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- Another Wireless Chip has a Hidden SDR Revealedby Jenny List on October 16, 2026 at 5:00 am
The news of the past couple of weeks has seen the ESP32 turned into an software-defined radio (SDR) thanks to a hidden baseband mode, an exciting development by anyone’s standards. …read more
- Using Optical Waveguide Arrays to Make Sheets Sense Shapesby Maya Posch on October 16, 2026 at 2:00 am
Determining the shape of an object which can change dynamically is a bit of a challenge, one that especially vexes those who are really into Virtual Reality. Sensing the orientation …read more
- 45 Years Later, The Sinclair ULA Design Documents Surfaceby Jenny List on October 15, 2026 at 11:00 pm
In the 8-bit home computer boom of the early 1980s, Sir Clive Sinclair’s machines were always among the cheapest on the market, often packing a surprising level of sophistication in …read more
- Linux Kernel Drops AI Tag Requirement, Uses Meta AI For Code Reviewsby Maya Posch on October 15, 2026 at 8:00 pm
Since we last covered the way that the Linux Kernel project has been dealing with the influx of code created using LLM-based coding assistants, all the way back in April, …read more
- C64 Hardware Simulator Isn’t (Just) For Playing Aroundby Tyler August on October 15, 2026 at 6:00 pm
If you want to play old Commodore games, there are C-64 emulators available for just about any platform– but most of them are so high level, they’re really meant for …read more
- Hand-Machined Stake Sharpener Just in Time for Dracula Seasonby Tyler August on October 15, 2026 at 3:30 pm
Vampires aren’t as common as they once were, but in most places they aren’t fully protected and it’s still possible to get a tag for legal hunting come October — …read more
- So You Want To Make Your SDR Work On Other Frequenciesby Jenny List on October 15, 2026 at 2:00 pm
Perhaps the most exciting news of the past few weeks in the world of hardware hacking has been the unlocking of hidden SDR functionality in the Wi-Fi radios found on …read more








