From Burnt to Brilliant: A Toaster’s Makeover
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/from-burnt-to-brilliant-a-toasters-makeover/

Appliances fail, but that doesn’t mean it’s the end for them. This impressive hack from [solopilot] shows the results possible when not just fixing but also improving upon its original …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/from-burnt-to-brilliant-a-toasters-makeover/)

Invisible PC Doubles As Heated Seat
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/invisible-pc-doubles-as-heated-seat/

Some people really want a minimalist setup for their computing. In spite of his potentially worrisome housing situation, this was a priority for the man behind [Basically Homeless]: clean lines …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/invisible-pc-doubles-as-heated-seat/)

A Love Letter to Embedded Systems by V. Hunter Adams
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/a-love-letter-to-embedded-systems-by-v-hunter-adams/

Today we’re going to make a little digression from things that we do to look at perhaps why we do the things that we do. This one is philosophical folks, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/a-love-letter-to-embedded-systems-by-v-hunter-adams/)

Tool Turns SVGs into Multicolor 3D Prints
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/tool-turns-svgs-into-multicolor-3d-prints/

Want to turn a scaled vector graphic into a multicolor 3D print, like a sign? You’ll want to check out [erkannt]’s svg2solid, a web-based tool that reads an SVG and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/28/tool-turns-svgs-into-multicolor-3d-prints/)

The Cost of a Cheap UPS is 10 Hours and a Replacement PCB
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/the-cost-of-a-cheap-ups-is-10-hours-and-a-replacement-pcb/

Recently [Florin] was in the market for a basic uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to provide some peace of mind for the smart home equipment he had stashed around. Unfortunately, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/the-cost-of-a-cheap-ups-is-10-hours-and-a-replacement-pcb/)

Bring Back The BIOS! (To UEFI Systems, That Is)
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/bring-back-the-bios-to-uefi-systems-that-is/

At the dawn of the PC, IBM provided the Basic Input Output System (BIOS). It took care of bringing the machine up, and exposed a series of software hooks for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/bring-back-the-bios-to-uefi-systems-that-is/)

Forced E-Waste PCs and the Case of Windows 11’s Trusted Platform
https://hackaday.com/2025/05/29/forced-e-waste-pcs-and-the-case-of-windows-11s-trusted-platform/