery/)

A New and Strangely Strong Kind of Plastic
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/09/a-new-and-strangely-strong-kind-of-plastic/

As anyone who extrudes plastic noodles knows, the glass transition temperature of a material is a bit misleading; polymers gradually transition between a glass and a liquid across a range …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/09/a-new-and-strangely-strong-kind-of-plastic/)

Lessons Learned After a Head-First Dive Into Hardware Manufacturing
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/09/lessons-learned-after-a-head-first-dive-into-hardware-manufacturing/

Sometimes you just know that you have the best ever idea for a hardware product, to the point that you’re willing to quit your job and make said product a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/09/lessons-learned-after-a-head-first-dive-into-hardware-manufacturing/)

Ask Hackaday: How Do You Detect Hidden Cameras?
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/09/ask-hackaday-how-do-you-detect-hidden-cameras/