If you’ve got an RTL-SDR compatible receiver, you’ve probably used it for picking up signals from all kinds of weird things. Now, [Jaron McDaniel] has built a tool to integrate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/06/bridging-rtl-433-to-home-assistant/)

Lessons Learned After Trying MeshCore for Off-grid Text Messaging
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/06/lessons-learned-after-trying-meshcore-for-off-grid-text-messaging/

[Michael Lynch] recently decided to delve into the world of off-grid, decentralized communications with MeshCore, because being able to communicate wirelessly with others in a way that does not depend …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/06/lessons-learned-after-trying-meshcore-for-off-grid-text-messaging/)

Standalone USB-PD Stack For All Your Sink Needs
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/06/standalone-usb-pd-stack-for-all-your-sink-needs/

USB PD is a fun protocol to explore, but it can be a bit complex to fully implement. It makes sense we’re seeing new stacks pop up all the time, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/06/standalone-usb-pd-stack-for-all-your-sink-needs/)

F1 Light Box Helps You Know the Current Race Status
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/06/f1-light-box-helps-you-know-the-current-race-status/

[joppedc] wrote in to let us know that the Formula 1® season is coming to an end, and that the final race should be bangin’. To get ready, he built …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/06/f1-light-box-helps-you-know-the-current-race-status/)

The ZX Spectrum Finally Got An FPS
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/07/the-zx-spectrum-finally-got-an-fps/

The ZX Spectrum is known for a lot of things, but it’s not really known for a rich and deep library of FPS titles. However, there is finally such a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/07/the-zx-spectrum-finally-got-an-fps/)

The Key to Plotting
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/07/the-key-to-plotting/

Plotters aren’t as common as they once were. Today, many printers can get high enough resolution with dots that drawing things with a pen isn’t as necessary as it once …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/07/the-key-to-plotting/)

Anatomy Of A Minimalist Home Computer
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/07/anatomy-of-a-minimalist-home-computer/

There are plenty of well-known models among the 8-bit machines of the 1980s, and most readers could rattle them off without a thought. They were merely the stars among a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/07/anatomy-of-a-minimalist-home-computer/)