A T9 Keyboard For Your Smartphone
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/a-t9-keyboard-for-your-smartphone/

These days, most of us are fortunate enough to use smartphones with decent touchscreen keyboard capabilities. However, once upon a time, if you wanted to type something on a phone, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/a-t9-keyboard-for-your-smartphone/)

Raspberry Pi Locator Website to Shut Down in July
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/raspberry-pi-locator-website-to-shut-down-in-july/

As announced by [André] on Bluesky, next month the much loved Rpilocator.com website will cease displaying the stock status and pricing of Raspberry Pi computers from various online retailers. One …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/raspberry-pi-locator-website-to-shut-down-in-july/)

The Trains With Rubber Tires
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/the-trains-with-rubber-tires/

The train was one of the game-changing inventions that defined the Industrial Age. No more would humanity rely on tempestuous animals to haul goods and passengers great distances across the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/the-trains-with-rubber-tires/)

VFD Clock Runs on a Single AA
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/vfd-clock-runs-on-a-single-aa/

There are lots of different ways to build a clock. [Sciter_] came into the possession of some old calculator parts, and decided to reuse them for just such a project. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/vfd-clock-runs-on-a-single-aa/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 872: I’m Not Satoshi
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/floss-weekly-episode-872-im-not-satoshi/

This week Jonathan chats with Tristan Sherliker about the Craig Wright case, Open Source and the law, and Tristan’s own Open Source project, BunTool. How did Open Source help win …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/floss-weekly-episode-872-im-not-satoshi/)

Laser Scanning A Cave With Homebrew Gear
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/laser-scanning-a-cave-with-homebrew-gear/

How do you measure the inside of a cave? You could do a bunch of hard work with classic surveying gear… or you could just use a laser scanner. [9nl] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/laser-scanning-a-cave-with-homebrew-gear/)

All The Different Lasers, And How Well They Mark 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/24/all-the-different-lasers-and-how-well-they-mark-3d-prints/