From the earliest days of warfare, it’s never been enough to be able to build a deadlier weapon than your enemy can. Making a sharper spear, an arrow that flies …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/25/retrotechtacular-making-enough-merlins-to-win-a-war/)

Atari’s Pac-Man Flop: How a Classic Went Off-Course
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/25/ataris-pac-man-flop-how-a-classic-went-off-course/

For fans of retro games, Pac-Man is nothing short of iconic—a game so loved it’s been ported to nearly every console imaginable. But the Atari 2600 version, released in 1982, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/25/ataris-pac-man-flop-how-a-classic-went-off-course/)

Chinese Humanoid Robot Establishes New Running Speed Courtesy of Running Shoes
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/chinese-humanoid-robot-establishes-new-running-speed-courtesy-of-running-shoes/

As natural as walking is to us tail-less bipedal mammals, the fact of the matter is that it took many evolutionary adaptations to make this act of controlled falling forward …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/chinese-humanoid-robot-establishes-new-running-speed-courtesy-of-running-shoes/)

RF Detector Chip Helps Find Hidden Cameras and Bugs
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/rf-detector-chip-helps-find-hidden-cameras-and-bugs/

It’s a staple of spy thriller movies, that the protagonist has some kind of electronic scanner with which he theatrically searches his hotel room to reveal the bad guys’ attempt …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/rf-detector-chip-helps-find-hidden-cameras-and-bugs/)

DIY Laser Tag Project Does it in Style
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/diy-laser-tag-project-does-it-in-style/

This DIY lasertag project designed by [Nii], which he brought to Tokyo Maker Faire back in September, is a treasure trove. It’s all in Japanese and you’ll need to visit …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/diy-laser-tag-project-does-it-in-style/)

A New Chinese Radio Breaks Cover, is it Worth it?
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/a-new-chinese-radio-breaks-cover-is-it-worth-it/

Scanning the firehose of new electronic kits and modules coming from the usual Chinese suppliers can be a rewarding experience, as sometimes among the endless breakout boards comes an item …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/a-new-chinese-radio-breaks-cover-is-it-worth-it/)

McDonalds Ice Cream Machines Gain A DMCA Exemption
https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-gain-a-dmca-exemption/

An unlikely theatre for an act in the right-to-repair saga came last year in the form of McDonalds restaurants, whose McFlurry ice cream machines are prone to breakdown. The manufacturer …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/10/26/mcdonalds-ice-cream-machines-gain-a-dmca-exemption/)