The Power-Free Tag Emulator
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/27/the-power-free-tag-emulator/

Most of you know how an NFC tag works. The reader creates an RF field that has enough energy to power the electronics in the tag; when the tag wakes …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/27/the-power-free-tag-emulator/)

Experience Other Planets with the Gravity Simulator
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/27/experience-other-planets-with-the-gravity-simulator/

As Earthlings, most of us don’t spend a lot of extra time thinking about the gravity on our home planet. Instead, we go about our days only occasionally dropping things …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/27/experience-other-planets-with-the-gravity-simulator/)

Commodore 64 on New FPGA
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/commodore-64-on-new-fpga/

When it comes to getting retro hardware running again, there are many approaches. On one hand, the easiest path could be to emulate the hardware on something modern, using nothing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/commodore-64-on-new-fpga/)

Wayland Will Never Be Ready For Every X11 User
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/wayland-will-never-be-ready-for-every-x11-user/

“Penguins” (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08/5927271192) by TomaLaPlaya (https://www.flickr.com/photos/65143725@N08)
' data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/LinuxMarketing.jpg?w=800">After more than forty years, everyone knows that it’s time to retire the X Window System – X11 for short – on account of it being old and decrepit. Or …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/wayland-will-never-be-ready-for-every-x11-user/)

A History of Pong
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/a-history-of-pong/

Today, creating a ground-breaking video game is akin to making a movie. You need a story, graphic artists, music, and more. But until the middle of the 20th century, there …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/a-history-of-pong/)

Learn Computing? Head for MonTana!
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/learn-computing-head-for-montana/

We’ve often thought that it must be harder than ever to learn about computers. Every year, there’s more to learn, so instead of making the gentle slope from college mainframe, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/learn-computing-head-for-montana/)

Be More Axolotl: How Humans May One Day Regrow Limbs and Organs
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/28/be-more-axolotl-how-humans-may-one-day-regrow-limbs-and-organs/