While the “should have used a 555” meme is strong around these parts, we absolutely agree with [Kelvin Brammer]’s decision to make this 555-shaped plug-in replacement for the 555 timer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/11/a-555-shaped-discrete-component-555/)

Stressless Shortwave Reviewed
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/stressless-shortwave-reviewed/

[Dan Robinson] picked up a shortwave receiver known as the “stressless” receiver kit. We aren’t sure if the stress is from building a more complicated kit or operating a more …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/stressless-shortwave-reviewed/)

Unusual Port Combines DisplayPort and HDMI
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/unusual-port-combines-displayport-and-hdmi/

Everyone knows you can’t plug an HDMI cable into a DisplayPort… port, and yet a recent video from [Jon Bringus] challenges that seemingly obvious assumption. The hardware in question is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/unusual-port-combines-displayport-and-hdmi/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Pocket Cyberdeck
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-pocket-cyberdeck/

When you find something you love doing, you want to do it everywhere, all the time. Such is the case with [jefmer] and programming. The trouble is, there is not …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-pocket-cyberdeck/)

This Piano Does Not Exist
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/this-piano-does-not-exist/

A couple of decades ago one of *the* smartphone accessories to have was a Bluetooth keyboard which projected the keymap onto a table surface where letters could be typed in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/this-piano-does-not-exist/)

Design Review: DPI-LVDS Sony Vaio LCD Devboard
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/design-review-dpi-lvds-sony-vaio-lcd-devboard/

Ordering a PCB with mistakes sucks. We should help each other avoid such mistakes – especially newcomers. One of the best ways to avoid these mistakes, especially if it’s your …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/design-review-dpi-lvds-sony-vaio-lcd-devboard/)

LED Choker Is a Diamond In the Junk Pile
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/led-choker-is-a-diamond-in-the-junk-pile/

Isn’t it great when you find a use for something that didn’t work out for the project it was supposed to? That’s the story behind the LED strips in this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/led-choker-is-a-diamond-in-the-junk-pile/)