If you think RAM is expensive now, try putting yourselves in the shoes of a Commodore engineer, circa 1981. RAM was eye-wateringly expensive by modern standards, and Jack Tramiel wanted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/08/c64-finally-gets-the-sram-corporate-wouldnt-pay-for/)

Die Casting Comes Home
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/die-casting-comes-home/

You don’t normally think of die casting as something to do at home. Pressurized fluids demand respect at all times, which is perhaps in part why we see most projects …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/die-casting-comes-home/)

Fixing a Dodgy Cheap Audio DAC
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/fixing-a-dodgy-cheap-audio-dac/

One of the attractions of buying at the bottom end of the electronics market by mail order from China is that you never quite know what will come your way. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/fixing-a-dodgy-cheap-audio-dac/)

A Brief History of the Crazy Old 7-Segment Display
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/a-brief-history-of-the-crazy-old-7-segment-display/

How old is the seven-segment display? Surely it is a product of the 1970s. After all, calculators started showing up, and the height of junior high humor was plugging 7734 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/a-brief-history-of-the-crazy-old-7-segment-display/)

Get a Handle on This Compact Pi Portable
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/get-a-handle-on-this-compact-pi-portable/

Between the speed and reliability of modern desktop 3D printers and the abundance of powerful single-board computers, there’s never been a better time to build a personal computing device that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/get-a-handle-on-this-compact-pi-portable/)

Reviving Mystery Nintendo 64 Game Cartridge Found in the Woods
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/reviving-mystery-nintendo-64-game-cartridge-found-in-the-woods/

As far as things go that you are likely to find during a relaxing walk in the forest, Nintendo 64 game cartridges probably do not rank high on that list. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/reviving-mystery-nintendo-64-game-cartridge-found-in-the-woods/)

Overpowered RC car + Gimbal Cam = The Greatest Chase Vehicle We’ve Ever Seen
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/overpowered-rc-car-gimbal-cam-the-greatest-chase-vehicle-weve-ever-seen/

Modern cinema relies very heavily on quadrotor drones, because they make for very smooth, very easy to position platforms. From slow pans to chase shots, drones are great– if your …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/overpowered-rc-car-gimbal-cam-the-greatest-chase-vehicle-weve-ever-seen/)

Radio-Gaga is a Toddler Friendly Remote In a Radio
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/09/radio-gaga-is-a-toddler-friendly-remote-in-a-radio/