In the 8-bit home computer boom of the early 1980s, Sir Clive Sinclair’s machines were always among the cheapest on the market, often packing a surprising level of sophistication in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/15/45-years-later-the-sinclair-ula-design-documents-surface/)

Using Optical Waveguide Arrays to Make Sheets Sense Shapes
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/15/using-optical-waveguide-arrays-to-make-sheets-sense-shapes/

Determining the shape of an object which can change dynamically is a bit of a challenge, one that especially vexes those who are really into Virtual Reality. Sensing the orientation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/15/using-optical-waveguide-arrays-to-make-sheets-sense-shapes/)

Another Wireless Chip has a Hidden SDR Revealed
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/15/another-wireless-chip-has-a-hidden-sdr-revealed/

The news of the past couple of weeks has seen the ESP32 turned into an software-defined radio (SDR) thanks to a hidden baseband mode, an exciting development by anyone’s standards. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/15/another-wireless-chip-has-a-hidden-sdr-revealed/)

Running DOOM (Sort Of) on a Sonoff Smart Switch
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/running-doom-sort-of-on-a-sonoff-smart-switch/

It’s often said in this community that DOOM can be made to run on anything, and as time goes on, that’s becoming more and more accurate. We’re at the point …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/running-doom-sort-of-on-a-sonoff-smart-switch/)

Disposing of PLA and Why Composting is Not an Option
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/disposing-of-pla-and-why-composting-is-not-an-option/

The ‘biofriendly’ nature of poly(lactic acid) (PLA) filament often gets touted as one of its main advantages over alternatives like PETG, but even a modicum of research ought to inform …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/disposing-of-pla-and-why-composting-is-not-an-option/)

This Week in Security: Critical DNS Keys Rotated, Hacking Freezers Isn’t Cool, OpenAI Spies On Itself, and Advanced Hardware Wallet Hacks
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/this-week-in-security-critical-dns-keys-rotated-hacking-freezers-isnt-cool-openai-spies-on-itself-and-advanced-hardware-wallet-hacks/

Critical Internet keys changed this week. Did you notice?  The keys behind DNSSEC, the system for cryptographically validating DNS responses, rolled over on October 11 2026. This is the second …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/this-week-in-security-critical-dns-keys-rotated-hacking-freezers-isnt-cool-openai-spies-on-itself-and-advanced-hardware-wallet-hacks/)

Braino! Takes the Cheap Yellow Display to School
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/braino-takes-the-cheap-yellow-display-to-school/

These days, it’s common to give even very young children a mobile device loaded up with educational software that aims to improve everything from basic motor skills to reading and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/braino-takes-the-cheap-yellow-display-to-school/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 391: Tuned in to ESP32 SDR, New Old Pagers, and Bugs on Mars
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/hackaday-podcast-episode-391-tuned-in-to-esp32-sdr-new-old-pagers-and-bugs-on-mars/