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/

Microsoft made gaming history when it developed Achievements and released them with the launch of the Xbox 360. They have since become a key component of gaming culture, which similar …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/bringing-achievements-to-the-nintendo-entertainment-system/)

On Egyptian Pyramids and Why It’s Definitely Aliens
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/on-egyptian-pyramids-and-why-its-definitely-aliens/

History is rather dull and unexciting to most people, which naturally invites exciting flights of fancy that can range from the innocent to outright conspiracies. Nobody truly believes that the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/on-egyptian-pyramids-and-why-its-definitely-aliens/)

Philadelphia Maker Faire Returns This Weekend
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/philadelphia-maker-faire-returns-this-weekend/

While there’s still a vaguely robot-shaped hole in our heart from the loss of the New York World Maker Faire, we do take comfort in the fact that smaller Maker …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/philadelphia-maker-faire-returns-this-weekend/)

The Everlasting Hunt For The Loch Ness Monster
https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/the-everlasting-hunt-for-the-loch-ness-monster/

When a Loch Ness Monster story appears at the start of April, it pays to check the date on the article just to avoid red faces. But there should be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/04/01/the-everlasting-hunt-for-the-loch-ness-monster/)