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Wi-Fi controlled hacking USB cable stealthily packs in a microcontroller, microSD storage, and more — cable executes remote payload execution, keystroke injection, and more, but is 'built for makers, developers, enthusiasts, and cybersecurity learners' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-23 | by Mark Tyson | get USB Rubber Ducky → | tags: esp32-s3, hacknect, microcontroller

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MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED X24 4K 240 Hz gaming monitor review: Blistering performance with pro-level color (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-21 | by Christian Eberle | get MSI MPG 322UR QD-OLED → | tags: msi, mpg 322ur qd-oled, qd-oled

33.

RuView – See through walls with WiFi (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-19 | get WiFi Signal Analyzer Tool → | tags: wifi, esp32, channel state information

34.

Russia’s Mikron is selling framed test wafers with up to 120,000 processors as souvenirs — 12 designs, priced around $170 each, sold alongside $2 vials of cleanroom air (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-17 | by Mark Tyson | get Processor Test Wafer Souvenir → | tags: mikron, amur mik32, risc-v

35.

Writing Z80 assembly, 4 decades later:-) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Z80 Assembly Programming Book → | tags: z88dk, zx spectrum, atmega328p

36.

Hosting a website on an 8-bit microcontroller (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-17 | get Microcontroller Web Server Kit → | tags: avr microcontroller, arduino, ethernet chip

37.

Two computers, one monitor, zero fiddling (2025) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get Wireless Multi-Device Keyboard → | tags: msi mpg 321urx, kvm switch, display data channel

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Two computers, one monitor, zero fiddling – Alex Plescan (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-16 | get USB-C Docking Station → | tags: msi mpg 321urx, kvm monitor, ddc commands

39.

Graphing Scientific Calculator Based on the ESP32 (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-15 | get ESP32 Dev Kit Board → | tags: esp32, numworks, casio fx-991ex

40.

Bare-metal STM32: vector table, linker script, and startup code from scratch (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-12 | get STM32 Development Kit → | tags: stm32, esp32, nucleo

41.

Tiny credit card computer includes eInk screen and is just 1mm thick — Muxcard is powered by the ESP32-C3 microcontroller (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-10 | by Mark Tyson | get ESP32-C3 Development Board → | tags: esp32-c3, eink display, nfc

42.

Dirty Frag: Universal Linux LPE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-08 | get Linux Privilege Escalation Toolkit → | tags: dirty frag, linux kernel, xfrm-esp

43.

Microsoft CTO confesses that 30-year-old code from the mid-90s still forms the bedrock of Windows 11 — ancient Win32 API still the backbone, but CTO says it's 'more relevant than ever in 2026' (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Mark Tyson | get Windows 11 Win32 API Book → | tags: windows 11, win32 api, microsoft azure

44.

Lenovo joins retro gaming handheld race with new G02 system for $63 — handheld for sale on AliExpress, listed on Lenovo's official China site (tomshardware.com)

2026-05-08 | by Zhiye Liu | get Lenovo G02 Retro Handheld → | tags: lenovo, g02, rockchip rk3326

45.

Energizer releases coin lithium batteries that won't cause burning if accidentally swallowed (engadget.com)

2026-05-06 | by Anna Washenko | get Energizer Coin Lithium Batteries → | tags: energizer, coin lithium batteries, ultimate child shield

46.

Energizer now offers child-safe batteries for your AirTags (9to5mac.com)

2026-05-06 | by Ben Lovejoy | get Energizer Child-Safe Batteries → | tags: energizer, airtags, lithium batteries

47.

Community firmware for the Xteink X4 e-paper reader (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get Xteink X4 E-Paper Firmware → | tags: xteink, crosspoint reader, esp32-c3

48.

Unofficial Notepad++ macOS app forced to rebrand after creator objects (techspot.com)

2026-05-05 | get Notepad for Mac → | tags: notepad++, macos, andrey letov

49.

Biscuit (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-05 | get Biscuit Maker Set → | tags: xteink, biscuit, esp32-c3

50.

Jonathan Swift's Last Joke (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-05-02 | by Ed Caesar | tags: swift, epitaph, alexander pope

51.

Study: AI models that consider users' feelings are more likely to make errors (arstechnica.com)

2026-05-01 | get Emotion AI Development Kit → | tags: llama-3.1-8b-instruct, mistral-small-instruct, qwen-2.5-32b-instruct

52.

Recovering files from beyond the grave using PhotoRec (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | get PhotoRec Data Recovery Software → | tags: photorec, testdisk, ntfs

53.

Granite 4.1: IBM's 8B Model Matching 32B MoE (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-30 | by Mohit Geryani | get IBM Watson Studio → | tags: ibm granite 4.1, open source language models, 8b model

54.

This open-source E-Ink smartwatch project trades features for extreme battery life (androidauthority.com)

2026-04-29 | get E-Ink Smartwatch Kit → | tags: e-ink, lightink, esp32

55.

CISA orders feds to patch Windows flaw exploited as zero-day (bleepingcomputer.com)

2026-04-29 | get Microsoft Windows Security Patch → | tags: cisa, microsoft, cve-2026-32202

56.

Easyduino: Open Source PCB Devboards for KiCad (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get Easyduino Starter Kit → | tags: arduino, esp32, raspberry pi pico

57.

Open-Source KiCad PCBs for Common Arduino, ESP32, RP2040 Boards (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-27 | get KiCad PCB Design Kit → | tags: kicad, arduino, esp32

58.

Clay PCB Tutorial (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | get Soldering Kit for Beginners → | tags: arduino uno, atmega328p, hackerspace

59.

Exposing Floating Point – Bartosz Ciechanowski (2019) (news.ycombinator.com)

2026-04-26 | by Bartosz Ciechanowski | get Floating Point Debugging Tool → | tags: ieee 754, floating point, binary32

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Intel's upcoming Xeon 7 "Diamond Rapids" server CPUs reportedly delayed to 2027 — Next-gen Coral Rapids lineup lands 2028 but can be accelerated, according to new leak (tomshardware.com)

2026-04-25 | by Hassam Nasir | get Intel Xeon Processor Cooler → | tags: xeon 7, diamond rapids, coral rapids