Sometimes simpler is more impressive than complicated, and part of this is certainly due to Arthur C. Clarke’s third law: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”. It’s counter-intuitive, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/too-many-pixels/)

Homebrew Telephone Exchange Keeps the Family in Touch, in the House and Beyond
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/homebrew-telephone-exchange-keeps-the-family-in-touch-in-the-house-and-beyond/

It doesn’t happen often, but every once in a while we stumble upon someone who has taken obsolete but really cool phone-switching equipment and built a private switched telephone in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/homebrew-telephone-exchange-keeps-the-family-in-touch-in-the-house-and-beyond/)

Make Your Own Pot and Encoder Knobs, Without Reinventing Them
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/make-your-own-pot-and-encoder-knobs-without-reinventing-them/

Rotary potentiometers, switches, and encoders all share a basic design: adjustment is done via a shaft onto which a knob is attached, and knobs are sold separately. That doesn’t mean …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/make-your-own-pot-and-encoder-knobs-without-reinventing-them/)

Smart LED Curtain Brings Sprites To Your Windows
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/smart-led-curtain-brings-sprites-to-your-windows/

Anybody who has ever seen a video wall (and who hasn’t?) will be familiar with the idea of making large-scale illuminated images from individual coloured lights. But how many of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/smart-led-curtain-brings-sprites-to-your-windows/)

Conductive Ink Based on a Simple Idea
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/conductive-ink-based-on-a-simple-idea/

There’s an old series of jokes that starts with: “How do you put an elephant in a refrigerator?” The answer is to open the door, put the elephant inside, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/conductive-ink-based-on-a-simple-idea/)

A Number Maze For Younger Hackers
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/a-number-maze-for-younger-hackers/

[David Johnson-Davies] has a lofty goal of building a small device to give to younger hackers on a semi-yearly basis. So this last year, he designed and created The Number …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/14/a-number-maze-for-younger-hackers/)

Microsoft Returns to the Altair
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/15/microsoft-returns-to-the-altair/

The Altair 8800 arguably launched Microsoft. Now [Dave Glover] from Microsoft offers an emulated and potentially cloud-based Altair emulation with CP/M and Microsoft Basic. You can see a video of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/15/microsoft-returns-to-the-altair/)

A Flex Sensor For A Glove Controller Using An LDR
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/15/a-flex-sensor-for-a-glove-controller-using-an-ldr/