There are all kinds of fun, glowing PC cases on the market these days. However, if you want something that focuses on serviceability over flash while still looking stylish, you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/3d-printed-pc-case-focuses-on-ease-of-access/)

Hackaday Podcast: 2025 Holiday Placeholder Edition
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/hackaday-podcast-2025-holiday-placeholder-edition/

This week the Hackaday Podcast is on vacation, but we’d like to wish you all happy holidays and a great 2026.  Thanks for tuning in!  We’ll be back next week. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/hackaday-podcast-2025-holiday-placeholder-edition/)

Retrotechtacular: IBM’s The World of OCR
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/retrotechtacular-ibms-the-world-of-ocr/

Optical Character Recognition (OCR) forms the bridge between the analog world of paper and the world of machines. The modern-day expectation is that when we point a smartphone camera at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/retrotechtacular-ibms-the-world-of-ocr/)

Pocket-sized Test Pattern Generator Helps Check those CRTs
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/pocket-sized-test-pattern-generator-helps-check-those-crts/

[Nicholas Murray]’s Composite Test Pattern Generator is a beautifully-made, palm-sized tool that uses an ESP32-based development board to output different test patterns in PAL/NTSC. If one is checking out old …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/26/pocket-sized-test-pattern-generator-helps-check-those-crts/)