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Hackaday<p>Not Repairing an Old Tape Recorder</p><p>When you think of a tape recorder, you might think of a cassette tape. However, [Michael Simpson] has an old Star-Lite small reel-to-reel tape machine. It isn’t a repair so …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/not-repairing-an-old-tape-recorder/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/not-re</span><span class="invisible">pairing-an-old-tape-recorder/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>When the UK’s Telephone Network Went Digital With System X</p><p>The switch from analog telephone exchanges to a purely digital network meant a revolution in just about any way imaginable. Gone were the bulky physical switches and associated system limitations. …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/when-the-uks-telephone-network-went-digital-with-system-x/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/when-t</span><span class="invisible">he-uks-telephone-network-went-digital-with-system-x/</span></a></p>
AI6YR Ben<p>Aha, some 2x4's in the right place and this would be a fast and simple bicycle generator. <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/humanpower" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humanpower</span></a> <a href="https://m.ai6yr.org/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Comprehensive Test Set Released For The Intel 80286</p><p>Remember the 80286? It was the sequel to the 8086, the chip that started it all, and it powered a great number of machines in the early years of the …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/comprehensive-test-set-released-for-the-intel-80286/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/compre</span><span class="invisible">hensive-test-set-released-for-the-intel-80286/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Painting in Metal with Selective Electroplating</p><p>Most research on electroplating tries to find ways to make it plate parts more uniformly. [Ajc150] took the opposite direction, though, with his selective electroplating project, which uses an electrode …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/painting-in-metal-with-selective-electroplating/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/painti</span><span class="invisible">ng-in-metal-with-selective-electroplating/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>2025 One Hertz Challenge: 555 Timer Gets a Signal From Above</p><p>One of the categories we chose for the One Hertz Challenge is “Could Have Used a 555.” What about when you couldn’t have, but did anyway? The 555 is famously …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/2025-one-hertz-challenge-555-timer-gets-a-signal-from-above/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/2025-o</span><span class="invisible">ne-hertz-challenge-555-timer-gets-a-signal-from-above/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>KeyMo Brings a Pencil to the Cyberdeck Fight</p><p>Computers and cellphones can do so many things, but sometimes if you want to doodle or take a note, pencil and paper is the superior technology. You could carry a …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/keymo-brings-a-pencil-to-the-cyberdeck-fight/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/keymo-</span><span class="invisible">brings-a-pencil-to-the-cyberdeck-fight/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Supersonic Flight May Finally Return to US Skies</p><p>After World War II, as early supersonic military aircraft were pushing the boundaries of flight, it seemed like a foregone conclusion that commercial aircraft would eventually fly faster than sound …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/supersonic-flight-may-finally-return-to-us-skies/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/supers</span><span class="invisible">onic-flight-may-finally-return-to-us-skies/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Teufel Introduces an Open Source Bluetooth Speaker</p><p>There are a ton of Bluetooth speakers on the market. Just about none of them have any user-serviceable components or replacement parts available. When they break, they’re dead and gone, …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/teufel-introduces-an-open-source-bluetooth-speaker/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/teufel</span><span class="invisible">-introduces-an-open-source-bluetooth-speaker/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Eight Artificial Neurons Control Fully Autonomous Toy Truck</p><p>Recently the [Global Science Network] released a video of using an artificial brain to control an RC truck. The video shows a neural network comprised of eight artificial neurons assembled …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/24/eight-artificial-neurons-control-fully-autonomous-toy-truck/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/24/eight-</span><span class="invisible">artificial-neurons-control-fully-autonomous-toy-truck/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>FrogFind Grabs the WAP</p><p>Yes, the Wireless Application Protocol! What other WAP could there possibly be? This long-dormant cellphone standard is now once again available on the web, thanks to [Sean] over at ActionRetro …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/frogfind-grabs-the-wap/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/23/frogfi</span><span class="invisible">nd-grabs-the-wap/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Vibe Coding Goes Wrong As AI Wipes Entire Database</p><p>Imagine, you’re tapping away at your keyboard, asking an AI to whip up some fresh code for a big project you’re working on. It’s been a few days now, you’ve …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/vibe-coding-goes-wrong-as-ai-wipes-entire-database/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/23/vibe-c</span><span class="invisible">oding-goes-wrong-as-ai-wipes-entire-database/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Game dev on iBook G4 with NetBSD</p><p>What can you do with a laptop enough to drink even in the Puritan ex-colonies? 