The truth is, our desktop computers today would have been classed as supercomputers only a few decades ago. There was a time when people who needed real desktop power looked …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/28/the-last-sun-sparc-workstation/)

An ESP32 Delivers Perfect Slot Car Control
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If your memory of slot cars as a childhood toy is of lightweight controllers with wire-wound rheostats inside, then you’re many years behind the state of the art when it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/28/an-esp32-delivers-perfect-slot-car-control/)

Internet Connected TI-84 To Cut Your Academic Career Short
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/internet-connected-ti-84-to-cut-your-academic-career-short/

In an educational project with ethically questionable applications, [ChromaLock] has converted the ubiquitous TI-84 calculator into the ultimate cheating device. The foundation of this hack lies in the TI-84’s link …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/internet-connected-ti-84-to-cut-your-academic-career-short/)

Curing CRT Cataracts Freshens Up Retro Roundy TVs
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/curing-crt-cataracts-freshens-up-retro-roundy-tvs/

It’s been a long time since the family TV has had a CRT in it, and even longer since that it was using what was basically an overgrown oscilloscope tube. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/curing-crt-cataracts-freshens-up-retro-roundy-tvs/)

Seven Day Movement Makes a Rubbish Clock
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/seven-day-movement-makes-a-rubbish-clock/

We see a lot of clocks here at Hackaday. Some of them are better than others, but this one from [John Graham-Cumming] is definitely a rubbish clock. It performs the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/seven-day-movement-makes-a-rubbish-clock/)

First Tentative Sales of Tandem Perovskite-Silicon PV Panels
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(A) Spectra response of perovskite top cell and Si bottom cell in a tandem configuration. (B) Illustration for the device structure of a 2T and 4T perovskite/Si tandem solar cell. (C) The equivalent circuit of a 2T and 4T perovskite/Si tandem solar cell under illumination. Rs is the series resistance, Rsh is the shunt resistance, I is the output current, and V is output voltage. (Credit: Yuanhang Cheng, Liming Ding, SusMat)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tandem_perovskite-silicon_pv_sus225-fig-0002-m.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/tandem_perovskite-silicon_pv_sus225-fig-0002-m.jpg?w=762" tabindex="0" role="button">To anyone who has spent some time in photovoltaic (PV) power circles, the word ‘perovskite’ probably sounds familiar. Offering arguably better bandgap properties than traditional silicon cells, perovskite-based PV panels …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/first-tentative-sales-of-tandem-perovskite-silicon-pv-panels/)

Thinkpad 13 Gets NVMe Support With Three Jumpers
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/thinkpad-13-gets-nvme-support-with-three-jumpers/

Hardware restrictions can be unreasonable, and at times, it can be downright puzzling just how arbitrary they are. Such is the case with the Lenovo ThinkPad 13 — it’s got …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/thinkpad-13-gets-nvme-support-with-three-jumpers/)

Hackaday Links: September 29, 2024
https://hackaday.com/2024/09/29/hackaday-links-september-29-2024/