It looks like a cute little dolphin-themed toy, but the Flipper Zero is a surprisingly powerful learning tool for hacking. Here's how I mastered mine—and how you can, too.

So you're interested in the Flipper Zero—but you're not sure what you can do with one. Well, the possibilities are limitless. Beneath its friendly, toy-like exterior, this pocket-sized multi-tool ...

[Nagy Krisztián] had an Intel 286 CPU, only… There was no motherboard to install it in. Perhaps not wanting the processor to be lonely, [Nagy] built a simulated system to bring the chip back to life.

If you're planning to take up soldering as a hobby, you'll need a beginner-friendly soldering iron that's also affordable.