It’s a wet November evening across Western Europe, the steel-grey clouds have obscured a rare low-latitude aurora this week, and Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List for this week’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/hackaday-podcast-episode-345-a-stunning-lightsaber-two-extreme-cameras-and-wrangling-roombas/)

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: The VIA Makes Noise, Again
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/2025-component-abuse-challenge-the-via-makes-noise-again/

In the days of 8-bit home computing, the more fancy machines had sound chips containing complete synthesizers, while budget machines made do with simple output ports connected to a speaker …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/2025-component-abuse-challenge-the-via-makes-noise-again/)

Meet Me on My Rotary Phone
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/meet-me-on-my-rotary-phone/

We suspect kids today — and some adults — are confused about phone terminology. In today’s world, “hanging up” and “dialing,” for example, are abstract words without the physical reference …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/meet-me-on-my-rotary-phone/)

Building a Drivable, Life-Size 3D-Printed LEGO Technic Buggy
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/building-a-drivable-life-size-3d-printed-lego-technic-buggy/

It’s part of the great circle of life that toys and scale models that provide a reflection of macro-sized objects like vehicles and buildings will eventually be scaled up again …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/14/building-a-drivable-life-size-3d-printed-lego-technic-buggy/)