Infrared (IR) communication technologies are probably one of the most influential, yet also one of the least flashiest. The fact that IR communication tends to be highly directional and often …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/the-fascinating-world-of-irda-and-other-infrared-protocols/)

BMW i3 Mod Brings Small Trucks to the EV Future
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/bmw-i3-mod-brings-small-trucks-to-the-ev-future/

Trucks are handy, especially if you’ve got messy or dirty loads, but there aren’t a lot of options if you want a small electric pickup yet. [Michael Pick] decided to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/bmw-i3-mod-brings-small-trucks-to-the-ev-future/)

Arduino Engine Runs Many Games
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/arduino-engine-runs-many-games/

A few years ago, [Smashcat] ported a ZX Spectrum game called Manic Miner to the Arduino Uno. The Arduino has less memory than the original Spectrum did, so doing all this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/arduino-engine-runs-many-games/)

Practice Japanese on an Inkplate 4Tempera eInk Device
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/practice-japanese-on-an-inkplate-4tempera-eink-device/

Learning a new natural language can be a daunting proposition at the best of times, with repetition and immersion generally considered to be the best ways to build up not …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/practice-japanese-on-an-inkplate-4tempera-eink-device/)

Enable Resizable BAR on Unsupported Motherboards
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/enable-resizable-bar-on-unsupported-motherboards/

Recently [Rod Burlamaqui] released the arc-rebar project on GitHub, enabling Intel GPUs to work significantly more efficiently if the system’s mainboard does not support resizable BAR. It does require a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/enable-resizable-bar-on-unsupported-motherboards/)

In Praise Of A Legendary Power Transistor
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/in-praise-of-a-legendary-power-transistor/

There are some devices which achieve electronic immortality, it’s likely that you have used a few of them yourself. The 555 timer of course, or the 741 op-amp. [ElectronicsNotes] is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/in-praise-of-a-legendary-power-transistor/)

The Oldest Windows App To Still Run On WIndows 11
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/the-oldest-windows-app-to-still-run-on-windows-11/

In the open source world we are used to software being compiled from source for our particular distro, so while in a few cases an ancient release may still be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/26/the-oldest-windows-app-to-still-run-on-windows-11/)