It’s become an accepted truth amongst tapeheads that there’s no point looking at new hardware, because there’s only one tape mechanism being made anywhere in the world anymore, and that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/as-it-turns-out-theres-more-than-one-cassette-mechanism-being-made-after-all/)

Over-Engineering an FDM Spool Holder From Prusa Mk4S Remains
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/over-engineering-an-fdm-spool-holder-from-prusa-mk4s-remains/

Unlike resin printers where you generally just pour the fresh resin into the easily accessible vat, FDM printers need to squirrel away at least one spool and its requisite holder …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/over-engineering-an-fdm-spool-holder-from-prusa-mk4s-remains/)

Investigating the S3 Virge’s Reputation as a 3D Decelerator Card
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/investigating-the-s3-virges-reputation-as-a-3d-decelerator-card/

Back in 1996 the 3D gaming market on PC was beginning to heat up, with hot new titles like Tomb Raider coming out that year and requiring much more graphics …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/investigating-the-s3-virges-reputation-as-a-3d-decelerator-card/)

Using Brand New NiMH Cells After Sitting 12 Years Unused
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/using-brand-new-nimh-cells-after-sitting-12-years-unused/

After finding a pack of NiMH rechargeable cells that had never been used since buying them in 2014, [DiodeGoneWild] decided to test whether they could be tossed or not. After …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/05/using-brand-new-nimh-cells-after-sitting-12-years-unused/)

An Unlikely Host For An 8080 Emulator
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/an-unlikely-host-for-an-8080-emulator/

To emulate vintage microprocessor hardware, it’s normal to find a modern host that provides alongside the number-crunching grunt, sufficient physical connections to interface with its support hardware. Thus if you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/an-unlikely-host-for-an-8080-emulator/)

3D Printing a Miniature CoreXY Printer
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/3d-printing-a-miniature-corexy-printer/

Although no longer so common as during the heyday of the RepRap movement, it’s easier than ever to build your own largely-printed 3D printer, with designs such as Voron’s delivering …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/3d-printing-a-miniature-corexy-printer/)

Homebrew Webcam Support for the Original Xbox
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/homebrew-webcam-support-for-the-original-xbox/

These days, we take it for granted that a video game console will have multiple USB ports. There’s even an expectation that basic peripherals such as storage devices will “Just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/homebrew-webcam-support-for-the-original-xbox/)

Stratasys vs Bambu Lab: Industrial vs Consumer ABS Showdown
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/06/stratasys-vs-bambu-lab-industrial-vs-consumer-abs-showdown/