The IBM 5100, image from December 1975 issue of BYTE.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ibm_model_5100_byte_magazine.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/ibm_model_5100_byte_magazine.jpg?w=800">The 1970s was a somewhat awkward phase for the computer industry — as hulking, room-sized mainframes became ever smaller and the concept of home and portable computers more capable than …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/bringing-apl-to-the-masses-the-history-of-the-ibm-5100/)

Parachute Drops Are Still A Viable Solution For Data Recovery From High Altitude Missions
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Once upon a time, when the earliest spy satellites were developed, there wasn’t an easy way to send high-quality image data over the air. The satellites would capture images on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/parachute-drops-are-still-a-viable-solution-for-data-recovery-from-high-altitude-missions/)

Making a Kit-Kat Clock Even Creepier
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If there’s anything as American as baseball and apple pie, it’s gotta be the Kit-Kat clock in the kitchen. For the unfamiliar, the Kit-Kat clock is special in that its …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/making-a-kit-kat-clock-even-creepier/)

Australia Bans Engineered Stone, Workers Elsewhere Demand The Same
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Engineered stone, also known as artificial stone or composite stone, has become a popular material in the construction and design industries due to its aesthetic appeal and durability. It’s become …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/australia-bans-engineered-stone-workers-elsewhere-demand-the-same/)

Raspberry Pi Zero Powers Custom Camera Platform
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These days, most of us are carrying a fairly impressive digital camera with us at all times. But as capable as the hardware and software of a modern smartphone may …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/raspberry-pi-zero-powers-custom-camera-platform/)

Robotic Rose of Enchantment Drops Petals On Command
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In Disney’s 1991 film Beauty and the Beast, an enchantress curses the young (10 or 11-year-old) prince to beast-hood for spurning her based solely on her appearance. She gives him …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/robotic-rose-of-enchantment-drops-petals-on-command/)

Reverse-Engineering The Stadia Controller Bluetooth Switching Procedure
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Ever since the demise of Google’s Stadia game streaming service, the associated Stadia controllers have found themselves in limbo, with the only way to switch them from the proprietary WiFi …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/19/reverse-engineering-the-stadia-controller-bluetooth-switching-procedure/)