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Easy Theremin Uses ESP32
The Theremin is a classic electronic musical instrument known for its distinctive sound, often featured in mid-century science fiction movies. A modern version of the Theremin has been built using an ESP32…
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An Automated Water Tank Controller
An Automated Water Tank Controller No comments by: Zoe Skyforest August 2, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy [Jumpor]…
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Turning Fruits Into Ethylene and Ethane Refrigerant
Although you can certainly just buy packs of sugar and yeast from the store and pretend that this will be helpful once…
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A KVM Without the V (Or the M)
A KVM Without The V (Or The M) No comments by: Jenny List August 2, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Many of us will…
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Architectural LED Install Shows How To Do It With Style
The article discusses a stylish architectural LED installation that showcases a classy and well-designed lighting…
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The Seven Sensors and Breakout Boards to Avoid in a Product
The article discusses seven sensors and breakout boards that should be avoided in product development due to various…
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UV Printer? 3D Printer? HeyGears says “Why Not Both”?
HeyGears has launched the G1, a prosumer UV printer that also claims full‑color 3D printing capability, on…
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Bike Trainers as Video Game Controllers
A unique video game controller has been created using data from standard bike trainers, allowing players to control…
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Commercialization and Innovation
I don’t think he got it wrong per se, but his heading for that section “Grandma is 3D-Printing in Color” only tells…
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Testing a 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox Design
A 3D printed cycloidal gearbox design has been tested for its performance and efficiency. The design was created to…
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A Compact Game Controller For Your Phone
A compact game controller called JoyFon has been developed for use with smartphones, providing tactile feedback that…
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Casual Repair and Maintenance on an Amiga 1000
Casual Repair And Maintenance On An Amiga 1000 No comments by: Maya Posch July 31, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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Turning Glass Into a Touch-Sensitive Button
Glass can be made touch-sensitive by applying an indium tin oxide (ITO) coating that provides transparency and…
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A Complex Way to Push a Button
A Complex Way To Push A Button No comments by: Bryan Cockfield July 31, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy We’ve likely…
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Tiny Desktop Robot Has Radar
A tiny desktop robot called TongDou has been built by solitary dev, featuring a brass tube chassis and an ESP32-S3…
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NES Advantage Stick Gets Bluetooth Upgrade
NES Advantage Stick Gets Bluetooth Upgrade No comments by: Zoe Skyforest July 31, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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Hackaday Podcast Episode 380: 3D Printing the Rainbow, IR and IP Camera Hacks, and Americium 241 on the Loose
Hackaday Podcast Episode 380: 3D Printing The Rainbow, IR And IP Camera Hacks, And Americium 241 On The Loose No…
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Hacking a Commercial Colorimeter to add RAL Color Code Support
A commercial colorimeter was hacked to add RAL color code support by reverse-engineering and patching its firmware.…
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This Week in Security: What’s in a name, the AI Bugpocalypse Hits Everyone, OpenWRT flaws, and Duress Passwords
The article discusses recent developments in cybersecurity naming conventions, vulnerability disclosures, and patch…
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Building a Reproduction PlayStation Motherboard
An open-source PlayStation motherboard has been released on GitHub under a CC0-1.0 license. The design serves as a…
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Using the Chimney Effect to Drop Passively Cooled PC Temperatures
This is not only great for a chimney, but also a useful principle if you seek to cool something like a PC in a more…
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Custom Beach Robot Handles the Hard Work
Some turn to beach carts with large, low-pressure pneumatic tires, but even that seemed like too much work for [John]…
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Best-Ever Brainstem Map Created by Indian Scientists
Indian scientists at the Sudha Gopalakrishnan Brain Centre have created the most detailed map of the brainstem to…
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Rebuilding an Obsolete IC to Save a Betacam SP Tapedeck
Rebuilding An Obsolete IC To Save A Betacam SP Tapedeck No comments by: Tyler August July 30, 2026 Title: Copy Short…
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Fixing a JMicron-Based M.2 USB Enclosure That Stopped Working
