Hackaday Links: September 21, 2025 Remember AOL? For a lot of folks, America Online was their first ISP, the place where they got their first exposure to the Internet, or at least a highly curated …read more #hacking #projects

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Hackaday Links: September 21, 2025

Remember AOL? For a lot of folks, America Online was their first ISP, the place where they got their first exposure to the Internet, or at least a ...

A Serial Mouse for a Homebrew 8-bit Computer [Too Many Wires] has a custom computer he’s building. He wanted a mouse, but USB is a bit of a stretch for the fledgling computer. We might have opted for …read more #hacking #projects

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A Serial Mouse For A Homebrew 8-bit Computer

[Too Many Wires] has a custom computer he’s building. He wanted a mouse, but USB is a bit of a stretch for the fledgling computer. We might h...

Welding with Natural Gas and Oxygen By virtue of its triple bond, acetylene burns hotter than any other common hydrocarbon when mixed with oxygen, but it isn’t the only flame hot enough for welding. With the …read more #hacking #projects

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Welding With Natural Gas And Oxygen

By virtue of its triple bond, acetylene burns hotter than any other common hydrocarbon when mixed with oxygen, but it isn’t the only flame hot en...

Low-Cost, High-Gain: A Smart Electronic Eyepiece for Capturing the Cosmos We’ve all seen spectacular pictures of space, and it’s easy to assume that’s how it looks to the naked eye through a nice telescope. But in most cases, that’s simply …read more #hacking #projects

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Low-Cost, High-Gain: A Smart Electronic Eyepiece For Capturing The Cosmos

We’ve all seen spectacular pictures of space, and it’s easy to assume that’s how it looks to the naked eye through a nice telesco...

For a Robot Claw, the Eyes Have It Have you ever wished your hand had an extra feature? Like, maybe, a second thumb? A scope probe pinky maybe? Well, if you are building a robot effector, you get …read more #hacking #projects

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For A Robot Claw, The Eyes Have It

Have you ever wished your hand had an extra feature? Like, maybe, a second thumb? A scope probe pinky maybe? Well, if you are building a robot effe...

Building a (Not Very) Portable Xbox Modern handheld game consoles are impressive feats of engineering, featuring full fledged computers in near pocket-sized packages. So what happens if you take an original Xbox and sprinkle on some …read more #hacking #projects

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Building A (Not Very) Portable Xbox

Modern handheld game consoles are impressive feats of engineering, featuring full fledged computers in near pocket-sized packages. So what happens ...

March to the Beat of Your Own Piezoelectric Drum Drums! You hit them, and they vibrate. It’s kind of fun. Piezoelectric elements can create electric current when they vibrate. [Will Dana] put two and two together to try and …read more #hacking #projects

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March To The Beat Of Your Own Piezoelectric Drum

Drums! You hit them, and they vibrate. It’s kind of fun. Piezoelectric elements can create electric current when they vibrate. [Will Dana] pu...

When Low SRAM Keeps the DOOM off Your Vape The PIXO Aspire is a roughly $35 USD vape that can almost play DOOM, with [Aaron Christophel] finding that the only thing that realistically stops it from doing so is …read more #hacking #projects

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When Low SRAM Keeps The DOOM Off Your Vape

The PIXO Aspire is a roughly $35 USD vape that can almost play DOOM, with [Aaron Christophel] finding that the only thing that realistically stops ...

A Ruggedized Raspberry Pi for Sailors Nautical navigation has a long history of innovation, from the compass and chronometer to today’s computer-driven autopilot systems. That said, the poor compatibility of electronics with saltwater has consequently created …read more #hacking #projects

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A Ruggedized Raspberry Pi For Sailors

Nautical navigation has a long history of innovation, from the compass and chronometer to today’s computer-driven autopilot systems. That sai...

Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki’s Mission Has Ended Japan’s Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki was launched on May 21, 2010, and started its active mission in 2015 after an initial orbital insertion failure. Since that time, Akatsuki has continuously observed …read more #hacking #projects

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Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki’s Mission Has Ended

Japan’s Venus Climate Orbiter Akatsuki was launched on May 21, 2010, and started its active mission in 2015 after an initial orbital inserti...