The Thinkpad line of laptops, originally from IBM, and then from Lenovo, have long been the choice of many in our community. They offer a level of robustness and reliability …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/10/another-old-thinkpad-gets-a-new-motherboard/)

Boxie – a Gameboy-Esque Audio Player
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/boxie-a-gameboy-esque-audio-player/

This little audiobook player is a stellar example of the learning process behind a multifaceted project blending mechanical, electrical, and software design. [Mario] designed this audiobook player, dubbed Boxie, for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/boxie-a-gameboy-esque-audio-player/)

Tearing Down a Forgotten Video Game
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/tearing-down-a-forgotten-video-game/

Remember Video Volley? No? We don’t either. It looks like it was a very early video game console that could play tennis, hockey, or handball. In this video, [James] tears …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/tearing-down-a-forgotten-video-game/)

Exploring the RP2350’s UART-Bootloader
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/exploring-the-rp2350s-uart-bootloader/

The RP2350 has a few advantages over its predecessor, one of which is the ability to load firmware remotely via UART, as [Thomas Pfilser] has documented on his blog and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/exploring-the-rp2350s-uart-bootloader/)

Learn 15 Print-in-Place Mechanisms in 15 Minutes
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/learn-15-print-in-place-mechanisms-in-15-minutes/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAKsl8zW-Ds
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-09-170221-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot-2025-05-09-170221-featured.png?w=800">3D printed in-place mechanisms and flexures, such as living hinges, are really neat when you can get them to print correctly. But how do you actually do that? YouTuber [Slant …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/learn-15-print-in-place-mechanisms-in-15-minutes/)

Open Source ELINT Accidentally from NASA
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/open-source-elint-accidentally-from-nasa/

You normally think of ELINT — Electronic Intelligence — as something done in secret by shadowy three-letter agencies or the military. The term usually means gathering intelligence from signals that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/open-source-elint-accidentally-from-nasa/)

Hackaday Links: May 11, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/hackaday-links-may-11-2025/

Did artificial intelligence just jump the shark? Maybe so, and it came from the legal world of all places, with this report of an AI-generated victim impact statement. In an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/hackaday-links-may-11-2025/)

Reading the color of money
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/11/reading-the-color-of-money/