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A hacker reverse engineered a cheap Walmart thermal printer’s Bluetooth protocol to free it from the shackles of its junky user interface.
The Heat Is On
A hacker reverse engineered a cheap Walmart thermal printer’s Bluetooth protocol to free it from the shackles of its junky user interface.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
A hacker reverse engineered a cheap Walmart thermal printer’s Bluetooth protocol to free it from the shackles of its junky user interface.
The tiny, hand-crafted Mini PET Prompt recreates Commodore’s iconic computer, complete with a working faux CRT display.
The PET Is Back, Only Smaller
The tiny, hand-crafted Mini PET Prompt recreates Commodore’s iconic computer, complete with a working faux CRT display.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The tiny, hand-crafted Mini PET Prompt recreates Commodore’s iconic computer, complete with a working faux CRT display.
Nikodem Bartnik used an LLM to make a robot that speaks like Aristotle.
This Robot Thinks It Is Aristotle
Nikodem Bartnik used an LLM to make this robot speak like Aristotle.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Nikodem Bartnik used an LLM to make a robot that speaks like Aristotle.
Teachers, tired of telling your students to "sit down?" Let technology take the strain.
Teacher Markus Opitz Saves His Voice with a Quick-Access Wearable for Common Phrases
Tired of telling your pupils to "sit down?" Let technology take the strain.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Teachers, tired of telling your students to "sit down?" Let technology take the strain.
Set your Echo Show free! Mark Watt Tech demonstrated how the free and open source LineageOS can be installed for unlimited customization.
Free the Echos!
Set your Echo Show free! An engineer demonstrated how the free and open-source LineageOS can be installed for unlimited customization.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Set your Echo Show free! Mark Watt Tech demonstrated how the free and open source LineageOS can be installed for unlimited customization.
Inspired by the early days of personal computing, DOCTYPE features 10 HTML listings for browser-based games, puzzles, and more.
Matt Round and Friends Bring Back the Type-In Program Listing with New Magazine DOCTYPE
Inspired by the early days of personal computing, DOCTYPE features 10 HTML listings for browser-based games, puzzles, and more.
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November 12, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Inspired by the early days of personal computing, DOCTYPE features 10 HTML listings for browser-based games, puzzles, and more.
Wren DeSalvo's Teletele is an electromagnetic synth that turns the waves emitted from a compact CRT TV into audible tones.
Wren DeSalvo's Teletele Is a Clever CRT Synth Played Like a Chunky Ukelele
A sensor-laden neck turns touch into video signals, played through a portable CRT TV and picked up by a guitar amplifier.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Wren DeSalvo's Teletele is an electromagnetic synth that turns the waves emitted from a compact CRT TV into audible tones.
YouTuber Joel Creates built a massive DIY "portable" game console from a Nintendo Switch 2 and a CRT TV.
Making the Switch 2 Less Portable
YouTuber Joel Creates built a massive DIY "portable" game console from a Nintendo Switch 2 and a CRT TV.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
YouTuber Joel Creates built a massive DIY "portable" game console from a Nintendo Switch 2 and a CRT TV.
Built around an STMicroelectronics SMT32 and Analog Devices AD7606, this InGaAs optical DAQ is keenly priced over the competition.
Ravid Pradip's CoreDAQ Drops the Barrier to Entry for Silicon Photonics Experimentation
Built around an STMicroelectronics SMT32 and Analog Devices AD7606, this InGaAs optical DAQ is keenly priced over the competition.
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November 11, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Built around an STMicroelectronics SMT32 and Analog Devices AD7606, this InGaAs optical DAQ is keenly priced over the competition.
This custom laptop was built using a Radxa X2L single-board computer and has a case that was handcrafted from ABS plastic sheets.
Have It Your Way
This custom laptop was built using a Radxa X2L single-board computer and has a case that was handcrafted from ABS plastic sheets.
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November 11, 2025 at 7:07 PM
This custom laptop was built using a Radxa X2L single-board computer and has a case that was handcrafted from ABS plastic sheets.
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but Maté’s Raspberry Pi Zero-powered ePaper weather dashboard is so delightful!
Build Your Own Stylish ePaper Weather Dashboard
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but Maté’s Raspberry Pi Zero-powered ePaper weather dashboard is so delightful!
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November 11, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but Maté’s Raspberry Pi Zero-powered ePaper weather dashboard is so delightful!
Despite its small size, Arduino's new Nesso N1 dev kit packs in the features — including Matter and LoRa support.
Arduino Partners with M5Stack on the Compact But Fully-Featured Arduino Nesso N1 Dev Kit
Despite its small size, Arduino's latest low-power IoT board packs in the features — including Matter and LoRa support.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Despite its small size, Arduino's new Nesso N1 dev kit packs in the features — including Matter and LoRa support.
Maxim Kachurovskiy designed a concrete CNC lathe that you can build yourself using 3D-printed forms.
Build Your Own Concrete CNC Lathe with 3D-Printed Forms
Maxim Kachurovskiy designed a concrete CNC lathe that you can build yourself using 3D-printed forms.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Maxim Kachurovskiy designed a concrete CNC lathe that you can build yourself using 3D-printed forms.
