Chip Swap Fixes a Dead Amiga 600
The Amiga 600 was in its day the machine nobody really wanted — a final attempt to flog the almost original spec 68000 platform from 1985, in 1992. Sure it …read more Continue reading Chip Swap Fixes a Dead Amiga 600
Author Archives: Jenny List
Why Push a Button When a Machine Can Do It For You
Remote control is a wonder of the age, we press a button, and something happens as if by magic. But what happens if there is no remote control, and instead …read more Continue reading Why Push a Button When a Machine Can Do It For You
Review: Cherry G84-4100 Keyboard
The choice of a good keyboard is something which consumes a lot of time for many Hackaday readers, judging by the number of custom input device projects which make it …read more Continue reading Review: Cherry G84-4100 Keyboard
Jenny’s Daily Drivers: Haiku R1/beta5
Back in the mid 1990s, the release of Microsoft’s Windows 95 operating system cemented the Redmond software company’s dominance over most of the desktop operating system space. Apple were still …read more Continue reading Jenny’s Daily Drivers: Haiku R1/beta5
That Power Bank Isn’t Quite So Sweet
An unlikely hit of the last few months’ consumer hardware has been a power bank branded by the German confectionery company Haribo. It first gained attention in backpacking circles because …read more Continue reading That Power Bank Isn’t Quite So Sweet
The New Pebble: Now 100% Open Source
The Pebble was the smartwatch darling of the early 2010s, a glimpse of the future in the form of a microcontroller and screen strapped to your wrist. It was snapped …read more Continue reading The New Pebble: Now 100% Open Source
All Handheld Antennas Are Not Born The Same
If you own a handheld transceiver of any type then the chances are it will come with a “rubber duck” style antenna. These flexible rubber-coated antennas are a compromise in …read more Continue reading All Handheld Antennas Are Not Born The Same
Has Steampunk Delivered the Hoverboard?
The hoverboard, one of the teen crazes of the last decade, is both a marvel of technology and a source of hacker parts that have appeared in so many projects …read more Continue reading Has Steampunk Delivered the Hoverboard?
A Flexible Light Inspired by IKEA
The IKEA SMÅSNÖRE is a flexible silicone rod with an embedded LED strip, attached at each end to a base. It’s eye-catching enough, and it has the useful property of …read more Continue reading A Flexible Light Inspired by IKEA
So Long Firefox, Hello Vivaldi
It’s been twenty-three years since the day Phoenix was released, the web browser that eventually became Firefox. I downloaded it on the first day and installed it on my trusty …read more Continue reading So Long Firefox, Hello Vivaldi