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As compared to most other joints in the human body, the knee has quite a large range of motion … so why not put that motion to use, as a source of electricity? That’s what a new prototype device does, and it reportedly does not cause i… Continue reading Wearable device harvests energy from bending of the knee
Digital watches are a pretty neat idea, and are a great way to experiment with designing and building low-power circuits. That’s what [Eric Min] did with this neat smart watch build. It’s based around an nRF52832 SoC that does all of the heavy lifting, including connecting to a smartphone to …read more
Identifying one’s fertility window is critical for many women trying to get pregnant – or for those wanting to avoid pregnancy – but it can be a complex, inconvenient and often inaccurate process. Inspired by personal experience, Vanessa Xi,… Continue reading Earbud-like sensor predicts fertility window for more accurate family planning
As mobile components get more powerful and come down in cost, we’re seeing a growing number of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) devices that don’t need a computer connection – like the new Rokid Vision glasses, which can projec… Continue reading The Rokid Vision specs can generate an AR desktop from your smartphone
There are already swim-tracking wearables such as watches, that track basic data such as the number of pool-lengths swum. Toronto-based TritonWear is taking things considerably further, however, with its just-announced Triton 2 – the device t… Continue reading Swim wearable uses AI to track and improve performance
The Wii controller will likely go down in history as the hacker’s favorite repurposed input device, and there’s no question that the Raspberry Pi is the community’s top pick in terms of Linux single board computers. So it should come as little surprise that somebody has finally given us the …read more
Continue reading Wii Nunchuk Gets a Built-in Raspberry Pi Zero
The 2019 Hackaday Prize, which was announced last week, is very much on everyone’s mind, so much so that we’ve already gotten a great response with a lot of really promising early entries. As much as we love that, the Prize isn’t the only show in town, and we’d be …read more
The 2019 Hackaday Prize, which was announced last week, is very much on everyone’s mind, so much so that we’ve already gotten a great response with a lot of really promising early entries. As much as we love that, the Prize isn’t the only show in town, and we’d be …read more
The great irony of the social media revolution is that it’s not very social at all. Users browse through people’s pictures in the middle of the night while laying in bed, and tap out their approval with all the emotion of clearing their spam folder. Many boast of hundreds or …read more
Continue reading Social Media Jacket Puts Your Likes On Your Sleeve
Are you bored of your traditional bow tie? Do you wish it RGB LEDs, WiFi, and a web interface that you could access from your smartphone? If you’re like us at Hackaday…maybe not. But that hasn’t stopped [Stephen Hawes] from creating the Glowtie, an admittedly very slick piece of open …read more
Continue reading Glowtie is Perfect For Those Fancy Dress Raves