Hardware stories
From Apple Silicon to custom ASICs and Raspberry Pi projects, hardware stories on HN bridge engineering and consumer technology. This page tracks chip announcements, device reviews, and maker projects that spark technical discussion.
Supply chain constraints, performance benchmarks, and repairability debates add depth beyond product marketing.
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RSS feed for HardwareM6 Mac Mini vs. M1 Mac Mini: original Apple Silicon versus the new
appleinsider.com · 6 points · 0 comments
The Nerd Reich wants to 'destroy' democracy, and it's mask has slipped
abc.net.au · 17 points · 13 comments
I built a version of Omarchy that runs on Apple Silicon
github.com · 15 points · 7 comments
PulsarForge – run a 744B MoE model on 32GB RAM with zero GPU (pure C)
github.com · 3 points · 1 comments
Chinese court freezes $300M of Nexperia assets in Wingtech case
reuters.com · 6 points · 0 comments
Taiwan's six-year hunt for China's undercover chip labs
restofworld.org · 3 points · 0 comments
Lekuo SouthBridge Max Puts an AMD B650 Chipset onto a PCIe Card for More I/O
phoronix.com · 5 points · 0 comments
The ZX Spectrum sound chip hidden in a 1992 DOS game's Tandy driver
utopia.platesteel.net · 4 points · 2 comments
GrapheneOS may skip Pixel 11 over missing hardware security feature
cyberinsider.com · 29 points · 7 comments
Motorless solid-state cooler uses heat to cool itself
tomshardware.com · 4 points · 0 comments
Qualcomm Raising Chip Prices Starting Tomorrow
macrumors.com · 4 points · 0 comments
Drone simulator in Arduino serial monitor
kimsalmi.com · 3 points · 0 comments
Chinese court freezes $300M of Dutch chipmaker Nexperia assets in Wingtech case
reuters.com · 7 points · 0 comments
GPU World
gpuworld.org · 403 points · 283 comments
A practical guide to running 8x RTX PRO 6000's
gpupartner.com · 25 points · 44 comments
GPU World
gpuworld.org · 11 points · 1 comments
China's CXMT beats Western chipmakers to LPDDR6 mass production
tomshardware.com · 11 points · 0 comments
I built a hardware-bound local password vault hidden in a photo
blindlock.app · 5 points · 22 comments
DIY archivists push budget Nikons to 902,000 clicks to save 1,800 rare books
tomshardware.com · 4 points · 2 comments
Interviewing IBM's Christian Zoellin and Christian Jacobi
chipsandcheese.com · 16 points · 0 comments
SK Hynix CEO sees memory chip shortage lasting until 2030
sammyfans.com · 67 points · 82 comments
Why open source rocks – a new SM750 (Silicon Motion GPU) HDMI Driver
github.com · 51 points · 41 comments
12TB Steam leak reveals unseen Half-Life 2: Episode 3 builds
tomshardware.com · 27 points · 10 comments
Nvidia's AI advantage is moving beyond the GPU
techcrunch.com · 13 points · 9 comments
Get up to $175 back for your pre-installed Windows 11 license
tomshardware.com · 8 points · 5 comments
Xcena and Samsung's Near Memory Compute CXL Device
chipsandcheese.com · 33 points · 7 comments
California lawmakers unanimously pass Linux exemption from age-verification law
tomshardware.com · 720 points · 410 comments
Steve Jobs 8th Grade Science Fair Project: The Silicon-Controlled Rectifier
rrauction.com · 7 points · 0 comments
Redesigning the Inference Chip: From Nvidia GPU's Flaws to OpenAI Jalapeño
zartbot.github.io · 5 points · 0 comments
Magnetic core memory USB drive used for sneakernet file transfer
tomshardware.com · 8 points · 0 comments