The RCA CR-88 was a radio receiver made to work in top-secret government eavesdropping stations. As you might expect, these radios are top-of-the-line, performance-wise, at least when they are working …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/inside-a-1940s-spy-radio/)

Wizards Get Creative, Maybe Save the World
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/wizards-get-creative-maybe-save-the-world/

While it’s not normal Hackaday fare, we’ve covered the Dungeons & Dragons licensing kerfuffle, partially because we’re all nerds at heart, and also because it’s worrying that an Open Source …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/wizards-get-creative-maybe-save-the-world/)

What Losing Everything Taught Me About Backing Up
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/what-losing-everything-taught-me-about-backing-up/

Backing up. It’s such a simple thing on paper – making a copy of important files and putting them in a safe place. In reality, for many of us, it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/what-losing-everything-taught-me-about-backing-up/)

RetroArch on a LeapFrog Leapster GS
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/retroarch-on-a-leapfrog-leapster-gs/

Retro games are a blast, and even more so when you can bring the fun on the go. [mac2612] has developed a custom retroarch-based firmware for the Leapster GS and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/retroarch-on-a-leapfrog-leapster-gs/)

Retro Gadgets: The CB Cell Phone
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/retro-gadgets-the-cb-cell-phone/

There was a time when one of the perks of having a ham radio in your car (or on your belt) was you could make phone calls using a “phone …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/retro-gadgets-the-cb-cell-phone/)

1000 Aluminium Cans Cast Into A Guitar
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/1000-aluminium-cans-cast-into-a-guitar/

Aluminium cans are all around us, and are one of readily recyclable. While you can turn them into more cans, [Burls Art] had other ideas. Instead, he turned roughly 1000 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/1000-aluminium-cans-cast-into-a-guitar/)

Converting a Sink to an Ultrasonic Cleaner
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/converting-a-sink-to-an-ultrasonic-cleaner/

While ultrasonic cleaning might sound a bit like the “sonic shower” from Star Trek, this is actually one case where the futuristic-sounding technology predates its use in Sci-Fi. Ultrasonic cleaners …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/converting-a-sink-to-an-ultrasonic-cleaner/)

Retro Computer Enclosure Without the Sacrifice
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/30/retro-computer-enclosure-without-the-sacrifice/