With more and more sensors being crammed into the consumer devices that many of us wear every day, the question of where medical devices begin and end, and how they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/what-the-fdas-2026-wellness-device-update-means-for-wearables/)

Performing an Autopsy on 15 Dead Battle Born LFP Batteries
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/performing-an-autopsy-on-15-dead-battle-born-lfp-batteries/

Because size matters when it comes to statistics, [Will Prowse] decided to not just bank on his handful of failed Battle Born LFP batteries when it came to documenting their …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/16/performing-an-autopsy-on-15-dead-battle-born-lfp-batteries/)

Using 3D Printed Breadboards to Accommodate Wide Boards
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/using-3d-printed-breadboards-to-accommodate-wide-boards/

Although off-the-shelf breadboards are plentiful and cheap, they almost always seem to use the same basic design. Although you can clumsily reassemble most of them by removing the voltage rail …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/using-3d-printed-breadboards-to-accommodate-wide-boards/)

AirTag Has Hole Behind the Battery? It’s Likely Been Silenced
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/airtag-has-hole-behind-the-battery-its-likely-been-silenced/

Apple AirTags have speakers in them, and the speaker is not entirely under the owner’s control. [Shahram] shows how the speaker of an AirTag can be disabled while keeping the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/airtag-has-hole-behind-the-battery-its-likely-been-silenced/)

The Complicated Legacy of Mind Controlled Toys
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/the-complicated-legacy-of-mind-controlled-toys/

Imagine a line of affordable toys controlled by the player’s brainwaves. By interpreting biosignals picked up by the dry electroencephalogram (EEG) electrodes in an included headset, the game could infer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/the-complicated-legacy-of-mind-controlled-toys/)

Running Pokémon with a Compass and Straightedge
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/running-pokemon-with-a-compass-and-straightedge/

The ancient question of whether or not it’s possible to construct a circle with the same area as a given square using only a drawing compass and straightedge was finally …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/running-pokemon-with-a-compass-and-straightedge/)

LEGO Orrery Gets A Real-Time Drive Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/lego-orrery-gets-a-real-time-drive-upgrade/

An orrery is a beautiful type of mechanical contrivance, built to demonstrate the motion of heavenly objects. LEGO happens to offer just such a device, built using its Technic line …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/17/lego-orrery-gets-a-real-time-drive-upgrade/)