It isn’t quite hailing frequencies open, but researchers from Harvard claim they’ve picked up a radio signal directly from a nearby exoplanet. Before you get too excited, planets in our …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/27/hackaday-links-september-27-2026/)

An IR Blaster Project, in a Nutshell
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/an-ir-blaster-project-in-a-nutshell/

The speed that computers have gotten smaller is a bit mind-bending. Most of us now walk around with computers in our pockets that would have rivaled the supercomputers from a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/an-ir-blaster-project-in-a-nutshell/)

Using the SNES Super FX Chip to Run Super Mario 64
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/using-the-snes-super-fx-chip-to-run-super-mario-64/

Although the Nintendo 64 was the first to bring real 3D graphics to the table in 1996, the Super Nintendo had an ace up its sleeve in the form of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/using-the-snes-super-fx-chip-to-run-super-mario-64/)

The FPGA Chronicles: Exploring the Tang Nano 20K
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/the-fpga-chronicles-exploring-the-tang-nano-20k/

FPGAs used to be mysterious, expensive devices, but these days you can buy surprisingly capable boards for very little money. Some years ago, I did an FPGA Bootcamp over on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/the-fpga-chronicles-exploring-the-tang-nano-20k/)

Jet Megatextures Demo for ESP32-S3
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/jet-megatextures-demo-for-esp32-s3/

Mipmapping is a good way to add a lot more detail to a 3D scene without overburdening the rendering hardware with detail that won’t be seen by the user. This …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/jet-megatextures-demo-for-esp32-s3/)

Places To Visit: Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/places-to-visit-landschaftspark-duisburg-nord/

There are many benefits to spending time in the park, but perhaps few of them have a Hackaday angle. There’s a park in Germany you might want to make an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/places-to-visit-landschaftspark-duisburg-nord/)

Synthetic Aperture Radar Drone Gets Interferometric Imaging
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/synthetic-aperture-radar-drone-gets-interferometric-imaging/

It’s been more than a year since [Henrik Forstén] built the first iteration of his synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) imaging drone, and he’s certainly been productive in the meantime. Not only …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/synthetic-aperture-radar-drone-gets-interferometric-imaging/)

This PICO-8 Handheld is No Fantasy
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/28/this-pico-8-handheld-is-no-fantasy/