One-of-a-kind minimalist retreat built using concrete box culverts

Sleeping in a culvert generally means you’ve fallen on some hard times, but that’s not the case with this unique new project by Nendo. Named the Culvert Guesthouse, it involved constructing a minimalist retreat from the precast concrete box culverts th… Continue reading One-of-a-kind minimalist retreat built using concrete box culverts

Minimalist mid-drive city ebike rolls with carbon fiber and Bosch power

UK mobility startup Evari is heading to Eurobike in Frankfurt, Germany, later this month with a smooth-looking premium ride called the 856, an ebike rocking a monocoque carbon fiber frame, a Bosch Performance Line drive and titanium components.Continue… Continue reading Minimalist mid-drive city ebike rolls with carbon fiber and Bosch power

Surreal sights in the Black and White Minimalist Photography Awards

In its first year, the Black and White Minimalist Photography awards presents a sublime collection of esoteric monochrome imagery. From surreal architectural abstractions to desolate snowbound compositions, the contest is a rich reminder of the power o… Continue reading Surreal sights in the Black and White Minimalist Photography Awards

Super-Simple VGA Adapter Sports Low-Res Output with Only Four TTL Chips

Here at Hackaday we cast a wary eye at tips that come in with superlative claims. Generally, if we post something that claims to be the fastest or the smallest of all time, we immediately get slapped down in the comments by someone who has done it faster or smaller. …read more

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Tiny Game System is an Experiment in Minimalism

Many people assumed the smartphone revolution would kill the dedicated handheld game system, and really, it’s not hard to see why. What’s the point of buying the latest Nintendo or Sony handheld when the phone you’re already carrying around with you is capable of high-definition 3D graphics and online connectivity? …read more

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Glorious shapes, patterns and textures in the 2019 Minimalist Photography Awards

The art of minimalist photography involves stripping an image back to just a few key compositional elements – be it a color, shape or texture. The images celebrated in this year’s Minimalist Photography Awards highlight how beautiful, and com… Continue reading Glorious shapes, patterns and textures in the 2019 Minimalist Photography Awards

An Arduino Watch Without A Clock

When you show up at a party wearing this bare PCB watch, there are effectively two possible reactions you might receive from the other people there. Either they are going to snicker at the nerd who’s wearing a blinking circuit board on their wrist in public, or they are going to marvel at the ridiculously low part count. We’ll give you one guess as to which reaction you’d likely get at any event Hackaday is involved in.

Designed and built by [Electronoobs], this extremely simple watch consists of a ATmega328P microcontroller, a dozen LEDs with their associated 200 Ω resistors, …read more

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