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/

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/

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/)

Microsoft Uses Plagiarized AI Slop Flowchart to Explain How Git Works
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/microsoft-uses-plagiarized-ai-slop-flowchart-to-explain-how-git-works/

It’s becoming somewhat of a theme that machine-generated content – whether it’s code, text or graphics – keeps pushing people to their limits, mostly by how such ‘AI slop’ is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/microsoft-uses-plagiarized-ai-slop-flowchart-to-explain-how-git-works/)

The Joy of Making Handheld Tetris From Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-joy-of-making-handheld-tetris-from-scratch/

As anyone who’s made a thing knows, a lot of work goes into bringing something from idea to completion. But there’s also considerable satisfaction in the process. [Willian] recently did …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/19/the-joy-of-making-handheld-tetris-from-scratch/)

NextSilicon’s Maverick-2: the Future of High-Performance Computing?
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/nextsilicons-maverick-2-the-future-of-high-performance-computing/

A few months back, Sandia National Laboratories announced they had acquired a new supercomputer. It wasn’t the biggest, but it still offered in their eyes something unique. This particular supercomputer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/nextsilicons-maverick-2-the-future-of-high-performance-computing/)

Ask Hackaday: Do You Have a Dead Man’s Switch?
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/ask-hackaday-do-you-have-a-dead-mans-switch/

During the Cold War, the specter of a nuclear “dead man’s switch” was central to the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD). In the event that one side was annihilated …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/20/ask-hackaday-do-you-have-a-dead-mans-switch/)