Running a Philips CD-i Off USB-C
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/running-a-philips-cd-i-off-usb-c/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/running-a-philips-cd-i-off-usb-c/
The Philips CD-i is a console with many shortcomings, and those include the power supply. For whatever reason, the engineering team decided it should use an 8P8C connector just like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/running-a-philips-cd-i-off-usb-c/)
Reconstructing the Ancient Chinese Storm of Crows Weapon
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/reconstructing-the-ancient-chinese-storm-of-crows-weapon/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/reconstructing-the-ancient-chinese-storm-of-crows-weapon/
The Chinese had been using large crossbows – akin to Greek and Roman ballistae – for warfare for many of the same reasons that European armies loved them. Their single, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/reconstructing-the-ancient-chinese-storm-of-crows-weapon/)
Automatic Coil Winder Takes the Tedium out of Actuators
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/automatic-coil-winder-takes-the-tedium-out-of-actuators/
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/automatic-coil-winder-takes-the-tedium-out-of-actuators/
Anyone who’s ever built their own motors knows how tedious winding the coils soon becomes; in [Larry]’s case, the issue was even worse. He’s building his own flip-dot matrix display, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/23/automatic-coil-winder-takes-the-tedium-out-of-actuators/)