In days gone by, a common retail hack used by some of the less honorable of our peers was the price tag switcheroo. You’d find some item that you wanted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/retrotechtacular-point-of-sale-through-the-years/)

A Programming Language for Building NES Games
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/a-programming-language-for-building-nes-games/

Generally speaking, writing your own games for retro consoles starts with C code. You’ll need to feed that through a console-specific tool-chain, and there’s certainly going to be some hoops …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/a-programming-language-for-building-nes-games/)

Software in Progress
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/software-in-progress/

Open source software can be fantastic. I run almost exclusively open software, and have for longer than I care to admit. And although I’m not a serious coder by an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/software-in-progress/)

Freed At Last From Patents, Does Anyone Still Care About MP3?
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/freed-at-last-from-patents-does-anyone-still-care-about-mp3/

The Diamond Rio PMP3000 was one of the earliest MP3 players, attracting the ire of the RIAA on launch.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mp3-diamond.jpg?w=278" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/mp3-diamond.jpg?w=278">The MP3 file format was always encumbered with patents, but as of 2017, the last patent finally expired. Although the format became synonymous with the digital music revolution that started …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/freed-at-last-from-patents-does-anyone-still-care-about-mp3/)

Jeff Dunham Finds A NOS 1958 Philco Predicta
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/jeff-dunham-restores-a-1958-philco-predicta/

When you see a ventriloquist like [Jeff Dunham], you probably expect to see him with a puppet. This time – spoilers ahead – you won’t. Besides his fame on stage, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/jeff-dunham-restores-a-1958-philco-predicta/)

Turn Your Phone into a POV Hologram Display
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/turn-your-phone-into-a-pov-hologram-display/

It seems obvious once you think about it, but if you can spin your cell phone and coordinate the display with the motion, you can create a 3D display. [Action …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/turn-your-phone-into-a-pov-hologram-display/)

Your Favorite Basic Oscilloscope Operation Guide?
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/your-favorite-basic-oscilloscope-operation-guide/

Like many pieces of lab equipment, oscilloscopes are both extremely useful and rather intimidating to a fledgling user. Unlike a digital multimeter with its point-and-measure functionality, digital storage oscilloscopes (DSOs) …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/your-favorite-basic-oscilloscope-operation-guide/)

Repairing an Old Heathkit ‘Scope
https://hackaday.com/2025/02/08/repairing-an-old-heathkit-scope/