The NTSC television standard is a masterpiece of mid-century engineering, to pack a color image into the transmission bandwidth of a monochrome one, and to do so while maintaining backward …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/why-the-nes-put-out-a-wobbly-picture/)

An Interactive Tomato Farm Overseen by AI
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/an-interactive-tomato-farm-overseen-by-ai/

Oh, the farming lifestyle…living off the land, fending for yourself. But who’s got time for all that? For the modern hacker, the best option in the garden space may be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/an-interactive-tomato-farm-overseen-by-ai/)

Is Now the Time for Volumetric 3D Printing?
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/is-now-the-time-for-volumetric-3d-printing/

Of all innovations adopted by the maker community within the past couple of decades, one stands among the rest on top for anything regarding manufacturing. It goes without saying here …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/is-now-the-time-for-volumetric-3d-printing/)

SB Mini II is a Homebrew Apple II Clone
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/sb-mini-ii-is-a-homebrew-apple-ii-clone/

On the one hand, the original Apple II has been copied over and over again since at least the early 80s, so maybe this hack is old hat to the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/sb-mini-ii-is-a-homebrew-apple-ii-clone/)

When An Engineering Education Doesn’t Teach You How To Really Make Anything
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/when-an-engineering-education-doesnt-teach-you-how-to-really-make-anything/

In the sweltering temperatures of an unusually hot European heatwave, I found myself having a chat with  a friend of mine from my university days. After discussing the health of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/when-an-engineering-education-doesnt-teach-you-how-to-really-make-anything/)

Reverse Engineering and Self-Hosting the OBI Smart Energy Tracker
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/reverse-engineering-and-self-hosting-the-obi-smart-energy-tracker/

Sold by German DIY store OBI, the OBI Energy Tracker is a €15 set of two devices, one of which you essentially stick on top of your existing electricity meter. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/reverse-engineering-and-self-hosting-the-obi-smart-energy-tracker/)

It’s Full Steam Ahead for This Motorized Canoe
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/its-full-steam-ahead-for-this-motorized-canoe/

In some parts of Canada, you’ll rarely hear someone use the phrase “whatever paddles your canoe” instead of the more usual “whatever floats your boat”– and apparently, at least for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/its-full-steam-ahead-for-this-motorized-canoe/)

It’s Now Imperative That You Copy That Floppy
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/07/its-now-imperative-that-you-copy-that-floppy/