Internet radios have been a thing in some form for the last quarter century, and the advent of cheap networked microcontrollers has made them easier than ever to build. But …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/02/is-this-the-smallest-internet-radio/)

That’s No Moon… That’s an Exoplanet!
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/thats-no-moon-thats-an-exoplanet/

It wasn’t that long ago that a science teacher would have told students that there was no evidence of planets around other star systems. Even more recently, they might have …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/thats-no-moon-thats-an-exoplanet/)

Own The OSD Chip In Your Cheap Composite Monitor
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/own-the-osd-chip-in-your-cheap-composite-monitor/

[Ogrinz Labs] has built a Robbie the Robot suit, which is super-cool, but has a huge flaw. When inside the suit, he’s too tall to do what the original Robbie …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/own-the-osd-chip-in-your-cheap-composite-monitor/)

Fixing a Power Grid That Loses Over Half Its Power to Inefficiency and Theft
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/fixing-a-power-grid-that-loses-over-half-its-power-to-inefficiency-and-theft/

[Mini Shaji Thomas] has a deeply interesting article on IEEE Spectrum detailing how the power distribution system for a city of over twenty million people went from failing to first-class. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/fixing-a-power-grid-that-loses-over-half-its-power-to-inefficiency-and-theft/)

The ESP32, An SDR In Itself
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/the-esp32-an-sdr-in-itself/

Perhaps the most famous of all the software-defined radio (SDR) receivers is the RTL-SDR, a digital TV receiver on which an undocumented feature was found. Perhaps other radio-enabled chips also …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/the-esp32-an-sdr-in-itself/)

2026 Retrocomputer Challenge: Vectron65 Plus Puts the Emphasis on Plus
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/2026-retrocomputer-challenge-vectron65-plus-puts-the-emphasis-on-plus/

[Nick Bild] evidently has a soft spot for the 6502, given that his Vectron65 Plus home computer project uses at least one of them, depending on the add-ons. You see, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/2026-retrocomputer-challenge-vectron65-plus-puts-the-emphasis-on-plus/)

A Good DIY Solder Stencil Begins With a Cleanly-Sliced Soda Can
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/a-good-diy-solder-stencil-begins-with-a-cleanly-sliced-soda-can/

Solder stencils are a fantastic way to accurately apply solder paste to a PCB. Professionally-made stencils are cut from steel, but for the home hacker, soda cans continue to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/03/a-good-diy-solder-stencil-begins-with-a-cleanly-sliced-soda-can/)