Electronic Busy Board is Fun for Kids and Hackers
While you may not be familiar with the term “busy board”, you’ve almost certainly seen one. It’s the sort of toy with a bunch of buttons, switches, and of course …read more
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2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: A Homebrew Computer In Only Three ICs
Homebrew computers don’t have to be retrocomputers, but [Just4Fun]’s all-through-hole, 68008-based “68k-MBC” certainly qualifies, so it is a worthy entry in our ongoing contest. While there are both “full” and …read more
HalloWing M4 Tombstone
Build a 3D printed light up tombstone with an animated eye! Use the HalloWing M4 and NeoPixels to make a backlit sign with a custom message or spooky face! Check out the guide from the Ruiz Brothers and build your own…
NEW GUIDE: CircuitPython Turbo Sushi Conveyor Belt #AdafruitLearningSystem @Adafruit
Back when the Qualia S3 was first released I wanted to run the sushi conveyor belt animation on one of the long bar displays. I tried the project in CircuitPython, but it was way too slow so I had to use Arduino with…
FltCast: LED Matrix Flight Tracker with RTL-SDR and Antenna #piday #raspberrypi
A lot of the Raspberry Pi flight trackers we see rely on an API like OpenSky, but this tracker from bytecadia gets the data directly from passing aircraft. They use an RTL-SDR and Antenna and house it all in a 3D…
Hackaday Podcast Episode 389: Spinning Lightfield Displays, and Jenny Visits a Blast Furnace
Another all-European podcast for you this week, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List for an evening looking at the past week in Hackaday. And this week there is …read more
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…
U.S. onshoring of memory may increase costs for now
In a recent report in the Wall Street Journal, the U.S. wants more domestic production of the memory chips essential to AI, and are looking to use tariffs to make that happen. The U.S. currently has just one commercial…
John Park’s CircuitPython Parsec: Surviving Sensor Drop with Try/Except
#circuitpythonparsec Help your code gracefully survive an I2C sensor disconnect with a try/except in CircuitPython. Try out the code example To learn about CircuitPython: https://circuitpython.org
Sensea underwater camera — Raspberry Pi #Raspberrypi
Via Raspberrypi.com/news Sensea was conceived as “a low-cost DIY underwater explorer that would reveal what’s going on below the surface of our local ponds and rivers”, proving that you don’t need expensive equipment to…
Using Vibration to Make Stuff Stick Contact-Free to Ceilings
Generally making stuff stick to something like a ceiling requires resorting to suction cups, glue or something much more permanent, but [Steve Mould] starts his video featuring a playing card …read more
Get Ready for Electronic Halloween with Adafruit Matrix Portal
What’s the easiest way to make a custom colorful LED display for Halloween? Like, no solder, no wiring, just instant plug-and-play? Adafruit Matrix Portal! With our add-on for RGB Matricies it’s never been easier. Plug…
This Week in Security: ShinyHunters Won’t Dox the FBI, Pentagon Data Stolen, and OBS Vulnerable
404 Media reports that the ShinyHunters group who stole multiple terabytes of FBI employee data say they do not plan to release the data. Known for ransomware and extortion of …read more
Cybernetic Animated Eyeball #ElectronicHalloween
The Cyberdyne Systems T-800 Series Model 101 Terminator is one of the all time classic cyborg characters from science fiction. You can get a terrific Halloween mask of the T-800 and even display it as a piece of…
Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month with The Miami-Dade Public Library System #HispanicHeritageMonth
The Miami-Dade Public Library System is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with a variety of events, recommended reads for kids, and resources.
Manufacturing Day 2026 @mfgday #MFGDay26
Today is Manufacturing Day, celebrated the 1st Friday of October. As an American manufacturer in the heart of Brooklyn, NY, Adafruit is proud to share our work. Peak into our manufacturing processes with our past series…
Teardown of an USB-C Cable with Integrated LCD
The past years we have been seeing screens pop up in many new places, but seeing them in USB-C cables is still a bit of a novel thing. Out of …read more
UP Xtreme PTL Edge Air Panther Lake Mini PC gets AirJet solid-state active cooling solution
AAEON has introduced a new version of its UP Xtreme PTL Edge Panther Lake mini PC with the “Air” variant featuring Frore Systems AirJet solid-state active cooling solution. The company says the AirJet passive cooling…
The Game Boy Test Lab Provides a Cartridge-Sized Diagnostic Lab
Most of the time when you see a repair video of a Game Boy it’ll be demonstrated with a cartridge inserted and booting up into the game, but does this …read more
Gardening With…OpenSCAD?
Unless it’s automated or using some other form of high-tech trickery, a vegetable garden isn’t exactly the sort of thing you’d expect to see on Hackaday. Be that as it …read more
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