There’s folk wisdom in just about every culture that teaches about renewable energy — things like “make hay while the sun shines”. But as an industrial culture, we want to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/liquid-co2-for-grid-scale-energy-storage-isnt-just-hot-air/)

Low-Cost, Portable Streaming Server
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/low-cost-portable-streaming-server/

Thanks to the Raspberry Pi, we have easy access to extremely inexpensive machines running Linux that have all kinds of GPIO as well as various networking protocols. And as the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/low-cost-portable-streaming-server/)

Jailbreaking the Amazon Echo Show
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/jailbreaking-the-amazon-echo-show/

As locked-down as the Amazon Echo Show line of devices are, they’re still just ARM-based Android devices, which makes repurposing it somewhat straightforward as long as what you want is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/jailbreaking-the-amazon-echo-show/)

Adding Solar Power to an Electric Tractor
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/adding-solar-power-to-an-electric-tractor/

In my country, we have a saying: the sun is a deadly lazer. Well, it’s not so much a folk saying as a meme, and not so much in one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/adding-solar-power-to-an-electric-tractor/)

Qron0b: a Minimalist, Low-Power BCD Wristwatch
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/qron0b-a-minimalist-low-power-bcd-wristwatch/

Over the decades we have seen many DIY clocks and wrist watches presented, but few are as likely to get you either drawing in the crowds, or quietly snickered at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/qron0b-a-minimalist-low-power-bcd-wristwatch/)

A Steam Machine Clone For An Indeterminate but Possibly Low Cost
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/a-steam-machine-clone-for-an-indeterminate-but-possibly-low-cost/

For various reasons, crypto mining has fallen to the wayside in recent years. Partially because it was never useful other than as a speculative investment and partially because other speculative …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/a-steam-machine-clone-for-an-indeterminate-but-possibly-low-cost/)

Benchmarking Windows Against Itself, from Windows XP to Windows 11
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/benchmarking-windows-against-itself-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/

Despite faster CPUs, RAM and storage, today’s Windows experience doesn’t feel noticeably different from back in the 2000s when XP and later Windows 7 ruled the roost. To quantify this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/02/benchmarking-windows-against-itself-from-windows-xp-to-windows-11/)

Zork Running on 4-Bit Intel Computer
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/03/zork-running-on-4-bit-intel-computer/