The Orico-branded TCM2-C3 M.2 USB enclosure has been reported to stop working due to a faulty JMicron controller-based…
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Pizza Eye Surgery Saves Hemispherical Projector
Pizza Eye Surgery Saves Hemispherical Projector No comments by: Tyler August July 30, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link:…
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Wrangling Datacenter GPUs Into a Desktop
Wrangling Datacenter GPUs Into A Desktop No comments by: Bryan Cockfield July 30, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy As…
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RC Telemetry Board Lets Virtual Crewmember Help You Race Better
Open RC Spotter is an ESP32-based hardware platform for high performance RC car racing that reads from various sensors…
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A Capable KVM Built With The ESP32
A Capable KVM Built With The ESP32 No comments by: Zoe Skyforest July 30, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy [Evgenij…
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Use Your Head While Trimming Trees
Use Your Head While Trimming Trees No comments by: Bryan Cockfield July 29, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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Keyboard Lights As An Airgap Attack Vector
Researchers have demonstrated a method to transmit data to airgapped computers using modified keyboards. By aligning…
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Using Video Glasses As a Camera Viewfinder Is Harder Than It Looks
Using Video Glasses As A Camera Viewfinder Is Harder Than It Looks No comments by: Donald Papp July 29, 2026 Title:…
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Scrap Pinball Parts Become Beautiful Wall Art
Hans Scharler repurposed the playfield from a 1970s Atari Superman pinball machine into decorative wall art. He…
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FLOSS Weekly Episode 877: RCE As a Service
FLOSS Weekly Episode 877: RCE As A Service No comments by: Jonathan Bennett July 29, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy…
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The ESP32 Gets a Web Browser
The ESP32 Gets A Web Browser No comments by: Jenny List July 29, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy At the Hackaday…
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Thingino Teaches Cheap IP Cameras New Tricks
Thingino Teaches Cheap IP Cameras New Tricks No comments by: Tom Nardi July 29, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy I…
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Behold The Most Beautifully Ambitious Starship Simulator Yet
Grab a beverage for this one, because it’s chock-full of detail. The simulator represents the ship Halcyon Dawn, a…
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Building a Portable Weather Radar
Building A Portable Weather Radar No comments by: Zoe Skyforest July 29, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy If you run…
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DOOM Using Regular Expressions
DOOM Using Regular Expressions No comments by: Maya Posch July 28, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy Regular…
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How the Vagus Nerve Promotes Healthy Cognition via Acetylcholine Signaling
How The Vagus Nerve Promotes Healthy Cognition Via Acetylcholine Signaling No comments by: Maya Posch July 28, 2026…
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Improving the Microcontroller Gaming Performance with PicoGame
Like any good project, it starts with a problem that needs solving. Put simply, the existing CircuitPython libraries…
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Why Is Textile Work Not Taught To Engineers?
No comments by: Jenny List July 28, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy A talk from the recent Electromagnetic Field…
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Samsung’s SmartThings API Terminates Free Access
Samsung announced that free access to its SmartThings API will end in October 2026, after which non‑commercial users…
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Sharkfin Bites Attack Shark
Sharkfin Bites Attack Shark No comments by: Elliot Williams July 28, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link: Copy The Attack…
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Breaking the Parental Lock on an XBox 360 is Very Much an Inconvenience
This led him down the fun path of exploring just how deep this lock goes that’s supposed to keep little Timmy from…
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FreeBSD Just Removed the Last of its GPL-Licensed Code
FreeBSD Just Removed The Last Of Its GPL-Licensed Code No comments by: Maya Posch July 28, 2026 Title: Copy Short…
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The Orphaned Sources At The Hacker Camp: What Happened Next
At the 2024 Electromagnetic Field event in the UK, radioactive Americium sources were discovered at the swap meet and…
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De-Aging Human Tissue Using Special Enzyme to Remove AGEs
De-Aging Human Tissue Using Special Enzyme To Remove AGEs No comments by: Maya Posch July 27, 2026 Title: Copy Short…
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A Labour Of Love Brings A Kids Book To The Spectrum
A Labour Of Love Brings A Kids Book To The Spectrum No comments by: Jenny List July 27, 2026 Title: Copy Short Link:…
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