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21 Oct 2026 edition

19 articles · 4 sources ·

Top topics: Hardware

Hardware

Every Type of Current Sensor Explained

Measuring electric currents is an essential element of many electrical systems, but doing so in a way that is as nonintrusive as possible is not an easy problem to solve. …read more

Source: Hackaday Maya Posch
Hardware

Adafruit Learn Guide: Cosplay Hacks #WearableWednesday

This guide is about COSPLAY HACKS. Yeah, cosplay — dressing up as characters for conventions and social gatherings, parades, movie openings and Halloween — because this too has its small nuisances! This Adafruit guide…

Source: Adafruit Blog Takara
Hardware

Sega Genesis Controllers on the Philips CD-i

The Philips CD-i was not popular upon its launch in 1991, and is barely acknowledged today. In the opinion of [MattKC], it had a particularly poor selection of controllers, too, …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

Knitting Yarn and Filament with FilaLoom

We don’t generally think of 3D printing and knitting in the same sentence. One uses threads and fine motor control, while the other requires great knowledge of pressing buttons and …read more

Source: Hackaday Ian Bos
Hardware

CircuitPython 11.0.0-alpha.2 Released!

From the GitHub release page: This is CircuitPython 11.0.0-alpha.2, an alpha release for 11.0.0. Further features, changes, and bug fixes will be added before the final release of 11.0.0. CircuitPython libraries from…

Source: Adafruit Blog Dan Halbert
Hardware

Building a Simple Internet Radio

Broadcast radio isn’t as popular as it once was, its popularity suffering in turn due to technologies like MP3 players and music streaming services. If you don’t fancy either of …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

LIVE! 3D Hangouts with Noe and Pedro

3D Hangouts – USB Desk Hub, Holiday Wreath and Caroline https://youtube.com/live/_yM1B3QA7ok?feature=share This week @adafruit Noe is showcasing his guide for his built-in USB hub for the Ikea MITTZON desk. Pedro is…

Source: Adafruit Blog Noe Ruiz
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
Hardware

Building a Spotify Desk Thing

Pink Propeller made a Spotify Desk Thing and shared the build and the 3 simple rules dictating the build over on YouTube! I was tired of having to click the function key and then three other buttons just to change the…

Source: Adafruit Blog Stephanie
Hardware

The Age of Altair

I recently got the Amazon Christmas toy book in the mail, and it is definitely the modern version of the Sears Christmas Wish Book for last century’s youth. Or at …read more

Source: Hackaday Al Williams
Hardware

Clotty The Custom Period Tracker Can, Of Course, Run DOOM

[kati]’s Clotty might run DOOM and game-ify the menstrual tracking process with a playful Tamagotchi-like aspect, but don’t let that distract you. It is, at its heart, a personal menstrual …read more

Source: Hackaday Donald Papp
Hardware

A Stereo Vision Board For Hardware Hackers

It’s plenty easy to do lots of vision tasks with a single camera, but using two cameras gives you lots of magical abilities, like depth perception! If you’d like to …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

5 GHz Drone Video, With An ESP32

With the ESP32 series of microcontrollers having had hidden software-defined radio (SDR) facility revealed, we’re now moving on from the announcement into projects making use of the finding. [Twotoz] has …read more

Source: Hackaday Jenny List