Copy or Redesign?
We got asked a great question in the mailbag segment on the Podcast this week: are there hacks that we have read about on Hackaday that we use in our …read more Continue reading Copy or Redesign?
Author Archives: Elliot Williams
Congratulations to the Green Powered Challenge Winners!
For this challenge, we asked you to show off your hacks that power themselves sustainably from the environment around them. After all, nobody likes wires, and changing batteries is just …read more Continue reading Congratulations to the Green Powered Challenge Winners!
Peripherals Hacks
Custom peripheral projects are among the most rewarding. Especially if you’re like me and you sit at the computer eight hours per day, anything that you can use on a …read more Continue reading Peripherals Hacks
Hackaday Europe: Last Round of Speakers, Workshops
If you don’t already have your tickets to Hackaday Europe, pick them up now. The clock is ticking! Today, we’d like to announce our keynote speaker, the remainder of our …read more Continue reading Hackaday Europe: Last Round of Speakers, Workshops
Tool Embodiment and the Dead Trackball
There is a currently ongoing debate in the neuropsychology world about how we relate to the tools that we use. The theory of “tool embodiment” says that when we use …read more Continue reading Tool Embodiment and the Dead Trackball
What’s Your Favorite Kind of Hack?
Talking with [Tom Nardi] on the podcast this week, he mentioned his favorite kind of hack: the community-developed open-source firmware that can be flashed into a commercial product that has …read more Continue reading What’s Your Favorite Kind of Hack?
2026 Hackaday Europe: First Round of Speakers Announced!
Hackaday Europe is the continental version of the Ultimate Hardware Conference, taking place May 16th and 17th, and you need to be there! We’ll continue to announce speakers and workshops …read more Continue reading 2026 Hackaday Europe: First Round of Speakers Announced!
Re-Learning How to Run
As I write this, four astronauts are on their way around the moon for the first time in 50 years. A lot us have asked ourselves just exactly why you’d …read more Continue reading Re-Learning How to Run
For Art’s Sake
Hackers can be a strange folk. Our idea of beauty, for instance, can be rather odd. This week, Hackaday saw a few projects that were not just functional – the …read more Continue reading For Art’s Sake
An Electric Jellyfish For Androids
We have to admit, we didn’t know that we wanted a desktop electric jellyfish until seeing [likeablob]’s Denki-Kurage, but it’s one of those projects that just fills a need so …read more Continue reading An Electric Jellyfish For Androids