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If you are lucky, you’ve never experienced the heartbreak of watching a loved one lose their ability to do simple tasks. However, as hackers, we have the ability to customize …read more Continue reading Elderly Remote Keeps Things Simple
Things might be getting a bit dicey out in Jezero crater for Ingenuity. The little helicopter that could is starting to have trouble dealing with the thinning Martian atmosphere, and …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 19, 2021
What’s this? Another fabulous creation from [Niklas Roy] and [Kati Hyyppä] that combines art and electronics with our zeitgeist and a lot of recycled bits and bobs? You got it. …read more Continue reading Pandemic Gives Passersby a Window on Cyborg Control
Even in non-pandemic times, the Great Barrier Reef is still a difficult place for much of the world’s population to get to. That’s where Teleportal.Fish comes in, as it allows anyone with a computer to virtually visit the reef via a live link to a remo… Continue reading Online portal puts users at the controls of a real reef-diving ROV
Use your voice to control the lights! Summon the vacuum with your phone! Here’s everything you need to know, from Wi-Fi tips to security advice. Continue reading Everything You Need to Know About the Smart Home (2023): Ecosystems, Tips, and More
There is a depressing amount of trash in our oceans, and a lot of it is washes up on beaches. [Glenn Morris] has turned collecting all this trash into a …read more Continue reading Litter Buggies Haul Trash Off The Beach
The new hotness in consumer electronics might be RF remotes based on protocols like Bluetooth Low Energy, but there’s still plenty of life left in the classic infrared remote. Especially …read more Continue reading An OSHW IR Remote Control Powered by the ATtiny13A
Not satisfied with the handheld remote control for his outdoor patio lights, [timabram] decided to build an automatic timer using an ESP8266. He’s using a set of string lights from …read more Continue reading Astronomic Patio Light Timer
The TV-B-Gone is a well known piece of kit in hacker circles: just point it at a noisy TV in a public space, hit the button, and one of the …read more Continue reading Arduino Compatible IR Blaster Keeps TVs At Bay
What to do when one ends up in the possession of a 4K studio camera, but without the requisite hardware and software to remotely control it? When [Glen Akins] ended …read more Continue reading Adding Remote Controls To A Blackmagic Studio Camera Without Breaking The Bank