Sega Genesis Controllers on the Philips CD-i
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/sega-genesis-controllers-on-the-philips-cd-i/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/sega-genesis-controllers-on-the-philips-cd-i/
The Philips CD-i was not popular upon its launch in 1991, and is barely acknowledged today. In the opinion of [MattKC], it had a particularly poor selection of controllers, too, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/sega-genesis-controllers-on-the-philips-cd-i/)
Every Type of Current Sensor Explained
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/every-type-of-current-sensor-explained/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/every-type-of-current-sensor-explained/
Measuring electric currents is an essential element of many electrical systems, but doing so in a way that is as nonintrusive as possible is not an easy problem to solve. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/every-type-of-current-sensor-explained/)
Making a Five-Segment Display with Platinum-Titanium Cathodes
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/making-a-five-segment-display-with-platinum-titanium-cathodes/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/making-a-five-segment-display-with-platinum-titanium-cathodes/
Before the advent of effective semiconductor LEDs many display types existed to display things like numbers and other characters. The Nixie tube is a well-known one, along with VFDs and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/making-a-five-segment-display-with-platinum-titanium-cathodes/)
QR codes can be a handy way to send a link or contact details without all that tedious mucking about with typing in a link, but they aren’t very useful …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/21/reading-qr-codes-by-hand/)