Zink is Zero Ink — Sort Of
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/zink-is-zero-ink-sort-of/

When you think of printing on paper, you probably think of an ink jet or a laser printer. If you happen to think of a thermal printer, we bet you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/zink-is-zero-ink-sort-of/)

Building a Sliding Tile Clock
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/building-a-sliding-tile-clock/

Hackers like making clocks, and we like reporting on them around these parts. Particularly if they’ve got a creative mechanism that we haven’t seen before. This fine timepiece from [gooikerjh] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/building-a-sliding-tile-clock/)

Levitating Lego Generator Runs On Air
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/levitating-lego-generator-runs-on-air/

[Jamie] decided to build a generator, and Lego is his medium of choice. Thus was created a fancy levitating generator that turns a stream of air into electricity.  The basic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/levitating-lego-generator-runs-on-air/)

A Music Box Commanded By NFC Tags
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/a-music-box-commanded-by-nfc-tags/

[Luca Dentella] recently encountered a toy, which was programmed to read different stories aloud based on the figurine placed on top. It inspired him to build an audio device using …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/a-music-box-commanded-by-nfc-tags/)

Software Hacks Unlock Cheap Spectrometer
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/software-hacks-unlock-cheap-spectrometer/

A spectrometer is one of those tools that many of us would love to have, but just can’t justify the price of. Sure there are some DIY options out there, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/software-hacks-unlock-cheap-spectrometer/)

Golang On The PS2
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/golang-on-the-ps2/

A great many PlayStation 2 games were coded in C++, and there are homebrew SDKs that let you work in C. However, precious little software for the platform was ever …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/31/golang-on-the-ps2/)

Hybrid Mechanical Clock Shows it Both Ways
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/hybrid-mechanical-clock-shows-it-both-ways/

After seeing some of the interesting clock builds we’ve featured recently, [shiura] decided to throw their hat in the ring and sent us word about their incredible 3D printed hybrid …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/hybrid-mechanical-clock-shows-it-both-ways/)

Bringing Achievements To The Nintendo Entertainment System
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/bringing-achievements-to-the-nintendo-entertainment-system/