Hacking a Video Walkie Talkie’s TXW818 MCU and Running DOOM
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/24/hacking-a-video-walkie-talkies-txw818-mcu-and-running-doom/

Recently cheapo video walkie-talkies popped up on everyone’s favorite online retailers, which naturally lured in the usual gaggle of reverse-engineering enthusiasts of cheap tat to see what’s inside these devices, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/24/hacking-a-video-walkie-talkies-txw818-mcu-and-running-doom/)

Slightly Sentient d20 Might Subtly Shift Your Rolls
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/slightly-sentient-d20-might-subtly-shift-your-rolls/

A twenty-sided die (d20) is a common thing in tabletop gaming, and [kati]’s slightly sentient d20 is a PCB that not only delivers random results on demand, but responds to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/slightly-sentient-d20-might-subtly-shift-your-rolls/)

Just How Bad Was the Intel iAPX432?
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/just-how-bad-was-the-intel-iapx432/

Processor design over the last few decades has moved toward RISC processors that aim to implement a few simple operations very efficiently. For a while, though, the trend was toward …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/just-how-bad-was-the-intel-iapx432/)

A Benchtop Neutron Generator for the Home Reactor
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/a-benchtop-neutron-generator-for-the-home-reactor/

There are a surprising number of experiments an amateur nuclear physicist can perform, from making a Geiger counter to fusing hydrogen atoms in a fusor. One project which we haven’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/a-benchtop-neutron-generator-for-the-home-reactor/)

3D Printing Space Cadet Pinball Into the Real World
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/3d-printing-space-cadet-pinball-into-the-real-world/

Unless you’ve managed to avoid touching a Windows computer until after the Windows XP era, it’s pretty good odds you’ve played Space Cadet Pinball. Some of you may have even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/3d-printing-space-cadet-pinball-into-the-real-world/)

Lost Version of Amiga Unix Suddenly Reappears
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/lost-version-of-amiga-unix-suddenly-reappears/

Some of you may know there’s a version of UNIX for the Commodore Amiga, aptly called Amiga Unix or AMIX. There is an almost complete record of versions from 1.0 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/lost-version-of-amiga-unix-suddenly-reappears/)

z386: An Open-Source 80386 Built Around Original Microcode
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/25/z386-an-open-source-80386-built-around-original-microcode/