Getting PCBs made is often the key step in taking a dodgy lab experiment and turning it into a functional piece of equipment. However, it can be tedious to wait …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/new-tool-makes-3d-printed-pcbs-fast/)
The media is full of breathless reports that AI can now code and human programmers are going to be put out to pasture. We aren’t convinced. In fact, we think …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-requirements-of-ai/)
Thermoforming Printed Parts with Hot Water
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/thermoforming-printed-parts-with-hot-water/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/thermoforming-printed-parts-with-hot-water/
Thermoforming is the process of softening a material enough so that it can be tweaked into a new shape, with the source of the thermal energy being not particularly relevant. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/thermoforming-printed-parts-with-hot-water/)
The History of the View-Master
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-history-of-the-view-master/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-history-of-the-view-master/
We are going to bet that as a kid, you had a View-Master. This toy has been around for decades and is, more or less, a handheld stereoscope. We never …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-history-of-the-view-master/)
Fixing a Destroyed XBox 360 Development Kit
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/fixing-a-destroyed-xbox-360-development-kit/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/fixing-a-destroyed-xbox-360-development-kit/
As common as the Xbox 360 was, the development kits (XDKs) for these consoles are significantly less so. This makes it even more tragic when someone performs a botched surgery …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/fixing-a-destroyed-xbox-360-development-kit/)
RP2040 Powers A MIDI-Controlled Soundboard
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/rp2040-powers-a-midi-controlled-soundboard/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/rp2040-powers-a-midi-controlled-soundboard/
When you’re livestreaming, it can be tempting to fire off all kinds of wacky sound effects like you’re a morning radio DJ back in the heady days of 1995. If …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/rp2040-powers-a-midi-controlled-soundboard/)
Poking at the ESP32-P4 and -C6 Dies in an ESP32-P4-M3 Module
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/poking-at-the-esp32-p4-and-c6-dies-in-an-esp32-p4-m3-module/
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/poking-at-the-esp32-p4-and-c6-dies-in-an-esp32-p4-m3-module/
With the ESP32-P4 not having any wireless functionality and instead focusing on being a small SoC, it makes sense to combine it with a second chip that handles features like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/poking-at-the-esp32-p4-and-c6-dies-in-an-esp32-p4-m3-module/)