Twenty years ago, if you wanted an LCD for a project, you’d probably end up with something salvaged from a mobile phone or an HD44780 character display. These days, little …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/driving-an-oled-screen-with-a-6502-single-board-computer/)

Flaming Skull Hood Ornament Is Not Suitable For Use In Traffic
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/flaming-skull-hood-ornament-is-not-suitable-for-use-in-traffic/

It’s one thing to mount a big skull—human or animal—to the front of your car. Really, though, a good hood skull should breathe fire to truly inspire enmity or awe. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/flaming-skull-hood-ornament-is-not-suitable-for-use-in-traffic/)

Retro Computing Coding Competition Still Open
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/retro-computing-coding-competition-still-open/

There’s still time to enter Octojam 10, a competition to write a new program for a rather old (and virtual) machine: the CHIP-8. This interpreted language on a virtual machine …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/retro-computing-coding-competition-still-open/)

HDMI For The Original Xbox
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/hdmi-for-the-original-xbox/

The original Xbox was a console based on PC architecture that launched back in 2001. That was long before HDMI became a defacto standard for home AV systems. However, it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/24/hdmi-for-the-original-xbox/)

Make Your Own 1970s Magnetic Stripe Cards
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/make-your-own-1970s-magnetic-stripe-cards/

We’re now all used to near-limitless storage on flash and other semiconductor technologies, but there was a time when persistent storage was considerably less easy to achieve. A 1970s programmable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/make-your-own-1970s-magnetic-stripe-cards/)

Reverse-Engineered GBA Board Could Come In Handy
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/reverse-engineered-gba-board-could-come-in-handy/

Retro gear is beloved, both for what it can do, and what it reminds us of. Nostalgia is a powerful thing, after all. But then, so is corrosion — and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/reverse-engineered-gba-board-could-come-in-handy/)

2023 Hackaday Supercon: Cory Doctorow Signs on As Keynote Speaker
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/2023-hackaday-supercon-cory-doctorow-signs-on-as-keynote-speaker/

As if you weren’t already excited enough about the speakers and events that will be part of this year’s Hackaday Supercon, today we can finally reveal that journalist, activist, author, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/25/2023-hackaday-supercon-cory-doctorow-signs-on-as-keynote-speaker/)