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CHIP 8: The Pong Game’s Afoot!

Writing a computer game has always been hard. It is only the nature of the difficulty that changes. A modern game is as much about graphics, sound, and storytelling as …read more

EV Batteries Are Proving Hardier Than Expected

Batteries have a habit of quietly getting worse. Anyone who has nursed an old smartphone through its final years knows the routine—it leaves the house at 100% and is begging …read more

DeviceTree For Hackers: Intro

Raspberry Pi has just leaked information on the Pi Zero 3W. They did it by publishing a DeviceTree file that describes the hardware of the Pi Zero. This is how …read more

UDP Broadcasting Meets The More Focused Multicasting

After previously exploring the basics of UDP broadcasting, why IPv4 subnets are an exciting feature that you really want to dive into, as well as the contentious topic of IPv6, …read more

Radon Active

When you think about nuclear radiation, you often think about power plants, but it turns out there’s radioactive stuff all over the place: smoke detectors, granite counters, bananas, and potatoes …read more

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  • Baochip-1x: A Mostly-Open, 22nm SoC For High Assurance Applications

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    By Maya Posch | November 12, 2026

    For most people, just getting any old microcontroller or system on chip (SoC) from our favorite – or cheapest – vendor is more than good enough. But if you’re really …read more

  • Just Use QWIIC Already

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    By Arya Voronova | November 12, 2026

    Years ago, I wrote an article describing different I2C-on-a-connector ecosystems, explaining their strengths, weaknesses, and implementation details, as well as piling on a heap of fun stories. Looking back at …read more

  • USB-C Hub Or Nintendo Switch 2 Dock? Relax, It’s Both!

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    By Al Williams | November 12, 2026

    [Nozomi] travels with a Nintendo Switch 2, but the official dock is bulky and doesn’t seem to be made for travel. USB-C hubs with displays are common, but they won’t …read more

  • The Sextant: Navigating The Old Way

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    By Zoe Skyforest | November 12, 2026

    Navigation is easy these days, as we’ve entire complex computerized mapping systems and radio-based positioning systems to find ourselves anywhere on Earth. It might seem simple to use GPS these …read more

  • Tiny Transmitters Track Monarch Butterflies

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    By Al Williams | November 12, 2026

    Miniaturization is one thing, but how would you like to design a transmitter that attaches to a butterfly? That’s what the BlūMorpho transmitter is made to do, according to [Tom …read more

  • Espresso, Meet Custom-Machined Stainless Steel Boiler

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    By Donald Papp | November 12, 2026

    While pondering some repairs for his Gaggia Classic Pro espresso machine, [Hans Gaensbauer] ended up machining an entirely new boiler from stainless steel. It was a nontrivial undertaking, since the …read more

  • A LEGO 3D Printer

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    By Tyler August | November 11, 2026

    LEGO building blocks are a great toy, but every so often a hacker decides to take the little bricks outside of the toy room and make them an integral part …read more

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