Procrastineers Rejoice! 2026 Supercon Call For Participation Extended

A few weeks ago, we put out the call for participation for this year’s 2026 Hackaday Supercon, taking place in Pasadena, CA this November. Today was going to be the …read more

However you make a digital computer, you need something to represent a binary digit. Usually this is some form of switch: a relay, a tube, or a transistor, although there …read more

Linux Fu: Heads Or Tails For VPN

If you’ve done much networking, you surely know the frustration of trying to connect to something, say a Raspberry Pi, that lives behind your consumer router. There are a number …read more

The Physics Of Keeping Thermal Power Stations Cool

Recently thermal power stations have been in the news quite a bit, mostly in the context of them being throttled back or shut down due to the river water used …read more

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Radio Shack Toy Returns To Life

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By Al Williams | August 15, 2026

[The Modern Rouge] found an old childhood friend in a closet: a Radio Shack 200-in-1 electronic kit. Along with [Josh Nass], he put it through its paces and made a …read more
Fully Characterized Systems

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By Elliot Williams | August 15, 2026

A friend from my old hackerspace was in grad school for electrical engineering. He had a professor who would ask, when something went wrong with a student project, “Have you …read more
ESP32 Music Sequencer Is Clearly Nailing The Y2K Aesthetic

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By Tyler August | August 15, 2026

Do you remember back when electronics came in clear cases? Back around the turn of the millennium, when translucency was chic. [3DSage] sure does, which is why he went to …read more
A Tape Deck Gets A Service

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By Jenny List | August 15, 2026

If there’s an engineer’s equivalent to those YouTube ASMR videos, then perhaps it comes in a good repair or servicing journey filmed without edits at the bench. Relaxing to watch, …read more
Twin Guitar-Playing Robots Will Work For Tab

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By Kristina Panos | August 14, 2026

Remember Animusic? They were these incredible animated music videos with original tunes being played by computer-generated robots. Well, the MegCell Pulse might be the coolest robots-playing-music thing we’ve seen since …read more
Large-Scale Pokémon Eviction Looms With Pokémon Bank Server Shutdown

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By Maya Posch | August 14, 2026

After the Nintendo 3DS handheld console saw most its online services including the online store (eShop) taken offline not too long ago, it was only a matter of time before …read more
Submersible Drone Analyzes Ice

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By Fenix Guthrie | August 14, 2026

Doing anything on a frozen lake can carries some amount of risk. Nevertheless, every year events ranging from car racing to ice skating are held on them. As such, proper …read more

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