Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:53

Just about every electronic device has some silicon semiconductors inside these days—from transistors to diodes to integrated circuits. [Charles] is trying to build a “No-Silicon digital clock” that used none …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-clock-sans-silicon/)

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:52

Repairing radios was easier when radios were simple. There were typically two strategies. You could use a signal tracer (an amplifier) to listen at the volume control. If you heard …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/signal-injector-might-still-be-handy/)

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:51

[Maya Posch] wrote up an insightful, and maybe a bit controversial, piece on the state of consumer goods design: The Death Of Industrial Design And The Era Of Dull Electronics. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/personalization-industrial-design-and-hacked-devices/)

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:50

Adding a camera to a project used to be a chore, but modern camera modules make it simple. But what if you want to read QR codes? [James Bowman] noticed …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/read-qr-codes-on-the-cheap/)

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:49

Ethernet is how we often network computers together, particularly when they’re too important to leave on a fussy WiFi connection. Have you ever thought about listening to Ethernet signals, though? Well, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/listening-to-ethernet-via-eurorack/)

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 07:46

Modern musicians may take for granted that a wide array of musical instruments can either be easily connected to a computer or modeled entirely in one, allowing for all kinds …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/a-modern-version-of-famous-classic-speaker/)

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 05:13

Last year, [Deep Tronix] wished to teach colors to his nephew. Thus, he built a toy to help educate a child about colors by pairing them with sounds, and Color …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/building-a-color-teaching-toy-for-tots/)

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 05:12

Zines (self-produced, small-circulation publications) are extremely DIY, and therefore punk- and hacker-adjacent by nature. While they can be made with nothing more than a home printer or photocopier, some might …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/zine-printing-tips-from-a-solopreneur/)

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 23:10

Water cooling was once only the preserve of hardcore casemodders and overclockers. Today, it’s pretty routinely used in all sorts of performance PC builds. However, few are using large artistic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/massive-aluminum-snake-casting-becomes-water-cooling-loop-for-pc/)

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 23:09

Most of us know that a quartz clock uses a higher frequency crystal oscillator and a chain of divider circuits to generate a 1 Hz pulse train. It’s usual to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-discrete-component-divider-chain/)

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 23:08

What did you miss on Hackaday last week? Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams are ready to catch you up on this week’s podcast. First, though, the guys go off …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/hackaday-podcast-episode-330-hover-turtles-dull-designs-and-knex-computers/)

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 18:06

CNCs come in many forms, including mills, 3D printers, lasers, and plotters, but one challenge seems universal: there’s always a project slightly too large for your machine’s work envelope. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/human-in-the-loop-compass-cnc-redefines-workspace-limits/)

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 18:05

There was a disturbance in the enterprise security world, and it started with a Pwn2Own Berlin. [Khoa Dinh] and the team at Viettel Cyber Security discovered a pair of vulnerabilities …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/this-week-in-security-sharepoint-initramfs-and-more/)

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 14:42

What color do you like your microcontroller boards? Blue? Red? Maybe white or black? Sadly, all of those are about to look old hat. Why? Well, as shared by [JLCPCB], …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transparent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/)

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 10:43

Reachy Mini is a kit for a compact, open-source robot designed explicitly for AI experimentation and human interaction. The kit is available from Hugging Face, which is itself a repository …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/reachy-the-robot-gets-a-mini-kit-version/)

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:53

2025 One-Hertz Challenge: A Clock Sans Silicon
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-clock-sans-silicon/

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:52

Signal Injector Might Still be Handy
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/signal-injector-might-still-be-handy/

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:51

Personalization, Industrial Design, and Hacked Devices
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/personalization-industrial-design-and-hacked-devices/

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:50

Read QR Codes on the Cheap
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/read-qr-codes-on-the-cheap/

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 23:49

Listening To Ethernet Via Eurorack
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/26/listening-to-ethernet-via-eurorack/

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 07:46

A Modern Version of Famous, Classic Speaker
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/a-modern-version-of-famous-classic-speaker/

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 05:13

Building a Color Teaching Toy For Tots
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/building-a-color-teaching-toy-for-tots/

Hackaday

26 Jul 2025 05:12

Zine Printing Tips From a Solopreneur
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/zine-printing-tips-from-a-solopreneur/

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 23:10

Massive Aluminum Snake Casting Becomes Water Cooling Loop For PC
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/massive-aluminum-snake-casting-becomes-water-cooling-loop-for-pc/

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 23:09

2025 One Hertz Challenge: A Discrete Component Divider Chain
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/2025-one-hertz-challenge-a-discrete-component-divider-chain/

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 23:08

Hackaday Podcast Episode 330: Hover Turtles, Dull Designs, and K’nex Computers
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/hackaday-podcast-episode-330-hover-turtles-dull-designs-and-knex-computers/

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 18:06

Human in the Loop: Compass CNC Redefines Workspace Limits
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/human-in-the-loop-compass-cnc-redefines-workspace-limits/

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 18:05

This Week in Security: Sharepoint, Initramfs, and More
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/this-week-in-security-sharepoint-initramfs-and-more/

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 14:42

Transparent PCBs Trigger 90s Nostalgia
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/transparent-pcbs-trigger-90s-nostalgia/

Hackaday

25 Jul 2025 10:43

Reachy The Robot Gets a Mini (Kit) Version
https://hackaday.com/2025/07/25/reachy-the-robot-gets-a-mini-kit-version/