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.Direct download in authentic retro DRM-free MP3.Where to Follow Hackaday PodcastPlaces to follow Hackaday podcasts:iTunesSpotifyStitcherRSSYouTubeCheckout our Libsyn landing pageEpisode 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.What’s that Sound:Congrats to [PostalPreacher] for correctly guessing last week’s sound. Be sure to drop in next week for your chance to win an exclusive Hackaday Podcast T-shirt.Interesting Hacks of the Week:Hackaday Europe 2026 – Building A Retro PC From ScratchBuilding A Micrometer-Level Displacement Sensor With 3D Printed PartsHack Improves Cheap Speed ControllersRunning Four Brushless Motors With A Single Pi PicoMotors Make The Best Knobs With SimpleFOCWatch YouTube On A Game Boy Color With A Special CartridgeDumping Game Boy Cartridges Via The Link Cable PortGB Interceptor Enables Live Screen Capture From Game BoyThe Ultimate Game Boy TalkMechanical TV, Without The Benefit Of New PartsQuick Hacks:Elliot’s Picks:Reflective LCD Slabtop Terminal Runs Homebrewed Solar OSFixing An Elgato Cam Link’s USB Current Draw IssueGPU-Accelerated Autorouter Handles Monstrous PCB DesignsPiano Escapement Migrates To Drum KitHard Drive Speakers Crank Out Classic DemoBite Into Strange Sounds With NOISFERATUAl’s Picks:RF Hacking A Ceiling Fan Via The RemoteAccurate Split-Flap Display Can Be 3D PrintedA Quantum Magic 8-BallCan’t-Miss Articles:The Teenage Angst Of 3D Printing: Solidoodle, Printrbot, And BridgesHow Airspeed Sensors WorkTech In Plain Sight: SpeedometersEncyclopedia of Sensors