2022 Cyberdeck Contest: QAZ Personal Terminal

A widescreen slate-style cyberdeck with a small keyboard sits in front of a cassette deck stereo. Headphones sit to the left of the deck and an old Casio calculator watch is to the right.

The slabtop form factor has had a resurgence in the cyberdeck community, and [Greg Leo] has designed the QAZ Personal Terminal to be about as small as a slabtop could …read more Continue reading 2022 Cyberdeck Contest: QAZ Personal Terminal

2022 Cyberdeck Contest: Keezyboost40 is a Cyberdeck Masquerading as a Keyboard

An ortholinear keyboard with predominantly blank white keycaps. There are two red keycaps on the bottom outside corners. The center of the keyboard houses a large LCD in portrait orientation on a red PCB.

There’s something to be said for über-powerful cyberdecks, but there’s also a certain appeal to less powerful decks squeezed into a tiny form factor. [Christian Lo] has designed a cyberdeck …read more Continue reading 2022 Cyberdeck Contest: Keezyboost40 is a Cyberdeck Masquerading as a Keyboard

Hackaday Prize 2022: A Not-So-Smart Spot Welder

An exploded diagram of the spot welder. Shown are the capacitor bank, trigger, 12 V relay, DC power input, power out, step up converter, voltmeter, industrial SCR module, and capacitor bank.

DIY spot welders often use high-powered components that can be a bit frightening, given the potential for dangerous malfunctions. [Wojciech “Adalbert” J.] designed his capacitive discharge spot welder to be …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: A Not-So-Smart Spot Welder

Hackaday Prize 2022: This Interactive Air Quality Map Makes the Invisible Visible

An acrylic map of the state of Lagos. Each region is lit a different color by LEDs shining on the acrylic panels. The colors coorespond to the air quality index key which is lit in cooresponding colors to the value.

Air quality can have a big impact on your health, but it isn’t always something you can see. [Ahmed Oyenuga] wanted to make air quality something more tangible and developed …read more Continue reading Hackaday Prize 2022: This Interactive Air Quality Map Makes the Invisible Visible