Panoramic Photography with a Linear Scanner
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/panoramic-photography-with-a-linear-scanner/

Although digital photography took a big bite of the film industry’s lunch, it wasn’t able to completely eliminate the need — or desire — for photographers to use film in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/panoramic-photography-with-a-linear-scanner/)

RAM and eMMC Prices Are So High, Pine64 Has Stopped Linux Device Production
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/ram-and-emmc-prices-are-so-high-pine64-has-stopped-linux-device-production/

We all know that the price of RAM and storage has shot up due to demand from the AI industry and other factors. In most cases that means we grumble …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/ram-and-emmc-prices-are-so-high-pine64-has-stopped-linux-device-production/)

This Week in Security: Android Malware, VOIP Hijack, Signal Contact Discovery, and TeamPCP Arrests
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/this-week-in-security-android-malware-voip-hijack-signal-contact-discovery-and-teampcp-arrests/

On GitHub, [AyaanB] details buying a cheap Android TV streaming device, looking for, and finding, baked-in malware. Multiple warnings have been issued by the FBI and CISA regarding malware on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/this-week-in-security-android-malware-voip-hijack-signal-contact-discovery-and-teampcp-arrests/)

Building a Headless Game Boy Emulator
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/building-a-headless-game-boy-emulator/

[Artificial-Age] has built a rather unique way to play old Game Boy games. It’s an emulator, but it doesn’t work in quite the way you might think! Since the Game …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/building-a-headless-game-boy-emulator/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 384: OCR MOD Records, Magical PCBs, and the Gravity of Space Stations
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/hackaday-podcast-episode-384-ocr-mod-records-magical-pcbs-and-the-gravity-of-space-stations/

What did Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams read in Hackaday last week? Probably everything, but you can tune in and hear about their favorites on this week’s podcast. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/hackaday-podcast-episode-384-ocr-mod-records-magical-pcbs-and-the-gravity-of-space-stations/)

Casting Engine Parts from 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/casting-engine-parts-from-3d-prints/

After building a couple of internal combustion engines by milling billet aluminium stock and cringing at the absolute waste of material this created, [Camden Bowen] figured he’d give casting metal …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/casting-engine-parts-from-3d-prints/)

DOOM Played on Series of 555 Timers
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/doom-played-on-series-of-555-timers/

It’s technically true that any piece of software can be reproduced in hardware, although modern software’s size and complexity generally makes this a non-starter. But if we go far enough …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/28/doom-played-on-series-of-555-timers/)