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23 Sep 2026 edition

20 articles · 6 sources ·

Top topics: Hardware · AI

Hardware

Human Resources Management Trainee

Language English Description: Role Overview At Espressif Systems, we believe people are our most important asset. We are looking for passionate and driven 2027 fresh graduates to join our dynamic, international HR team…

Source: Espressif News ESPJOBS
Hardware

Modern USB Controllers On Win98 (and up)

[Yeo Kheng Meng] has a problem: he likes Windows 98, but he also likes his 2020 ThinkPad, which only has an xHCI USB controller– you know, the kind needed for …read more

Source: Hackaday Tyler August
Hardware

Are smartwatches accurately calculating calories burned?

Researchers at Florida International University studied the accuracy of smartwatch calories. Their research revealed what factors might not be accounted for and how it can lead to errors in the count.

Source: Adafruit Blog Takara
Hardware

Smelting Bog Ore As It Should Be Done

Sometimes along comes a hack with a personal angle, and in a video showing Irish bog ore smelting, we find an appropriate follow up to a Hackaday expedition back in …read more

Source: Hackaday Jenny List
Hardware

Wrap Around Display ESP32 Watch #WearableWednesday

Dan Chen made this wrap around display watch. It uses 8 OLED displays, an Adafruit PCA9548 8-Channel STEMMA QT / Qwiic I2C Multiplexer, and is powered by a tiny ESP32 board. Chen references plans for a version two with…

Source: Adafruit Blog Ben
Hardware

Forget Trees, add Fins to your 3D Prints Instead

Perhaps one of the most contentious issues in 3D printing is that of supports, both because they’re an uncomfortable reminder of how gravity affects our prints and because the very …read more

Source: Hackaday Maya Posch
Hardware

LIVE! 3D Hangouts with Noe and Pedro

3D Hangouts – E-Ink FruitMesh, Monster Eyes and Skull Spine https://youtube.com/live/WRx1svLihfA?feature=share This week @adafruit Pedro published and showcased his IoT E-ink Meshtatstic project. Noe is prototyping a…

Source: Adafruit Blog Noe Ruiz
Hardware

Building a Tape Deck MP3 Player

Is there a difference between pressing a three dimensional button and tapping a screen? JonathanRowny was feeling nostalgic and made an MP3 player that only works on tape decks! This time I made an mp3 player mixtape…

Source: Adafruit Blog Stephanie
Hardware

JP’s Product Pick of the Week 9/22/26

This week JP’s pick was the Adafruit GP8403 Breakout Board I2C DAC with 12V Booster! Want more JP’s Product Pick of the Week?! Tune in every Tuesday on Youtube LIVE, Twitch, Periscope (Twitter) and Facebook. LIVE TEXT…

Source: Adafruit Blog Stephanie
Hardware

How Pixar Stopped Worrying and Learned to Love Linux

If you weren’t already aware, it will probably come as no surprise to hear that the pioneering computer-animation studio Pixar built its early workflow on Silicon Graphics SGI workstations. These …read more

Source: Hackaday Tyler August
Hardware

A JavaScript OS for the ESP32

Given the incredible power of modern microcontrollers, we’ve seen quite a few attempts to turn them into more general purpose computers over the years. KryonOS from [Haris] is the latest, …read more

Source: Hackaday Jenny List
Hardware

Myst on the Atari 2600

Although the Atari 2600 was a hugely popular game console in the late 70s, its hardware specs were limited, to say the least. For a dedicated game console of the …read more

Source: Hackaday Bryan Cockfield
Hardware

Why Raindrops Make for Pretty Good Antennae

A good rule of thumb is that everything that can interact with electromagnetic (EM) radiation is an antenna, which includes our mostly-salty-water-containing bodies and also raindrops and moisture in the …read more

Source: Hackaday Maya Posch