When you think of a Bluetooth speaker, you’re probably picturing a roughly lunchbox-sized device that pumps out some decent volume for annoying fellow beachgoers, hikers, or public transport users. [Matt …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/bluetooth-earrings-pump-out-the-tunes/)

NEC V20: The Original PC Processor Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/nec-v20-the-original-pc-processor-upgrade/

In the early 1980s, there was the IBM PC, with its 4.77 MHz Intel 8088 processor. It was an unexpected hit for the company, and within a few years there …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/nec-v20-the-original-pc-processor-upgrade/)

How Many Phones Sport a 5 and 1/4 Diskette Drive? This One.
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/how-many-phones-sport-a-5-and-1-4-diskette-drive-this-one/

It all started with a sarcastic comment right here on Hackaday.com: ” How many phones do you know that sport a 5 and 1/4 inch diskette drive?” — and [Paul …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/how-many-phones-sport-a-5-and-1-4-diskette-drive-this-one/)

Drones At Danish Airports, A Plea For Responsible Official Response
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/drones-at-danish-airports-a-plea-for-responsible-official-response/

In Europe, where this is being written, and possibly further afield, news reports are again full of drone sightings closing airports. The reports have come from Scandinavia, in particular Denmark, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/drones-at-danish-airports-a-plea-for-responsible-official-response/)

Kinethreads: A Low Cost Haptic Exo-Suit
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/kinethreads-a-low-cost-haptic-exo-suit/

There have been lots of haptic vest devices over the years, though the vast majority have been very simple. Many existing suits pack in a few speakers or vibration motors …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/27/kinethreads-a-low-cost-haptic-exo-suit/)

NTRON Plays Games, Music
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/28/ntron-plays-games-music/

What do you get if you meld a Raspberry Pi, a chiptune synthesizer, and a case that looks like an imaginary Kenback-2000? Well, if you are [Artifextron], you get the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/28/ntron-plays-games-music/)

Smart Home Gets A Custom Keypad Controller
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/28/smart-home-gets-a-custom-keypad-controller/

Voice assistants and smartphones are often the go-to interfaces for modern smart home systems. However, if you fancy more direct physical controls, you can go that route as well. To …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/28/smart-home-gets-a-custom-keypad-controller/)