Collaborate Disseminate
When you think anemometer, you probably don’t think “load cell” — but (statistically speaking) you probably don’t live in Hurricane Country, which is hard on wind-speed-measuring-whirligigs. When [BLANCHARD Jordan] got …read more Continue reading 2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Load Cell Anemometer
Some kids dream about getting a pony, others dream about a small form factor violin-style MIDI controller. [Brady Y. Lin] was one of the latter, and now, with the skills …read more Continue reading A Childhood Dream, Created and Open Sourced
Some parts of the world still have ample 2G coverage; for those of in North America, 2G is long gone and 3G has either faded into dusk or beginning its …read more Continue reading 2G Gone? Bring It Back Yourself!
We’ve covered plenty of interesting human input devices over the years, but how about an instrument? No, not as a MIDI controller, but to interact with what’s going on-on screen. …read more Continue reading GuitarPie Uses Guitar as Interface, No Raspberries Needed
While not everyone agrees on the installation of wind turbines in their proverbial back yards, one thing not up for debate is that there is a drive to build them …read more Continue reading Giant Airplane Goes Long On Specialization
When [Reit Tech] needed something to do with an old Nintendo Wii, he turned to Google. When the AI overview told him it could not be used as a server, …read more Continue reading Yes, Gemini, A Wii Server Is Possible
If there’s one thing that has come to define the generations after the baby boom, it’s probably nostalgia. It’s heavily marketed and weaponized by the market: yearning for better, simpler …read more Continue reading 10″ LEGO Tyre is Practical Nostalgia
It all started with a sarcastic comment right here on Hackaday.com: ” How many phones do you know that sport a 5 and 1/4 inch diskette drive?” — and [Paul …read more Continue reading How Many Phones Sport a 5 and 1/4 Diskette Drive? This One.
If you’re mounting solar panels, everybody knows the drill, right? Point them south, angled according to latitude. It’s easy. In a video which demonstrates that [Everyday Dave] is truly out …read more Continue reading Vertical Solar Panels are Out Standing
The big problem with Low Earth Orbit is, oddly enough, air resistance. Sure, there’s not enough air to breathe in space, but there is enough to create drag when you’re …read more Continue reading It’s a Bird! It’s a Plane! It’s… an Air Breathing Satellite?!