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Giant Neopixel Is Just Like The Regular Kind, Only Bigger

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Lewin Day

Neopixels and other forms of addressable LEDs have taken the maker world by storm. They make it trivial to add a ton of controllable, glowing LEDs to any project. [Arnov …read more Continue reading Giant Neopixel Is Just Like The Regular Kind, Only Bigger→

Posted in addressable leds, led, led hacks, ws2812b

Pufferfish Venom Can Kill, Or It Can Relieve Pain

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Lewin Day

Tetrodotoxin (TTX) is best known as the neurotoxin of the puffer fish, though it also appears in a range of other marine species. You might remember it from an episode …read more Continue reading Pufferfish Venom Can Kill, Or It Can Relieve Pain→

Posted in fugu, Hackaday Columns, Medical hacks, medicine, puffer fish, pufferfish, sodium channel, tetrodotoxin, The Simpsons

Tearing Down Walmart’s $12 Keychain Camera

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Lewin Day

Keychain cameras are rarely good. However, in the case of Walmart’s current offering, it might be worse than it’s supposed to be. [FoxTailWhipz] bought the Vivitar-branded device and set about …read more Continue reading Tearing Down Walmart’s $12 Keychain Camera→

Posted in camera, digital cameras hacks, image sensor, keychain camera, teardown

All-Screen Keyboard Has Flexible Layouts

Posted on December 15, 2025 by Lewin Day

Most keyboards are factory-set for a specific layout, and most users never change from the standard layout for their home locale. As a multilingual person, [Inkbox] wanted a more flexible …read more Continue reading All-Screen Keyboard Has Flexible Layouts→

Posted in Keyboard, keycaps, peripherals hacks, screen

Finally, A Pipe Slapophone With MIDI

Posted on December 14, 2025 by Lewin Day

If you live in a major city, you’ve probably seen a street performer with some variety of slapophone. It’s a simple musical instrument that typically uses different lengths of PVC …read more Continue reading Finally, A Pipe Slapophone With MIDI→

Posted in musical hacks, pipe, slapophone, yoga mat

Get Statistical About Your Pet With This Cat Tracking Dashboard

Posted on December 13, 2025 by Lewin Day

Cats can be wonderful companions, but they can also be aloof and boring to hang out with. If you want to get a little more out of the relationship, consider …read more Continue reading Get Statistical About Your Pet With This Cat Tracking Dashboard→

Posted in cat, cat hacks, feline, home hacks, Seeedstudio | Tagged ePaper

Hidden Camera Build Proves You Can’t Trust Walnuts

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Lewin Day

Typically, if you happened across a walnut lying about, you might consider eating it or throwing it to a friendly squirrel. However, as [Penguin DIY] demonstrates, it’s perfectly possible to …read more Continue reading Hidden Camera Build Proves You Can’t Trust Walnuts→

Posted in camera, digital cameras hacks, nuts, walnut

Weird Email Appliance Becomes AI Terminal

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Lewin Day

The Landel Mailbug was a weird little thing. It combined a keyboard and a simple text display, and was intended to be a low-distraction method for checking your email. [CiferTech] …read more Continue reading Weird Email Appliance Becomes AI Terminal→

Posted in Artificial Intelligence, keyboard matrix, landel mailbug, mailbug, retrocomputing

DIY Synth Takes Inspiration From Fretted Instruments

Posted on December 12, 2025 by Lewin Day

There are a million and one MIDI controllers and synths on the market, but sometimes it’s just more satisfying to make your own. [Turi Scandurra] very much went his own …read more Continue reading DIY Synth Takes Inspiration From Fretted Instruments→

Posted in midi, midi controller, musical hacks | Tagged Synthesizer

Making Quinetic Gear Work With Home Assistant

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Lewin Day

There are lots of switches that you can use with your smarthome. Some might not be compatible with the wiring in your house, while others are battery powered and need …read more Continue reading Making Quinetic Gear Work With Home Assistant→

Posted in home hacks, home-assistant, quinetic, smart home, smarthome

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