While split-flap alarm clocks once adorned heavy wood nightstands in strong numbers, today the displays are most commonly found in train stations and airports. Hey, at least they’re still around, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/10/split-flap-clock-uses-magnets-everywhere/)

AI-Created Coffee Blend Isn’t Terrible
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/10/ai-created-coffee-blend-isnt-terrible/

Weren’t we just talking about coffee-based sacrilege the other day? Here’s something to make the single-origin bean snobs chew their espresso cups: an artisan roastery in Helsinki is offering a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/10/ai-created-coffee-blend-isnt-terrible/)

An Umbrella Can Teach a Thing or Two About Product Longevity
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/10/an-umbrella-can-teach-a-thing-or-two-about-product-longevity/

This time of year always brings a few gems from outside Hackaday’s usual circle, as students attending industrial design colleges release their final year projects, The worlds of art and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/10/an-umbrella-can-teach-a-thing-or-two-about-product-longevity/)

Protoboard Z80 Computer Teaches the Basics
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/protoboard-z80-computer-teaches-the-basics/

As curious people, we’re all incredibly fortunate to live in an age where information can so easily be obtained. If you want to learn how something works, from a cotton …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/protoboard-z80-computer-teaches-the-basics/)

Gather ‘Round This Unique 4-Player Arcade Cabinet
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/gather-round-this-unique-4-player-arcade-cabinet/

Usually when we see arcade cabinet builds, they’re your standard single-player stand up variety. Even one of them takes up quite a bit of room, so as appealing as it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/gather-round-this-unique-4-player-arcade-cabinet/)

Institutional Memory, On Paper
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/institutional-memory-on-paper/

Our own Dan Maloney has been on a Voyager kick for the past couple of years. Voyager, the space probe. As a long-term project, he has been trying to figure …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/institutional-memory-on-paper/)

The Impossible Repair: Ribbon Cables
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/the-impossible-repair-ribbon-cables/

It’s problem which faces many a piece of older equipment, that ribbon cables of the type used on membrane keyboards start to fail as they become older. These cables are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/11/the-impossible-repair-ribbon-cables/)