Collaborate Disseminate
The 16×2 LCD display is a classic in the microcontroller world, and for good reason. Add a couple of wires, download a library, mash out a few lines of code, …read more Continue reading Spice Up the Humble 16×2 LCD with Big Digits
With all those e-paper based projects doing the rounds these days, including in our Low Power Challenge, you’d almost forget that monochrome LCDs were the original ultra-low-power display. Without them, …read more Continue reading Low Power Challenge: LCD Solar Creatures Live on Sunlight, Sleep at Night
The fonts seen with old computer systems such as those from Apple and Commodore, as well as Microsoft Windows 3.1 and older, form an integral part of our interaction with …read more Continue reading Reliving a Bitmapped Past With a Veritable Hoard of Bitmap Fonts
There’s nothing more satisfying than finding a broken piece of gear in the trash and bringing it back to life. Satisfying, but also potentially more time-consuming — someone tossed it …read more Continue reading Reverse Engineering Saves Weller With a Wonky LCD From the Trash Pile
[Raymond Ma] has a penchant for browsing Aliexpress and purchasing curious pieces of hardware that are as high on promises as they are low on cost. This is a process …read more Continue reading What’s Inside a Super-Cheap Projector? Not a Lot!
We feature a large number of game console mods here, because enhancing the experience of using a classic machine often involves some really clever work. But here’s one that’s a …read more Continue reading A Game Boy Advance – Downgraded!
We see many projects here at Hackaday, about which their creators are unreasonably modest. We like a good cyberdeck, and we think [betaraybiff] is one of those creators from their …read more Continue reading 2022 Cyberdeck Contest: Prototype Cyberdeck Is Anything But Questionable
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
[Phambili Tech] creates a battery powered mountable display, called “the Newt”, that can be used to display information about the time, calendar, weather or a host of other customizable items. …read more Continue reading A Peppy Low Power Wall Mounted Display
While it would have been considered science-fiction just a few decades ago, the ability to watch virtually any movie or TV show on a little slab that fits in your …read more Continue reading This Simple Media Player Will Inspire Beginners and Invite Experimentation