Unless you’ve got an especially small lap, calling the Toshiba Libretto a laptop is a bit of a stretch. The diminutive computers from the mid-1990s had a lot of the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/tiny-laptop-gets-a-new-case-and-an-unlocking/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Batwing Typewriter
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-batwing-typewriter/

[Alex] of YouTube channel [EastMakes] wrote into tell me about his fantastic QWERTY ‘hexpansion’ board for the 2024 EMF Tildagon badge, and [Alex], I’m super glad you did. The system …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-batwing-typewriter/)

A Deep Dive Into Canon Autofocus Lenses
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/a-deep-dive-into-canon-autofocus-lenses/

Credit: Markus Kohlpaintner
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/02_Arc_Form_Drive_Exploded_01e.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/02_Arc_Form_Drive_Exploded_01e.png?w=625">Although taken for granted these days, autofocus (AF) used to be a premium feature on film- and digital cameras, with [Markus Kohlpaintner] taking us through an exhaustive overview of Canon’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/a-deep-dive-into-canon-autofocus-lenses/)

A Magic Eye Tube Does All The Work In This Kit
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/a-magic-eye-tube-does-all-the-work-in-this-kit/

We’re used to low cost parts and a diversity of electronic functions to choose from in our projects, to the extent that our antecedents would be green with envy. Back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/a-magic-eye-tube-does-all-the-work-in-this-kit/)

How To Use LLMs For Programming Tasks
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/how-to-use-llms-for-programming-tasks/

[Simon Willison] has put together a list of how, exactly, one goes about using a large language models (LLM) to help write code. If you have wondered just what the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/how-to-use-llms-for-programming-tasks/)

Lies, Damned Lies, And IGBT Datasheets
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/lies-damned-lies-and-igbt-datasheets/

We have all seen optimistic claims for electronic products which fail to match the reality, and [Electronic Wizard] is following one up in a recent video. Can a relatively small …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/lies-damned-lies-and-igbt-datasheets/)

Classy Paper Tape Reader Complements Homebrew Retrocomputer
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/classy-paper-tape-reader-complements-homebrew-retrocomputer/

If you were one of the earliest of early adopters in the home computing revolution, you might have had to settle for paper tape mass storage. It was slow, it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/11/classy-paper-tape-reader-complements-homebrew-retrocomputer/)

I2C Sniffing Comes to the Bus Pirate 5
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/i2c-sniffing-comes-to-the-bus-pirate-5/