Collaborate Disseminate
You can get cheap no-brand macropads for almost nothing now. Some of them have just a couple of keys. Others have lots of keys, knobs, and LEDs. You can spring …read more Continue reading Linux Fu: The Cheap Macropad Conundrum
So you want a light that runs off solar power. But you don’t want it to go dark if your batteries discharge. The answer? A solar-mains hybrid lamp. You could …read more Continue reading Solar Light? Mains Light? Yes!
[Stoppi] always has interesting blog posts and videos, even when we don’t understand all the German in them. The latest? Computer simulation of wave propagation (Google Translate link), which, if …read more Continue reading Models of Wave Propagation
We’ve often thought that it must be harder than ever to learn about computers. Every year, there’s more to learn, so instead of making the gentle slope from college mainframe, …read more Continue reading Learn Computing? Head for MonTana!
Today, creating a ground-breaking video game is akin to making a movie. You need a story, graphic artists, music, and more. But until the middle of the 20th century, there …read more Continue reading A History of Pong
Repairing radios was easier when radios were simple. There were typically two strategies. You could use a signal tracer (an amplifier) to listen at the volume control. If you heard …read more Continue reading Signal Injector Might Still be Handy
Adding a camera to a project used to be a chore, but modern camera modules make it simple. But what if you want to read QR codes? [James Bowman] noticed …read more Continue reading Read QR Codes on the Cheap
What did you miss on Hackaday last week? Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams are ready to catch you up on this week’s podcast. First, though, the guys go off …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Episode 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K’nex Computers
When you think of a tape recorder, you might think of a cassette tape. However, [Michael Simpson] has an old Star-Lite small reel-to-reel tape machine. It isn’t a repair so …read more Continue reading Not Repairing an Old Tape Recorder
In case you can’t wait for your flash memory to die from write cycling, TeamGroup now has a drive that, via software or hardware, can destroy its own flash chips …read more Continue reading This SSD Will Self Destruct in Ten Seconds…