A few years ago, [Smashcat] ported a ZX Spectrum game called Manic Miner to the Arduino Uno. The Arduino has less memory than the original Spectrum did, so doing all this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/arduino-engine-runs-many-games/)

Practice Japanese on an Inkplate 4Tempera eInk Device
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/practice-japanese-on-an-inkplate-4tempera-eink-device/

Learning a new natural language can be a daunting proposition at the best of times, with repetition and immersion generally considered to be the best ways to build up not …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/practice-japanese-on-an-inkplate-4tempera-eink-device/)

Enable Resizable BAR on Unsupported Motherboards
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/enable-resizable-bar-on-unsupported-motherboards/

Recently [Rod Burlamaqui] released the arc-rebar project on GitHub, enabling Intel GPUs to work significantly more efficiently if the system’s mainboard does not support resizable BAR. It does require a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/enable-resizable-bar-on-unsupported-motherboards/)

In Praise Of A Legendary Power Transistor
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/in-praise-of-a-legendary-power-transistor/

There are some devices which achieve electronic immortality, it’s likely that you have used a few of them yourself. The 555 timer of course, or the 741 op-amp. [ElectronicsNotes] is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/in-praise-of-a-legendary-power-transistor/)

The Oldest Windows App To Still Run On WIndows 11
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/the-oldest-windows-app-to-still-run-on-windows-11/

In the open source world we are used to software being compiled from source for our particular distro, so while in a few cases an ancient release may still be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/the-oldest-windows-app-to-still-run-on-windows-11/)

ESP32 Rotary Display Makes Ideal Timer
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/esp32-rotary-display-makes-ideal-timer/

We’re big fans of pushing hardware into situations it wasn’t designed for here at Hackaday, but sometimes you’ve got to appreciate a nicely designed gadget doing more or less exactly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/esp32-rotary-display-makes-ideal-timer/)

SIMD-accelerated Machine Vision on an ESP32-S3
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/simd-accelerated-machine-vision-on-an-esp32-s3/

Recently [shraiwi] decided to have a bit of good nerdy fun and implement the FAST machine vision algorithm on an ESP32-S3 using its SIMD ISA. This involves using the assembly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/simd-accelerated-machine-vision-on-an-esp32-s3/)

How Bad Is That Bridge: A Government Database
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/27/how-bad-is-that-bridge-a-government-database/