Collaborate Disseminate
The prolific [Peter Waldraff] is at back it with another gorgeous micro train layout. This time, there are no plugs and no batteries. And although it’s crank-powered, it can run …read more Continue reading Crank-Powered Train Uses No Batteries or Plugs
We often think of synesthetes as those people who associate say, colors with numbers. But the phenomenon can occur with any of the senses. Simply put, when one sense is …read more Continue reading Synesthetic Clock Doesn’t Require Synesthesia
There are various situations that warrant additional keyboards on your desk, and inputting a second language is definitely a good one. That’s the idea behind KanaChord, which generates Unicode macros …read more Continue reading KanaChord Is a Macro Pad for Japanese Input
This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos convened once again to give the lowdown on this week’s best hacks. First up in the news — it’s giga-sunset time for …read more Continue reading Hackaday Podcast Episode 265: Behind the Epic SSH Hack, 1980s Cyber Butler, The Story of Season 7
The unstoppable [jefmer] wrote in to alert me to Pickle Pi, their latest Keebin’-friendly creation. Why “Pickle Pi”? Well, the Pi part should be obvious, but the rest comes from …read more Continue reading Keebin’ with Kristina: the One With the Pickle Pi
[Davis DeWitt] gets to do something that many of us only dream of — build cool working props for movies. This time, the director asked for a realistic smoke grenade …read more Continue reading R/C Smoke Grenade Rolls With the Changes
[akmnos22] was getting tired of moving one hand to the mouse and back to the keyboard. Rather than integrating mouse controls into a keyboard, they decided to really lean in …read more Continue reading Chording Keyboard Leaves Your Mouse Hand Free
Sometimes, you have to wonder what major manufacturers of assistive tech are thinking when they design their products. [Niklas Frost]’s father has MS and uses an electric mobility scooter to …read more Continue reading Magnetic Power Cable Makes Mobility Scooter Much Better
Artisan keycaps are generally meant to replace your Escape key, though they can be used anywhere you like (as long as they fit, of course). Keycap maker [tellybelly] of jankycaps …read more Continue reading These Keycaps Are 100% Recycled Plastic
[Cyrill] has a good home automation scheme going: there are a number of physical switches set around the place that control the essential functions. The only problem is that in …read more Continue reading Cute CO2 Gauge Tells You When to Crack a Window