The iPod once reigned supreme in the realm of portable music. Hackers are now working on preserving one of its less lauded functions — gaming. [via Ars Technica] The run …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/ipod-clickwheel-games-preservation-project/)

Flaming Power Wheels Skeleton Wins Halloween
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/flaming-power-wheels-skeleton-wins-halloween/

When the project description starts with the sentence “I use an RC remote and receiver, an esp32, high-current motor drivers, servos, an FPV camera, and a little propane”, you know …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/flaming-power-wheels-skeleton-wins-halloween/)

AI Not Needed For Hackaday Projects
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/ai-not-needed-for-hackaday-projects/

It was Supercon this weekend, and Hackaday staffers made their way to Pasadena for what was by all accounts an excellent event. Now they’re all on their way home on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/ai-not-needed-for-hackaday-projects/)

Flirting With Kessler: why Space Debris Physics Make it Such an Orbital Pain
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/flirting-with-kessler-why-space-debris-physics-make-it-such-an-orbital-pain/

Picture in your mind a big parking lot with 131 million cars on it. Now imagine that they are spread out over the entire Earth’s inhabited areas. Although still a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/flirting-with-kessler-why-space-debris-physics-make-it-such-an-orbital-pain/)

Tracking Hydrogen in Space With a Home Radio Telescope For 21 cm Emissions
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/tracking-hydrogen-in-space-with-a-home-radio-telescope-for-21-cm-emissions/

The Hardware pipeline consists of three parts: antenna, signal conditioners, and computer. The
solid lines indicate LMR-400 cable (low loss microwave coax), whereas the dotted line represents USB 3.0. (Credit: Jack Phelps)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hydrogen_radio_telescope_diy_jack_phelps.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/hydrogen_radio_telescope_diy_jack_phelps.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">What do you get when you put a one-meter parabolic dish, an SDR, a Raspberry Pi, and an H1-LNA for 21 cm emissions together? The answer is: a radio telescope …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/tracking-hydrogen-in-space-with-a-home-radio-telescope-for-21-cm-emissions/)

Ubiquitous Successful Bus: Hacking USB 2 Hubs
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/ubiquitous-successful-bus-hacking-usb-2-hubs/

USB 2 hubs are, by now, omnipresent. it doesn’t cost much to add to your board, and you truly have tons of options. The standard option is 4-port hubs – …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/ubiquitous-successful-bus-hacking-usb-2-hubs/)

Open-Source Robot Transforms
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/open-source-robot-transforms/

Besides Pokémon, there might have been no greater media franchise for a child of the 90s than the Transformers, mysterious robots fighting an intergalactic war but which can inexplicably change …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/open-source-robot-transforms/)

Split-Flap Clock Flutters Its Way to Displaying Time Without Numbers
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/05/split-flap-clock-flutters-its-way-to-displaying-time-without-numbers/