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26 Aug 2026 edition
Hardware

Making An LCD UI Look More Like Classic Indicator Lamps

The TermDriver 2 is a USB-to-serial interface with a twist—it has a built-in screen for displaying relevant information. It can run at anywhere from 100 bit/s to 2Mbit/s, while showing …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

NeoPixel Badge Lanyard with Bluetooth LE #AdafruitLearnGuide

Get noticed and stand out at the convention with this DIY light-up badge lanyard. Control the color and brightness with your phone over Bluetooth (BLE) with the Adafruit BlueFruit app. This is a great conversation…

Source: Adafruit Blog Takara
Hardware

Emulating the iPod

These days there are emulators for all the great consoles of yesteryear, as well as old retrocomputers and arcade machines and so much else to boot. Now, though, a particularly …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

YXSTABY: Xbox and Ikea Team Up!

One of the standout pieces, a Thumbtack stool, image via Ikea Just in time for college dorm decorating, Ikea is releasing a gaming collection in collaboration with Xbox. Nine pieces total, including furniture and…

Source: Adafruit Blog Ben
Hardware

A Raspberry Pi Hat Plus replaces a bulky Google Translator setup

Google’s offline translator has undergone a significant redesign, now incorporating a Raspberry Pi Hat+ to streamline its functionality. This compact hardware solution integrates components like a touchscreen, dual…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

The Python on Microcontrollers Newsletter: subscribe for free

The Python for Microcontrollers Newsletter is the place for the latest news involving Python on hardware (microcontrollers AND single board computers like Raspberry Pi). This ad-free, spam-free weekly email is filled…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Python GitHub Hardware

home-assistant/core: 2026.9.0b0

Beta release notes can be found here: https://rc.home-assistant.io/latest-release-notes Please note that these release notes are a work in progress. 👷‍♀️ We will be completing them over the next couple of days. Not all…

Source: Home Assistant Core Releases frenck
Hardware

A 10 inch display monitor for HDMI and legacy analog video

PixelVision_AV-1000_MkII is a desktop sized multi-format video display monitor for HDMI and legacy analog video input with built-in speakers. Hardware Overview Specification Details Viewable Size 9.7” [4:3 ratio] Input…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

Work environment monitoring and alerting

In the beginning of the pandemic, company offices closed rather quickly and Vladimir Kotal found himself working with a laptop placed on a piano. The initial shock held for a long time, I spent couple of months working…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

FLOSS Weekly Episode 879: Easy Like Butter

This week Jonathan chats with Nathan Freitas of the Guardian Project! What is going on at the forefront of Open Source and privacy advocacy? Where are we on a true …read more

Source: Hackaday Jonathan Bennett
Hardware

Ads have landed in Apple Maps, and they are as bad as expected

Ads have now landed in Apple Maps in the US and Canada, and they are every bit as bad as expected … Apple warned back in March that users would begin seeing ads in the company’s Maps app at some point in the summer.…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

NASA’s Gateway could become the Moon’s first airport

A team from Texas A&M University, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, and Purdue University has now devised the mathematical flight manual and rules of the road that could stop this cosmic airport from descending into…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

Amazon Web Services acquires DuckLabs and DuckDB

DuckLabs will join Amazon Web Services (AWS), which is expected to be effective in early September. Our team will remain together in Amsterdam, continuing our work on DuckDB, DuckLake, Quack, and the broader community.…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

PCBs With A Plot, a Hackaday Europe talk by Katrin Dietzsch

Printed circuit boards were developed first for function over form. They were a way to mount components and connect them in a stable, robust fashion. Katrin Dietzsch likes to use her PCBs a little differently, however.…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

Understanding the impact of AI on job markets

KDnuggets writes that for years, the conversation about AI at work has circled one anxious question: will a machine take my job? It’s the wrong question, or at least an incomplete one. AI isn’t a single force that…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

Making a time and temperature gadget

Clóvis Fritzen discusses making a time and temperature gadget. It is a beautiful four digits display that shows temperature and time. I like to make and bring to you simple and useful projects, most of them involving…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela
Hardware

A NeoPixel Blinkendisc

Customize a Flashflight or other suitable flying disc, and throw blinky programs at your friends with this guide! I played a lot of Ultimate in college, and I’ve wanted to build a programmable, sensor-equipped disc ever…

Source: Adafruit Blog Jessie Mae
Hardware

ESP32 deep sleep power: S3 vs C3 vs C6, measured

Qoitech tests the datasheet and published figures for the minimum current drawn from three Espressif microcontrollers. This series starts with three ESP32-family boards on the bench — the dual-core Xtensa ESP32-S3, the…

Source: Adafruit Blog Anne Barela

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