Although [Thomas] really likes the Raspberry Pi Pico 2 and the RP2350 MCU, he absolutely, totally, really doesn’t like the micro-USB connector on it. Hence he jumped on the opportunity …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/comparing-a-clone-raspberry-pi-pico-2-with-an-original-one/)
5K iMac Turned Into 5K Display
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/5k-imac-turned-into-5k-display/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/5k-imac-turned-into-5k-display/
While Apple weren’t the first to invent high-DPI displays or to put them into consumer electronics, they did popularize them fairly effectively with the Retina displays in the early 2010s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/5k-imac-turned-into-5k-display/)
Detecting Helium Leaks with Sound in a Physics-Based Sensor
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/detecting-helium-leaks-with-sound-in-a-physics-based-sensor/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/detecting-helium-leaks-with-sound-in-a-physics-based-sensor/
Helium is inert, which makes it useful in a lot of different industries. But helium’s colorless and odorless non-reactivity also means traditional gas sensing methods don’t work. Specialized detectors exist, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/detecting-helium-leaks-with-sound-in-a-physics-based-sensor/)
Restoring the Soul of a 1940s Radio
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/restoring-the-soul-of-a-1940s-radio/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/restoring-the-soul-of-a-1940s-radio/
Although we do often see projects that take antiques and replace some or all of their components with modern equipment, we can also sympathize with the view that (when possible …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/04/restoring-the-soul-of-a-1940s-radio/)
When Mains Networking Fails, Use Phone Wires
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/when-mains-networking-fails-use-phone-wires/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/when-mains-networking-fails-use-phone-wires/
A quiet shift over the last couple of decades in many places has been the disappearance of the traditional copper phone line. First the corded landline phone was replaced by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/when-mains-networking-fails-use-phone-wires/)
Electronic Waste Graveyard Immortalizes Dead Electronics
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/electronic-waste-graveyard-immortalizes-dead-electronics/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/electronic-waste-graveyard-immortalizes-dead-electronics/
Everyone here can think of a cloud-connected product that was killed because the company that made it stopped supporting it. While these corporations have forgotten their products, the US PIRG …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/electronic-waste-graveyard-immortalizes-dead-electronics/)
How Industrial Robot Safety Was Written in Blood
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/how-industrial-robot-safety-was-written-in-blood/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/how-industrial-robot-safety-was-written-in-blood/
It was January 25th of 1979, at an unassuming Michigan Ford Motor Company factory. Productivity over the past years had been skyrocketing due to increased automation, courtesy of Litton Industry’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/05/how-industrial-robot-safety-was-written-in-blood/)