from https://github.com/lds133/pico_8ball/
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hardware_7.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/hardware_7.jpg?w=800">There’s an old saying that goes: when life gives you lemons, make lemonade. [lds133] must have heard that saying, because when life took the magic liquid out of his Magic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/magic-less-8-ball-finds-new-life-with-pi-pico-inside/)

For Art’s Sake
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/for-arts-sake/

Hackers can be a strange folk. Our idea of beauty, for instance, can be rather odd. This week, Hackaday saw a few projects that were not just functional – the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/for-arts-sake/)

Turning Tesla Model 3’s Computer Into a Desktop PC
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/turning-tesla-model-3s-computer-into-a-desktop-pc/

Like many high-tech companies Tesla runs a bug bounty program. But in the case of a car manufacturer, this means that you either already have one of their cars, are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/turning-tesla-model-3s-computer-into-a-desktop-pc/)

Apple’s Most Repairable Laptop is Thanks to Right-to-Repair
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/apples-most-repairable-laptop-is-thanks-to-right-to-repair/

The common narrative around device design is that you can have repairability or a low price, but that they are inversely proportional to each other. Apple’s new budget MacBook Neo …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/apples-most-repairable-laptop-is-thanks-to-right-to-repair/)

Playful ‘Space Dice’ Kit Shows Off Clever Design
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/playful-space-dice-kit-shows-off-clever-design/

[Tommy] at Oskitone has been making hardware synth kits for years, and his designs are always worth checking out. His newest offering Space Dice is an educational kit that is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/playful-space-dice-kit-shows-off-clever-design/)

Watch Electricity Slosh: Visualizing Impedance Matching
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/watch-electricity-slosh-visualizing-impedance-matching/

It’s one thing to learn about transmission lines in theory, and quite another to watch a voltage pulse bounce off an open connector. [Alpha Phoenix] bridges the gap between knowledge …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/watch-electricity-slosh-visualizing-impedance-matching/)

Play a .WAV Instead of Typing Line After Line Into Vintage Microcomputer
https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/play-a-wav-instead-of-typing-line-after-line-into-vintage-microcomputer/

[Casey Bralla] got his hands on a Rockwell AIM 65 microcomputer, a fantastic example of vintage computing from the late 70s. It sports a full QWERTY keyboard, and a twenty …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/play-a-wav-instead-of-typing-line-after-line-into-vintage-microcomputer/)