A few years ago Dyson released a desk lamp that could slide up and down, in and out, balancing itself at every position. [Steven Bennett] saw that lamp and wanted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/sliding-into-perfection-the-open-task-light/)

Crowdsourcing An Investigation Into Coil Whine
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/crowdsourcing-an-investigation-into-coil-whine/

If you’ve heard the high-pitched whine or buzz from an electronic device when a current-carrying inductor is vibrating, you’ll know how unpleasant it can be. It’s common in all kinds …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/crowdsourcing-an-investigation-into-coil-whine/)

PETG: the PLA Filament Alternative that Just Works
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/petg-the-pla-filament-alternative-that-just-works/

A typical response to the previous article on why PLA filament is so darn brittle. This has led some people to not use PLA filament at all, while others promote …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/petg-the-pla-filament-alternative-that-just-works/)

Haiku OS Releases Beta 6
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/haiku-os-releases-beta-6/

After just a little over 25 years of the Haiku project trying to keep the BeOS spirit alive, the team has now released Beta 6. The spicy details of what …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/haiku-os-releases-beta-6/)

A Defrag Simulator In Your Browser
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/a-defrag-simulator-in-your-browser/

Disk Defragmenter was a wonderful utility that Microsoft included with Windows back in the day. Back then, you’d use it to theoretically speed up disk access. Today, you can run …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/01/a-defrag-simulator-in-your-browser/)

Creating the Greenest Possible Clothing with Living Fungi
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/creating-the-greenest-possible-clothing-with-living-fungi/

Despite the wide variety of fabrics used for our clothing, they all share the property of not being living tissues. This could be due to them never having been part …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/creating-the-greenest-possible-clothing-with-living-fungi/)

HDMI For the Color Computer 2
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/hdmi-for-the-color-computer-2/

[Scott Baker] bought a TRS-80 Color Computer off eBay some five years ago. He’d always intended to add a CoCoVGA or CoCoDV upgrade to hook it up to a monitor, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/hdmi-for-the-color-computer-2/)

“I’m Not Dead Yet!” Reverse Polish Notation Calculators You Can Still Buy
https://hackaday.com/2026/09/02/im-not-dead-yet-reverse-polish-notation-calculators-you-can-still-buy/