An audio amplifier was once a fairly simple analogue device, but in recent decades a typical home entertainment amplifier will have expanded to include many digital functions. When these break …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/a-new-life-for-an-old-amplifier/)

Dad Makes Kid’s Balance Bike Into Electric Snow Trike Like a Boss
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/dad-makes-kids-balance-bike-into-electric-snow-trike-like-a-boss/

The balance bikes toddlers are rocking these days look like great fun, but not so great in the snow. Rather than see his kid’s favourite toy relegated to shed until …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/dad-makes-kids-balance-bike-into-electric-snow-trike-like-a-boss/)

Making Code a Hundred Times Slower With False Sharing
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/making-code-a-hundred-times-slower-with-false-sharing/

Writing good, performant code depends strongly on an understanding of the underlying hardware. This is especially the case in scenarios like those involving embarrassingly parallel processing, which at first glance …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/making-code-a-hundred-times-slower-with-false-sharing/)

Philips Kid’s Kit Revisited
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/philips-kids-kit-revisited/

[Anthony Francis-Jones], like us, has a soft spot for the educational electronic kits from days gone by. In a recent video you can see below, he shows the insides of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/14/philips-kids-kit-revisited/)

Windows? Linux? Browser? Same Executable
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/windows-linux-browser-same-executable/

We’ve been aware of projects like Cosmopolitan that allow you to crank out a single executable that will run on different operating systems. [Kamila] noticed that the idea was sound, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/windows-linux-browser-same-executable/)

Looking at a Real Fake Raspberry Pi RP2040 Board
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/looking-at-a-real-fake-raspberry-pi-rp2040-board/

Since the RP2040 microcontroller is available as a stand-alone component, it’s easy enough for third parties to churn out their own variations — or outright clones of — the Raspberry …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/15/looking-at-a-real-fake-raspberry-pi-rp2040-board/)