Hackaday Podcast Episode 376: Modern Retro Projects, Retro Modern Projects, and the Teen Years for 3D Printing
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Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams were in a retro mood this week. There was a new ‘486 computer, a new mechanical TV, and a USB stick with a magnetic …read more
Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams were in a retro mood this week. There was a new ‘486 computer, a new mechanical TV, and a USB stick with a magnetic personality. Can you watch YouTube on a Game Boy? Maybe.
For the can’t miss articles, this week, Elliot and Al reflected on the awkward phase of 3D printers when they transformed from being expensive commercial machines, to where they are now. Meanwhile, Al was interested in how airplanes know how fast they are going. Along the way, there were musical hacks, precision machine tools, and a quantum 8 ball.
Check out the links if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments! Or write or record something for our mailbag segment.
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Episode 376 Show Notes:
Mailbag:
Thanks to Tom Lyons for calling [Elliot] out on the weather in the Garden State. Why don’t you write or record something? Send us your questions or comments, and you might hear them in a future show.
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Interesting Hacks of the Week:
Hackaday Europe 2026, Building A Retro PC From Scratch
Building A Micrometer-Level Displacement Sensor With 3D Printed Parts
Hack Improves Cheap Speed Controllers
Running Four Brushless Motors With A Single Pi Pico
Motors Make The Best Knobs With SimpleFOC
Watch YouTube On A Game Boy Color With A Special Cartridge
Dumping Game Boy Cartridges Via The Link Cable Port
GB Interceptor Enables Live Screen Capture From Game Boy
The Ultimate Game Boy Talk
Mechanical TV, Without The Benefit Of New Parts
Quick Hacks:
Elliot’s Picks:
Reflective LCD Slabtop Terminal Runs Homebrewed Solar OS
Fixing An Elgato Cam Link’s USB Current Draw Issue
GPU-Accelerated Autorouter Handles Monstrous PCB Designs
Piano Escapement Migrates To Drum Kit
Hard Drive Speakers Crank Out Classic Demo
Bite Into Strange Sounds With NOISFERATU
Al’s Picks:
RF Hacking A Ceiling Fan Via The Remote
Accurate Split-Flap Display Can Be 3D Printed
A Quantum Magic 8-Ball
Can’t-Miss Articles:
The Teenage Angst Of 3D Printing: Solidoodle, Printrbot, And Bridges
How Airspeed Sensors Work
Tech In Plain Sight: Speedometers
Encyclopedia of Sensors