LEGO Orrery Gets A Real-Time Drive Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/lego-orrery-gets-a-real-time-drive-upgrade/

An orrery is a beautiful type of mechanical contrivance, built to demonstrate the motion of heavenly objects. LEGO happens to offer just such a device, built using its Technic line …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/lego-orrery-gets-a-real-time-drive-upgrade/)

3D Printed Jack Mixes Two Filaments For Great Performance
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/3d-printed-jack-mixes-two-filaments-for-great-performance/

If you’re looking to jack up your car and you don’t have anything on hand, your 3D printer might not be the first tool you look towards. With that said, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/3d-printed-jack-mixes-two-filaments-for-great-performance/)

Custom VR Headset Uses Unconventional Displays
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/custom-vr-headset-uses-unconventional-displays/

Cathode ray tubes (CRTs) are a fascinating display technology that has been largely abandoned outside of retro gaming and a few other niche uses. They use magnets to steer a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/custom-vr-headset-uses-unconventional-displays/)

Bruteforcing Accidental Antenna Designs
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/bruteforcing-accidental-antenna-designs/

Antenna design is often referred to as a black art or witchcraft, even by those experienced in the space. To that end, [Janne] wondered—could years of honed skill be replaced …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/bruteforcing-accidental-antenna-designs/)

Retro Rover: LT6502 Laptop Packs 8-Bit Power on the Go
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/retro-rover-lt6502-laptop-packs-8-bit-power-on-the-go/

Making your own laptop can be a challenging project, but a doable one, especially given the large number of options available today for computing. Of course nothing says you need …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/retro-rover-lt6502-laptop-packs-8-bit-power-on-the-go/)

The Raspberry Pi as a Studio Camera
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/18/the-raspberry-pi-as-a-studio-camera/

The Raspberry Pi has brought digital camera experimentation within the reach of everybody, with its combination of an accessible computing platform and some almost-decent camera sensors. If there’s a flaw …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/18/the-raspberry-pi-as-a-studio-camera/)

An Open Source Client for World of Warcraft
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/18/an-open-source-client-for-world-of-warcraft/

When World of Warcraft was launched in 2004, it became somewhat of a juggernaut in the MMORPG space. Millions of players continue to login every month. [Kelsi Davis] is one such …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/18/an-open-source-client-for-world-of-warcraft/)