The Secret Behind the Motion of Microsoft’s Bendy Mouse
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/25/the-secret-behind-the-motion-of-microsofts-bendy-mouse/

The Surface Arc is a designed-for-travel mouse that carries flat, but curves into shape for use. It even turns on when it’s bent and shuts itself off when it’s flat. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/25/the-secret-behind-the-motion-of-microsofts-bendy-mouse/)

Homebrew Computer from the Ground Up
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/homebrew-computer-from-the-ground-up/

Building a retro computer of some sort is a rite of passage for many of us, with some building replicas or restorations of old Commodores, Ataris, and other machines from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/homebrew-computer-from-the-ground-up/)

2024 Business Card Challenge: Adding Some Refinement to Breadboard Power Supplies
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/2024-business-card-challenge-adding-some-refinement-to-breadboard-power-supplies/

For small electronics projects, prototyping a design on a breadboard is a must to iron out kinks in the design and ensure everything works properly before a final version is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/2024-business-card-challenge-adding-some-refinement-to-breadboard-power-supplies/)

Weird Old Stereo Accessories
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/weird-old-stereo-accessories/

Some people trick out their cars. Some, their computers. There are even people who max out their audio systems, although back in 1979, there was more of that going on, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/weird-old-stereo-accessories/)

How Do You Fill The 1N34 Void?
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/how-do-you-fill-the-1n34-void/

The germanium point contact diode, and almost every semiconductor device using germanium, is now obsolete. There was a time when almost every television or radio would have contained one or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/how-do-you-fill-the-1n34-void/)

ICQ Will Shut Down On June 26 This Year
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/icq-will-shut-down-on-june-26-this-year/

In many ways, ICQ has always been a bit of a curiosity. It was one of the first major instant messenger clients of the 1990s. It saw broad uptake alongside …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/icq-will-shut-down-on-june-26-this-year/)

Hackaday Links: May 26, 2024
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/hackaday-links-may-26-2024/

Another day, another crop of newly minted minimal astronauts, as Blue Origin’s New Shepard made a successful suborbital flight this week. Everything seemed to go according to plan, at least …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/26/hackaday-links-may-26-2024/)