Collaborate Disseminate
Despite a growing demand for laptop-tablet hybrid computers from producers like Lenovo, HP, and Microsoft, Apple has been stubbornly withdrawn this arena despite having arguably the best hardware and user …read more Continue reading Best of Both Worlds: The MacPad
For the most part, Hackaday is all about hardware hacking projects. Sometimes, though, the real hack in a project isn’t building hardware, but rather building a community around the hardware. …read more Continue reading “Cheap Yellow Display” Builds Community Through Hardware
Camera modules for the Raspberry Pi became available shortly after its release in the early ’10s. Since then there has been about a decade of projects eschewing traditional USB webcams …read more Continue reading Multi-Year Doorbell Project
Top-shelf touring motorcycles often come with full-on infotainment systems – but here’s a touchscreen beauty you can plonk on any bargain-bin banger. NaviCam gives you dual dashcams, CarPlay, Android Auto, dual Bluetooth and tire pressure monitors.Cont… Continue reading Affordable NaviCam smart screen teaches old motorcycles new tricks
Many Hackaday readers will be familiar with the term “core memory”, likely thanks to its close association with the Apollo Guidance Computer. But knowing that the technology existed at one …read more Continue reading Supercon 2022: Andy Geppert is Bringing Core Memory Back
There’s something about the regimented square shapes of the IKEA Kallax shelf that convinced [Eike Hein] it could benefit from some RGB LED lighting, and while he could have simply …read more Continue reading Turn Your Furniture into a Light Show with Hyelicht
The need to provide custom controls for complex software packages has been satisfied in many ways, the most usual of which is to have a configurable keypad. It’s a challenge …read more Continue reading Odd Inputs And Peculiar Peripherals: Touch This Macro Pad
One look at the default Winamp skin is sure to reawaken fond memories for a certain segment of the community. For those who experienced the MP3 revolution first hand, few …read more Continue reading Winamp Reborn with the Adafruit PyPortal
Weather is one of those things that seems to be endlessly interesting to hackers. We may decry the notion that weather can be accurately predicted two days out, much less …read more Continue reading Nothing Should Cloud the Build of This Wieldy Weather Widget
It probably won’t surprise you to find out that a 1989 BMW 325i doesn’t have much in the way of electronic gadgetry onboard. In fact, what passes for an in-dash “computer” in this vintage Beemer is just a digital clock …read more
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