The Commodore 64's sound chip, the SID, has finally been given the full Ben Eater treatment. Come on in to experience chiptune heaven!
Ben Eater Tunes Up a SID Chip
The Commodore 64's sound chip, the SID, has finally been given the full Ben Eater treatment. Come on in to experience chiptune heaven!
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November 11, 2025 at 3:52 PM
The Commodore 64's sound chip, the SID, has finally been given the full Ben Eater treatment. Come on in to experience chiptune heaven!
This battery-free electronic sticker attaches to everyday objects like a drinking cup and monitors vitamin C levels from a person’s fingertip sweat.
This "Unawareable" Smart Cup's Tracks Your Vitamin C Levels — And Draws Power From Your Sweat
"We're moving toward a future of 'unawareables' — devices that are unobtrusive and essentially invisible," says professor Patrick Mercier,.
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November 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This battery-free electronic sticker attaches to everyday objects like a drinking cup and monitors vitamin C levels from a person’s fingertip sweat.
Prusa just the released the CORE One L, which is a larger, improved version of the CORE One.
Prusa Releases a New, Larger Version of the CORE One
Prusa just the released the CORE One L, which is a larger, improved version of the CORE One.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Prusa just the released the CORE One L, which is a larger, improved version of the CORE One.
Jeff Geerling took a look at the Minisforum MS-R1 mini workstation to see if its impressive specs would make it a good homelab server.
ARM-ed to the Teeth, But Is It Any Good?
Jeff Geerling took a look at the Minisforum MS-R1 mini workstation to see if its impressive specs would make it a good homelab server.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Jeff Geerling took a look at the Minisforum MS-R1 mini workstation to see if its impressive specs would make it a good homelab server.
Will it run Minecraft? A new gauntlet has been thrown down, and for the record, yes, light bulbs can run Minecraft server.
This Lamp Runs Minecraft
Will it run Minecraft? A new gauntlet has been thrown down, and for the record, yes, light bulbs can run Minecraft server.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Will it run Minecraft? A new gauntlet has been thrown down, and for the record, yes, light bulbs can run Minecraft server.
Zac Builds installed a custom water-cooling system in a PlayStation 3 so that it could be heavily overclocked for peak retro gaming.
Giving the PlayStation 3 a Water-Cooled Boost
Zac Builds installed a custom water-cooling system in a PlayStation 3 so that it could be heavily overclocked for peak retro gaming.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Zac Builds installed a custom water-cooling system in a PlayStation 3 so that it could be heavily overclocked for peak retro gaming.
YouTuber Concept Bytes built a real talking Magic Mirror from Shrek with a Raspberry Pi and ChatGPT.
AI, AI, On the Wall
YouTuber Concept Bytes built a real talking Magic Mirror from Shrek with a Raspberry Pi and ChatGPT.
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November 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
YouTuber Concept Bytes built a real talking Magic Mirror from Shrek with a Raspberry Pi and ChatGPT.
Clem Mayer built a Star Trek communicator badge that is actually a cell phone capable of making calls.
This Star Trek Communicator Badge Actually Works
Clem Mayer built this Star Trek communicator badge that is actually a cell phone capable of making calls.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Clem Mayer built a Star Trek communicator badge that is actually a cell phone capable of making calls.
The upcoming Kode Dot is an all-in-one device that wants to dethrone the Flipper Zero.
Kode Dot Wants to Dethrone the Flipper Zero
The upcoming Kode Dot may be the product to finally dethrone the Flipper Zero.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The upcoming Kode Dot is an all-in-one device that wants to dethrone the Flipper Zero.
Procrastinating at your computer? This digital boss gadget uses a Raspberry Pi and hidden camera to stare you down until you regain focus.
Get Back to Work!
Procrastinating at your computer? This digital boss gadget uses a Raspberry Pi and hidden camera to stare you down until you regain focus.
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November 10, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Procrastinating at your computer? This digital boss gadget uses a Raspberry Pi and hidden camera to stare you down until you regain focus.
Powered by an ESP32-S3, this clock runs from the microcontroller's internal oscillator — calibrating over time to boost accuracy.
The Self-Learning Clock Is an Ultra-Low-Power ePaper Timepiece That Improves with Age
Powered by an Espressif ESP32-S3, this clock runs from the microcontroller's internal oscillator — calibrating over time to boost accuracy.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Powered by an ESP32-S3, this clock runs from the microcontroller's internal oscillator — calibrating over time to boost accuracy.
Ex-Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer restored a 200lb, 622MB DEC RA82 disk drive to run Unix on his vintage PDP-11/73 computer.
Taking a Vintage DEC Drive for a Spin
Ex-Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer restored a 200lb, 622MB DEC RA82 disk drive to run Unix on his vintage PDP-11/73 computer.
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November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Ex-Microsoft engineer Dave Plummer restored a 200lb, 622MB DEC RA82 disk drive to run Unix on his vintage PDP-11/73 computer.