Abusing x86 SIMD Instructions to Optimize PlayStation 3 Emulation Key to efficient hardware emulation is an efficient mapping to the underlying CPU’s opcodes. Here one is free to target opcodes that may or may not have been imagined for …read more #hacking #projects image
Disposable Camera Viewfinder Becomes 3D Printed Lens Disposable cameras are a fun way to get into classical photography. However, they can also be a valuable source of interesting parts that can be put to other uses. For …read more #hacking #projects image
DIY E-Reader Folds Open Like a Book There are plenty of lovely e-readers out on the market that come with an nice big e-paper display. There aren’t nearly as many that come with two. [Martin den Hoed] developed the …read more #hacking #projects image
Roll Your Own Hall Effect Sensor If you read about Hall effect sensors — the usual way to detect and measure magnetic fields these days — it sounds deceptively simple. There’s a metal plate with current …read more #hacking #projects image
Silicon-Based MEMS Resonators Offer Accuracy in Little Space Currently quartz crystal-based oscillators are among the most common type of clock source in electronics, providing a reasonably accurate source in a cheap and small package. Unfortunately for high accuracy …read more #hacking #projects image
Nixie Tube Dashboard is Period-Appropriate Hack to Vintage Volvo There’s no accounting for taste, but it’s hard to argue with The Autopian when they declare that this Nixie tube dash by [David Forbes] is “the coolest speedometer of all …read more #hacking #projects image
Exploring Modern SID Chip Substitutes Despite the Commodore 64 having been out of production for probably longer than many Hackaday readers have been alive, its SID audio chip remains a very popular subject of both …read more #hacking #projects image
Breathe Easy While Printing With this VOC Calculator We love 3D printing here, but we also love clean air, which produces a certain tension. There’s no way around the fact that printing produces various volatile organic compounds (VOCs), …read more #hacking #projects image
Be Wary of Flash-less ESP32-C3 Super Mini Boards Everyone loves tiny microcontroller boards, and the ESP32-C3 Super Mini boards are no exception. Unfortunately if you just casually stroll over to your nearest online purveyor of such goods to …read more #hacking #projects image