Modern retrocomputing tricks often push old hardware and systems further than any of the back-in-the-day developers could have ever dreamed. How about a neural network on an original Mac? [KenDesigns] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/original-mac-limitations-cant-stop-you-from-running-ai-models/)

USB-C PD Decoded: A DIY Meter and Logger for Power Insights
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/usb-c-pd-decoded-a-diy-meter-and-logger-for-power-insights/

As USB-C PD becomes more and more common, it’s useful to have a tool that lets you understand exactly what it’s doing—no longer is it limited to just 5 V. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/usb-c-pd-decoded-a-diy-meter-and-logger-for-power-insights/)

Going Native With Android’s Native Development Kit
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/going-native-with-androids-native-development-kit/

Originally Android apps were only developed in Java, targeting the Dalvik Java Virtual Machine (JVM) and its associated environment. Compared to platforms like iOS with Objective-C, which is just C …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/going-native-with-androids-native-development-kit/)

Flashlight Repair Brings Entire Workshop to Bear
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/flashlight-repair-brings-entire-workshop-to-bear/

The modern hacker and maker has an incredible array of tools at their disposal — even a modestly appointed workbench these days would have seemed like science-fiction a couple decades …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/flashlight-repair-brings-entire-workshop-to-bear/)

Off To the Races With ESP32 and eInk
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/off-to-the-races-with-esp32-and-eink/

Off to the races? Formula One races, that is. This project by [mazur8888] uses an ESP32 to keep track of the sport, and display a “live” dashboard on a 2.9″ …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/off-to-the-races-with-esp32-and-eink/)

Hosting a Website on a Disposable Vape
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/hosting-a-website-on-a-disposable-vape/

For the past years people have been collecting disposable vapes primarily for their lithium-ion batteries, but as these disposable vapes have begun to incorporate more elaborate electronics, these too have …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/hosting-a-website-on-a-disposable-vape/)

A Closer Look Inside a Robot’s Typewriter-Inspired Mouth
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/a-closer-look-inside-a-robots-typewriter-inspired-mouth/

[Ancient] has a video showing off a fascinating piece of work: a lip-syncing robot whose animated electro-mechanical mouth works like an IBM Selectric typewriter. The mouth rapidly flips between different …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/15/a-closer-look-inside-a-robots-typewriter-inspired-mouth/)