Collaborate Disseminate
In any given field there are epoch-defining moments, those events after which nothing was quite the same as it had been before. It’s been a decade since the launch of …read more Continue reading It’s Official! The Raspberry Pi Is Now 10!
If there’s one thing that can trigger people, it’s the printer racket. Printer manufacturers who put DRM-like features into their consumables are rightly viewed as Satan’s spawn, and while these …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: February 27, 2022
Truth be told, we haven’t jumped on the Wordle bandwagon yet, mainly because we don’t need to be provided with yet another diversion — we’re more than capable of finding …read more Continue reading Solving Wordle by Adding Machine Vision to a 3D Printer
We feel bad when we see a retrocomputer project and think, “Hey! That’s not that old.” But, usually, when we think about it, it really is. Take the Penkesu. It …read more Continue reading A Hombrew Retro Laptop
Measuring air quality at any particular location isn’t too complicated. Just a sensor or two and a small microcontroller is generally all that’s needed. Predicting the upcoming air quality is …read more Continue reading Weather Station Predicts Air Quality
For those of us who grew up before the Internet, the center of pretty much every house was the TV. It was the shrine before which we all worshipped, gathering …read more Continue reading Tiny TV Celebrates the Forgotten Tech of CRTs
Universal remotes are a handy tool to have around if you have many devices that would all otherwise have their own remote controls. Merging them all into a single device …read more Continue reading IR Translator Makes Truly Universal Remote
While one often listens to songs or albums in full, sometimes you just want to lay down a simple beat. [todbot]’s latest project promises to do just that. The build …read more Continue reading Breakbeats Courtesy of the RP2040
Fire up those 3D printers because if you’re like us, you’ll want your own PlottyBot. Still, have a pile of “thank you notes” to write from recent winter holiday gift …read more Continue reading PlottyBot: A DrawBot That Plots a Lot
When you think of the small machines that print the sticky labels on packages, you might not expect to find a complex printer with its own programming language (ZPL). However, …read more Continue reading No ARM Printer Driver? Just Write Your Own