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Vaclav Krejci used an ESP32-S3 to drive a Sharp Memory Display, recreating the Macintosh System 1 interface in a digital picture frame.
Macintosh System 1 on a Sharp Memory Display
Vaclav Krejci used an ESP32-S3 to drive a Sharp Memory Display, recreating the Macintosh System 1 interface in a digital picture frame.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:49 PM
Vaclav Krejci used an ESP32-S3 to drive a Sharp Memory Display, recreating the Macintosh System 1 interface in a digital picture frame.
If your minivan didn’t come with backseat screens and you want a nifty solution, check out this DIY entertainment system that stays in sync.
This Synced DIY Car Entertainment System Keeps the Whole Family Happy
If your minivan didn’t come with backseat screens and you want a nifty solution, check out this DIY entertainment system that stays in sync.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
If your minivan didn’t come with backseat screens and you want a nifty solution, check out this DIY entertainment system that stays in sync.
Waveshare’s $27 ESP32-S3 RLCD board pairs a powerful MCU with a low-power, sunlight-readable display for fast and easy project prototyping.
Waveshare’s New $27 ESP32-S3 Board Features a Unique ePaper-Like RLCD
Waveshare’s $27 ESP32-S3 RLCD board pairs a powerful MCU with a low-power, sunlight-readable display for fast and easy project prototyping.
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February 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Waveshare’s $27 ESP32-S3 RLCD board pairs a powerful MCU with a low-power, sunlight-readable display for fast and easy project prototyping.
Single-purpose PCB blocks snap together to build more complex circuits, as a way of introducing kids to core electronics concepts.
Murat Akdeniz's Circubes Put Circuit Basics Into Simple Magnetic Building Blocks for STEM Education
Single-purpose PCB blocks snap together to build more complex circuits, as a way of introducing kids to core electronics concepts.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Single-purpose PCB blocks snap together to build more complex circuits, as a way of introducing kids to core electronics concepts.
The NFC Forum has announced its roadmap for the coming years — promising an eightfold increase in data transfer rates, improved security, new wireless power features, and the ability to define multiple actions linked to a single "tap."
NFC Forum Publishes Its Newest Roadmap, with Plans for Dramatic Performance Improvements
Data transfer rates between NFC devices could increase eightfold, according to the standards body's latest plans.
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February 3, 2026 at 6:15 PM
The NFC Forum has announced its roadmap for the coming years — promising an eightfold increase in data transfer rates, improved security, new wireless power features, and the ability to define multiple actions linked to a single "tap."
From Home Assistant 2026.2 onwards users are able to contribute anonymized data about how various smart home devices work in the real world.
Home Assistant Opens Contributions for the Open Home Foundation Device Database
From Home Assistant 2026.2 onwards users are able to contribute anonymized data about how various smart-home devices work in the real world.
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February 3, 2026 at 2:39 PM
From Home Assistant 2026.2 onwards users are able to contribute anonymized data about how various smart home devices work in the real world.
Raspberry Pi relaxes the rules for its RP2040 Hacking Challenge, $20,000 still up for grabs.
Raspberry Pi Relaxes The Rules for its RP2040 Hacking Challenge, $20,000 Still Up for Grabs
Memory address randomization removed from the requirements, while the deadline has been extended to April 30th.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:11 PM
Raspberry Pi relaxes the rules for its RP2040 Hacking Challenge, $20,000 still up for grabs.
HackCard is a $39 programmable ESP32/RP2350 multi-tool that fits a "Swiss Army knife" for security and DIY projects right in your wallet.
The $39 Hacker Multi-Tool That Fits in Your Wallet
HackCard is a $39 programmable ESP32/RP2350 multi-tool that fits a "Swiss Army knife" for security and DIY projects right in your wallet.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:52 AM
HackCard is a $39 programmable ESP32/RP2350 multi-tool that fits a "Swiss Army knife" for security and DIY projects right in your wallet.
TeknoTrek’s high-precision, auto-ranging LC meter is perfect for the toolbox of any hobbyist, student, or even professional engineer.
Build Your Own High-Precision LC Meter with an Arduino
Build this Arduino-based LC meter for affordable, high-precision component testing on your own workbench.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:43 PM
TeknoTrek’s high-precision, auto-ranging LC meter is perfect for the toolbox of any hobbyist, student, or even professional engineer.
If you want to take digicam philosophy to the extreme, you should build John Park's ePaper Camera.
Build John Park’s ePaper Camera
If you want to take digicam philosophy to the extreme, you should build John Park’s ePaper Camera.
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February 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If you want to take digicam philosophy to the extreme, you should build John Park's ePaper Camera.
PELLETINO is a tiny, tilt-controlled Pac-Man game that emulates the original Z80 arcade hardware on an ESP32-C6.
Power Up With PELLETINO
PELLETINO is a tiny, tilt-controlled Pac-Man game that emulates the original Z80 arcade hardware on an ESP32-C6.
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February 2, 2026 at 6:32 PM
PELLETINO is a tiny, tilt-controlled Pac-Man game that emulates the original Z80 arcade hardware on an ESP32-C6.
The Zerowriter Ink is an open source ePaper digital typewriter for distraction-free writing — and it's finally shipping!
The Zerowriter Ink Ships at Last
The Zerowriter Ink is an open source, ePaper digital typewriter for distraction-free writing — and it's finally shipping!
