Photo-printing kiosks are about as common as payphones these days. However, there was a time when they were everywhere. The idea was that if you didn’t have a good printer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/15/repairing-a-kodak-picture-maker-kiosk/)
A Hacker’s Approach to All Things Antenna
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-hackers-approach-to-all-things-antenna/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-hackers-approach-to-all-things-antenna/
When your homebrew Yagi antenna only sort-of works, or when your WiFi cantenna seems moody on rainy days, we can assure you: it is not only you. You can stop …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-hackers-approach-to-all-things-antenna/)
A Look at the Panasonic FS-A1FM
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-look-at-the-panasonic-fs-a1fm/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-look-at-the-panasonic-fs-a1fm/
MSX computers were not very common in the United States, and we didn’t know what we were missing when they were popular. [Re:Enthused] shows us what would have been a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/a-look-at-the-panasonic-fs-a1fm/)
Transmitting Wireless Power Over Longer Distances
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/transmitting-wireless-power-over-longer-distances/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/transmitting-wireless-power-over-longer-distances/
Everyone loves wireless power these days, almost vindicating [Tesla’s] push for wireless power. One reason why transmitting electricity this way is a terrible idea is the massive losses involved once …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/transmitting-wireless-power-over-longer-distances/)
Inside a “Budget” Current Probe
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/inside-a-budget-current-probe/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/inside-a-budget-current-probe/
Current measurements are not as handy as voltage measurements. You typically need to either measure the voltage across something and do some math or break the circuit so a known …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/inside-a-budget-current-probe/)
Blue Ghost Watches Lunar Eclipse from the Lunar Surface
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/blue-ghost-watches-lunar-eclipse-from-the-lunar-surface/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/blue-ghost-watches-lunar-eclipse-from-the-lunar-surface/
After recently landing at the Moon’s Mare Crisium, Firefly’s Blue Ghost lunar lander craft was treated to a spectacle that’s rarely observed: a total solar eclipse as seen from the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/blue-ghost-watches-lunar-eclipse-from-the-lunar-surface/)
Hackaday Links: March 16, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/hackaday-links-march-16-2025/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/hackaday-links-march-16-2025/
“The brickings will continue until the printer sales improve!” This whole printer-bricking thing seems to be getting out of hand with the news this week that a firmware update caused …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/hackaday-links-march-16-2025/)
Wire Recording Speaks Again
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/wire-recording-speaks-again/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/wire-recording-speaks-again/
If you think of old recording technology, you probably think of magnetic tape, either in some kind of cassette or, maybe, on reels. But there’s an even older technology that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/wire-recording-speaks-again/)
The Amiga has a lot of fans, and rightly so. The machine broke a lot of ground. However, according to [Dave Farquhar], one of the most popular models today — …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/16/the-amiga-no-one-wanted/)