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01 Nov 2026 edition

15 articles · 4 sources ·

Top topics: Hardware · General

Hardware

A Game Engine For Microcontrollers

If you wanted to make a game that ran on a commodity microcontroller, you could be forgiven for not knowing where to start. Never fear, for [Fedyfausto] has just the …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

An Electronic Candle You Can Set On Fire

Candles are pretty to look at, but they tend to be rather a fire risk and a negative influence on air quality, too. If you want the vibe without the …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

ESP32-S3 Based Toddler Phone That Calls Family

Built by Allan Binder and featured in his blog MUON SORTES, this phone lets his children easily ‘dial-up’ grandparents and relatives. Oversized arcade buttons create a satisfying interface to automatically dial one of 4…

Source: Adafruit Blog Ben
Hardware

Raspberry pi’s Coolest Projects of 2026

Young creators from around the world have shared some remarkable projects this year and with over 15 thousand participants from 40 countries, Via Raspberrypi.org There are a few Coolest Projects events still to come in…

Source: Adafruit Blog Jessie Mae
Hardware

FloppoScope is a Disk Image Analyzer

If you’re a big retro tech fan, you might still have a floppy drive on hand, or even some sort of high-end disk imaging solution. If you’re a little less …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

Turning Syngas into Hydrocarbons with the Right Alpha

Although the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis (F-T synthesis) process is well-known and on face value quite straightforward, using it for DIY production of a somewhat defined length hydrocarbons is fairly tricky. This …read…

Source: Hackaday Maya Posch
Hardware

Building an ADS-B Receiver For Less Than You Think

If you’ve ever wondered about the planes flying above your head, you could always listen in to ADS-B transmissions to learn more about them. [thefatmoop] has built a rig to …read more

Source: Hackaday Zoe Skyforest
Hardware

Upgrading an Action Camera with an External Battery

[Evan Monsma], the prolific experimenter with cameras, found himself with an issue: he had a small Sony action camera with good performance in every respect but battery life, which was …read more

Source: Hackaday Aaron Beckendorf