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February 2, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The Zerowriter Ink is an open source ePaper digital typewriter for distraction-free writing — and it's finally shipping!
When his old milling machine’s motor bit the dust, We Can Do That Better replaced it with a modern brushless DC motor.
Retrofitting an Old Milling Machine with a Modern Brushless DC Motor
When his old milling machine’s motor bit the dust, We Can Do That Better replaced it with a modern brushless DC motor.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:11 PM
When his old milling machine’s motor bit the dust, We Can Do That Better replaced it with a modern brushless DC motor.
The Basic Phone, powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero and E Ink display, offers essential tools like maps and a calendar without distractions.
The Basic Phone: All the Tools You Need, and Nothing You Don’t
The Basic Phone, powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero and E Ink display, offers essential tools like maps and a calendar without distractions.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The Basic Phone, powered by a Raspberry Pi Zero and E Ink display, offers essential tools like maps and a calendar without distractions.
Warner built this miniature Kodak photo kiosk for his desk to replace the full-size version that takes up too much space in his home.
Building a Desktop Kodak Photo Kiosk
Warner built this miniature Kodak photo kiosk for his desk to replace the full-size version that takes up too much space in his home.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Warner built this miniature Kodak photo kiosk for his desk to replace the full-size version that takes up too much space in his home.
The WCH CH32V003 with Serial Wombat firmware powers these new expansion boards, including high- and low-side switches and an IR transceiver.
Jonathan Broadwell Unveils New Serial Wombat 8B Smart Expansion Boards
The WCH CH32V003 with Serial Wombat firmware powers these new expansion boards, including high- and low-side switches and an IR transceiver.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:07 PM
The WCH CH32V003 with Serial Wombat firmware powers these new expansion boards, including high- and low-side switches and an IR transceiver.
MIT engineers ave come up with a device that could turn the waste heat thrown out by electronic computing devices into more compute performance — by doing their calculations thermally, rather than electronically.
This Tiny Chip Could Turn Computers' Waste Heat Into More Performance
A processor that does matrix multiplication calculations using heat rather than electricity could herald a major efficiency gain.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:05 PM
MIT engineers ave come up with a device that could turn the waste heat thrown out by electronic computing devices into more compute performance — by doing their calculations thermally, rather than electronically.
CharlieBoard uses a custom PCB as the display for a transit map that tracks Boston’s MBTA trains in real-time.
Using a Custom PCB as a Live Transit Display
CharlieBoard uses a custom PCB as the display for a transit map that tracks Boston’s MBTA trains in real time.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:04 PM
CharlieBoard uses a custom PCB as the display for a transit map that tracks Boston’s MBTA trains in real-time.
Raspberry Pi's 16GB models jump a massive $60, with other models going up $10 to $30, just two months after the last price increases.
The AI Bubble Hits Again: Raspberry Pi Announces Up-to-$60 Price Hikes Across Its Most Popular SBCs
16GB models jump a massive $60, with other models going up $10 to $30, just two months after the last price increases.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:03 PM
Raspberry Pi's 16GB models jump a massive $60, with other models going up $10 to $30, just two months after the last price increases.
Tony Goacher turned neglected smoothie bikes into game controllers using ESP32 boards and a Raspberry Pi.
Fitness Meets Flappy Bird
Tony Goacher turned neglected smoothie bikes into game controllers using ESP32 boards and a Raspberry Pi.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Tony Goacher turned neglected smoothie bikes into game controllers using ESP32 boards and a Raspberry Pi.
LILYGO’s new T-Dongle C5 and T7-C5 boards bring dual-band Wi-Fi 6 to IoT projects, and they start at just $8.
Wi-Fi 6 IoT Boards Starting at Just $8
LILYGO’s new T-Dongle C5 and T7-C5 boards bring dual-band Wi-Fi 6 to IoT projects, and they start at just $8.
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January 31, 2026 at 9:20 PM
LILYGO’s new T-Dongle C5 and T7-C5 boards bring dual-band Wi-Fi 6 to IoT projects, and they start at just $8.
To make it easier to set an origin on their Z1 and Carvera Air machines, Makera is coming out with a new 3D probe.
Makera Is Releasing a 3D Probe for Z1 and Carvera Air Machines
To make it easier to set an origin on their Z1 and Carvera Air machines, Makera is coming out with a new 3D probe.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:51 PM
To make it easier to set an origin on their Z1 and Carvera Air machines, Makera is coming out with a new 3D probe.
As Jeff Geerling points out in his newest video, you can phreak an atomic clock broadcast signal.
You Can Phreak Atomic Clocks
As Jeff Geerling points out in his newest video, you can phreak an atomic clock broadcast signal.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
As Jeff Geerling points out in his newest video, you can phreak an atomic clock broadcast signal.
Microbots' CodeCell C6 is a coin-sized ESP32-C6 board.
The CodeCell C6 Is a Tiny Feature-Packed Dev Board
Even if you don't care about Microbots, you should check out the CodeCell C6.
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January 31, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Microbots' CodeCell C6 is a coin-sized ESP32-C6 board.
Tom Stanton put physics into action with this unique pendulum battery.
This Pendulum Is Actually a Battery
Tom Stanton put physics into action with this unique pendulum battery.
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January 30, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Tom Stanton put physics into action with this unique pendulum battery.