The eMac: Using Apple’s Forgotten Educational Mac in 2025
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-emac-using-apples-forgotten-educational-mac-in-2025/

What’s it like to use a 2002-era Apple eMac all-in-one in 2025? That’s what [MattKC] asked himself after obtaining one of these systems from a seller who ominously mentioned that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-emac-using-apples-forgotten-educational-mac-in-2025/)

Arnis Brings the World to Minecraft: Bedrock Edition
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/arnis-brings-the-world-to-minecraft-bedrock-edition/

A couple of years ago, we covered a project called Arnis, created by [Louis Erbkamm], which allowed you to generate any portion of Earth into Minecraft blocks and maps. It …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/arnis-brings-the-world-to-minecraft-bedrock-edition/)

Get Bored!
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/get-bored/

My son went over to a friends house this afternoon, when my wife had been planning on helping him with his French homework. This meant she had an hour or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/get-bored/)

The Best Robot Mop System: Flat, Spinning, or Roller?
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-best-robot-mop-system-flat-spinning-or-roller/

When it comes to designing a mopping robot, there are a number of approaches you can pick from, including just having the movement of the robot push the soggy mop …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-best-robot-mop-system-flat-spinning-or-roller/)

The Journey of Finding the Right Press Brake
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-journey-of-finding-the-right-press-brake/

Press brakes are invaluable tools when working with sheet metal, but along with their almost infinite versatility comes a dizzying number of press brake types. After starting with an old-school, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-journey-of-finding-the-right-press-brake/)

The Cutest Weather Forecast on E-Ink and ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-cutest-weather-forecast-on-e-ink-and-esp32/

There’s a famous book that starts: “It is a truth universally acknowledged that a man in possession of a good e-ink display, must be in want of a weather station.” …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-cutest-weather-forecast-on-e-ink-and-esp32/)

The Shelly 2.5 Smart Relay Design Flaw Killing Capacitors
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-shelly-2-5-smart-relay-design-flaw-killing-capacitors/

Part of any self-respecting Smart Home, smart relays are useful for switching and monitoring loads that do not plug into an outlet. This also makes them a lot more integrated, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-shelly-2-5-smart-relay-design-flaw-killing-capacitors/)