Like many early microcomputers, the Commodore VIC-20 did not come with an interna real-time clock built into the system. [David Hunter] has seen fit to rectify that with an add-on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/2025-one-hertz-challenge-the-real-time-clock-the-vic-20-never-had/)

Clock of Clocks Expands, Goes Digital
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/clock-of-clocks-expands-goes-digital/

Some people just want to have their cake and eat it too, but very few of us ever get to pull it off. [Erich Styger] has, though with V5 of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/clock-of-clocks-expands-goes-digital/)

Tearing Down A Mysteriously Cheap $5 Fiber Optic To Cable TV Adapter
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/tearing-down-a-mysteriously-cheap-5-fiber-optic-to-cable-tv-adapter/

In his regular browsing on AliExpress, [Ben Jeffrey] came across something he didn’t understand—a $5 fiber optic to RF cable TV adapter. It was excessively cheap, and even more mysteriously, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/tearing-down-a-mysteriously-cheap-5-fiber-optic-to-cable-tv-adapter/)

Whispers From The Void, Transcribed With AI
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/whispers-from-the-void-transcribed-with-ai/

‘Hearing voices’ doesn’t have to be worrisome, for instance when software-defined radio (SDR) happens to be your hobby. It can take quite some of your time and attention to pull …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/whispers-from-the-void-transcribed-with-ai/)

One File, Six Formats: Just Change The Extension
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/one-file-six-formats-just-change-the-extension/

Normally, if you change a file’s extension in Windows, it doesn’t do anything positive. It just makes the file open in the wrong programs that can’t decode what’s inside. However, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/08/one-file-six-formats-just-change-the-extension/)

Learn C with a Lisp
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/learn-c-with-a-lisp/

One reason Forth remains popular is that it is very simple to create, but also very powerful. But there’s an even older language that can make the same claim: LISP. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/learn-c-with-a-lisp/)

3D Printing a Giant Beyblade Arena
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/3d-printing-a-giant-beyblade-arena/

Beyblade spinning tops are pretty easy to find at toy shops, department stores, and even some supermarkets. However, the arenas in which the tops do battle? They’re much harder to come …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/3d-printing-a-giant-beyblade-arena/)

A Love Letter to Prototype Zero
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/09/a-love-letter-to-prototype-zero/