21 years is a long time for computer hardware– but [Chris] is using his early-2004 …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/game-dev-on-ibook-g4-with-netbsd/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/23/game-d</span><span class="invisible">ev-on-ibook-g4-with-netbsd/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Fusing Cheap eBay Find Into a Digital Rangefinder</p><p>One of the earliest commercially-successful camera technologies was the rangefinder — a rather mechanically-complex system that allows a photographer to focus by triangulating a subject, often in a dedicated focusing …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/fusing-cheap-ebay-find-into-a-digital-rangefinder/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/23/fusing</span><span class="invisible">-cheap-ebay-find-into-a-digital-rangefinder/</span></a></p>
David Croyle<p>The latest progress in the form of a test fitting and some gap filling underway. Still more to print, and SO MUCH painting to come. The interior includes three feet of 1/2"/13mm steel rod for structural support and weight.</p><p><a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/3dprint" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>3dprint</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/costume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>costume</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/prop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>prop</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/scifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scifi</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/starwars" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>starwars</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/mandalorian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mandalorian</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/cosplay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cosplay</span></a> <a href="https://wandering.shop/tags/hobby" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hobby</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>2025 One Hertz Challenge: 16-Bit Tower Blinks at One Hertz</p><p>We’ve seen our share of blinking light projects around here; most are fairly straightforward small projects, but this entry to the 2025 One Hertz Challenge is the polar opposite of …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/2025-one-hertz-challenge-16-bit-tower-blinks-at-one-hertz/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/23/2025-o</span><span class="invisible">ne-hertz-challenge-16-bit-tower-blinks-at-one-hertz/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Embedded LEDs for Soft Robots Made from Silicone</p><p>Over on their YouTube channel [Science Buddies] shows us how to embed LEDs in soft robots. Soft robots can be made entirely or partially from silicone. In the video you …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/embedded-leds-for-soft-robots-made-from-silicone/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/23/embedd</span><span class="invisible">ed-leds-for-soft-robots-made-from-silicone/</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>The Death of Industrial Design and the Era of Dull Electronics</p><p>It’s often said that what’s inside matters more than one’s looks, but it’s hard to argue that a product’s looks and its physical user experience are what makes it instantly …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/the-death-of-industrial-design-and-the-era-of-dull-electronics/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/23/the-de</span><span class="invisible">ath-of-industrial-design-and-the-era-of-dull-electronics/</span></a></p>
Headlines Africa<p>Africa: Afreximbank Secures 1 Billion USD in Investment-Ready Projects: [ENA] The 32nd Annual Meetings of African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) witnessed a flurry of deal signings with four project preparation transactions signed between the Bank and various entities that are expected to unlock investments valued at about 1 billion USD that set to transform key sectors across Africa. <a href="http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TM4JKB" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">newsfeed.facilit8.network/TM4J</span><span class="invisible">KB</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Afreximbank" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Afreximbank</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Investment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Investment</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Africa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Africa</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/Projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Projects</span></a> <a href="https://journa.host/tags/EconomicGrowth" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EconomicGrowth</span></a></p>
Hackaday<p>Annealing in Space: How NASA Saved JunoCam in Orbit Around Jupiter</p><p>The Juno spacecraft was launched towards Jupiter in August of 2011 as part of the New Frontiers series of spacecraft, on what would originally have been a 7-year mission, including …read more<br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/projects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>projects</span></a><br><a href="https://hackaday.com/2025/07/23/annealing-in-space-how-nasa-saved-junocam-in-orbit-around-jupiter/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackaday.com/2025/07/23/anneal</span><span class="invisible">ing-in-space-how-nasa-saved-junocam-in-orbit-around-jupiter/</span></a></p>