Computers are very good at doing exactly what they’re told. They’re still not very good at coming up with helpful suggestions of their own. They’re very much more about following …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/habit-detection-for-home-assistant/)
Wooden Case Makes a 2026 TV Stylish
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/wooden-case-makes-a-2026-tv-stylish/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/wooden-case-makes-a-2026-tv-stylish/
The middle of the 20th century produced a revolution in understated stylish consumer design, some of which lives on today. The reality of living in a 1950s or ’60s house …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/wooden-case-makes-a-2026-tv-stylish/)
Hackaday Links: February 8, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/
We start this week with a bit of a good news/bad news situation. On February 6th, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) was shut down after 25 years of operation. Located …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/)
Kodak MC3: Everything But a Phone In 2001
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/kodak-mc3-everything-but-a-phone-in-2001/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/kodak-mc3-everything-but-a-phone-in-2001/
One of the constants in consumer electronics is that designers will try to put as many features into a single device as possible, whether it’s a Walkman with a radio …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/kodak-mc3-everything-but-a-phone-in-2001/)
While the average person would use a standard charger to top off their phone, [Tom Stanton] is no average man. Instead, he put mind to matter with an entire pendulum …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/pendulum-powered-battery/)