The pioneering work done by Alan Turing and others at Bletchley Park in England was perhaps as important in the history of technology as it was the history of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/breaking-enigma-with-an-fpga-just-like-at-bletchly-park/)

Keychain GameCube Controller Made Functional
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/keychain-gamecube-controller-made-functional/

Mini game controllers with buttons and joysticks that move like the real deal are a pretty cool keychain and fidget toy, but at least for some of us there’s this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/keychain-gamecube-controller-made-functional/)

Poking Around with JTAG on a Guitar Amp
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/poking-around-with-jtag-on-a-guitar-amp/

You would think a guitar amplifier would be a straightforward piece of analog electronics. But, of course, these days, everything has firmware, including [mforney]’s Yamaha THR10c. The service manual showed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/poking-around-with-jtag-on-a-guitar-amp/)

The Final Steps to a Sub-Minute Benchy
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/the-final-steps-to-a-sub-minute-benchy/

In 2024, [Jan Roetz] decided to see whether he could 3D print a Benchy – the boat-shaped benchmarking tool used in 3D printer calibration – in less than one minute. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/30/the-final-steps-to-a-sub-minute-benchy/)

Modern Graphics Via DisplayLink For Your ISA-Era PC
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/modern-graphics-via-displaylink-for-your-isa-era-pc/

The monitors used on older computers are now becoming difficult to find, as we doubt anything for MDA, CGA, Hercules, or EGA has been manufactured in decades. Even VGA, though …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/modern-graphics-via-displaylink-for-your-isa-era-pc/)

Ebike Display Uses Reflective LCD
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/ebike-display-uses-reflective-lcd/

Although LCD displays have been used in almost every type of consumer electronics display over the last two decades, many of these screens have a few downsides that limit their …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/ebike-display-uses-reflective-lcd/)

Loading Sega Genesis Games Off a Vinyl Record
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/loading-sega-genesis-games-off-a-vinyl-record/

Recently [Throaty Mumbo] took a poke at another daft idea, in the form of loading Sega Genesis games off vinyl records. Although a whacky idea, it’s made possible through the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/loading-sega-genesis-games-off-a-vinyl-record/)

4-bit Relay Logic Counter Begs To Have Its Buttons Pushed
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/4-bit-relay-logic-counter-begs-to-have-its-buttons-pushed/

What’s one to do with some nice little relays of questionable pinout, and prototyping board? How about a quietly clicky 4-bit counter using relay logic with tons of buttons? [Agatha …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/4-bit-relay-logic-counter-begs-to-have-its-buttons-pushed/)

A Camera Viewfinder Makes A Great TV
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/31/a-camera-viewfinder-makes-a-great-tv/