Mark Rober Steals a Car to Prevent Car Theft - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/mark-rober-steals-a-car-to-prevent-car-theft-90b3982e6970
This is how thieves use cheap hardware to steal cars and how you can prevent that.
The Fully Automatic Craftphilia Tufting Machine Launches on Kickstarter With a Bang - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-fully-automatic-craftphilia-tufting-machine-launches-on-kickstarter-with-a-bang-d6b216300ca9
This machine promises perfect tufting results, no matter your level of skill.
Layer-Free, Ultra-Fast 3D Printing Is Now Available to You - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/layer-free-ultra-fast-3d-printing-is-now-available-to-you-6f0cdb4b62b6
It is possible to print without layers at all. It is fast and it is now available to you, thanks to OpenCAL.
Simone Carriero's Makerplot 3D-Printable Plotter Gets a Serious Upgrade: Meet Makerplot 2.0 - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/simone-carriero-s-makerplot-3d-printable-plotter-gets-a-serious-upgrade-meet-makerplot-2-0-c0f5c545472b
New stepper motors and a modular framework deliver improved speed, accuracy, and the claim of an "infinitely expandable" canvas.
Build Your Own “Holographic” Display on a Tiny Budget - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/build-your-own-holographic-display-on-a-tiny-budget-e67302a2c4d2
Volumetric displays are very expensive. If you’re on a tight budget, you can instead build this “holographic” display for about $30.
You Can Build Your Own ESP32 Walkie-Talkies - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/you-can-build-your-own-esp32-walkie-talkies-99e571317536
Tech Talkies used a pair of ESP32 boards and ESP-NOW to build custom, 3D-printed walkie-talkies with a 200m range.
3D Printed Hose Sprayer Sets Phasers To Suds | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/06/11/3d-printed-hose-sprayer-sets-phasers-to-suds/
The weather is warming up, and for many of us that means more time spent working out in the yard. You probably won’t find any new life or new civilizations out there, but if you’ve spen…
DIY Ceramic Circuit Boards Surely Count As Solarpunk | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/06/03/diy-ceramic-circuit-boards-surely-count-as-solarpunk/
Solarpunk is all about combining that DIY hacker ethos with sustainability and renewable resources. Our usual PCB manufacturing methods, with their bevy of chemical baths and petrochemical resins a…
The z386 Is an FPGA Re-implementation of Intel's i386 — And Yes, It Runs Doom - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-z386-is-an-fpga-re-implementation-of-intel-s-i386-and-yes-it-runs-doom-c2dfe05c3625
"There is a reasonable argument that the 386 is Intel's most important CPU," project creator "nand2mario" says.
GitHub - Inclusive-Bytes/CrowdClock · GitHubhttps://github.com/Inclusive-Bytes/CrowdClock
Contribute to Inclusive-Bytes/CrowdClock development by creating an account on GitHub.
Building Festival Badges That Sync Themselves Up | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/20/building-festival-badges-that-sync-themselves-up/
Lots of music events these days hand out various glowing tchotchkes that flash and sync up with the performance. [Tony Goacher] has whipped up his own badges that can do just that, all without need…
Using 3D Printers To Make Circuit Boards | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/19/using-3d-printers-to-make-circuit-boards/
Custom printed circuit boards have become more and more accessible to the average hobbyist over the last decade. But one problem still remains: your circuits will take at least a couple days to mak…
FreeCAD 1.1 Tutorial, For Beginners Who Like Clear Instructions | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/13/freecad-1-1-tutorial-for-beginners-who-like-clear-instructions/
If you’ve been interested in FreeCAD but haven’t known where to start, here’s a wonderful video tutorial for FreeCAD 1.1 by [Deltahedra] aimed squarely at how to model a 3D part f…
Extract 3D Video Game Content By Firing Up Photo Mode | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/17/extract-3d-video-game-content-by-firing-up-photo-mode/
Here’s a pretty clever method [Dung3onlord] used to capture 3D scenes from a PlayStation 5 without needing any specialized software. All that’s needed is a series of high-resolution scr…
Mod This IKEA Lamp Into Smart Lighting For Not A Lot | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/15/mod-this-ikea-lamp-into-smart-lighting-for-not-a-lot/
The IKEA SKAFTSÄRV is an economical LED accent lamp, but while highly affordable it has only fixed lighting options. [simoneluconi] shows how it can easily be turned into a fully-configurable, WLED…
Another Gift To The World From CERN: Their Entire Set Of KiCad Libraries | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/another-gift-to-the-world-from-cern-their-entire-set-of-kicad-libraries/
As the foremost boffins of Europe toil deep underneath the border between Switzerland and France in their never-ending quest to truly understand the fabric of the Universe, they rely on a vast amou…
Seeing Time in a New Light - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/seeing-time-in-a-new-light-740f62d788fa
The NeoPixel Light Beam Clock uses beams of light as hands, and you can build your own for $10.
How To Avoid Failed Screw Holes In 3D Printed Parts | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/05/07/how-to-avoid-failed-screw-holes-in-3d-printed-parts/
Screws are useful fasteners for 3D prints, but the effectiveness of a screw (not to mention the ease or hassle of insertion) depends on the hole itself. This comprehensive guide on how to design sc…
The Cassagotchi Is a 3D-Printable, Arduino Nano-Powered Tamagotchi Clone You Can Build Yourself - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-cassagotchi-is-a-3d-printable-arduino-nano-powered-tamagotchi-clone-you-can-build-yourself-da985d3d14de
A plastic egg houses your very own digital pet, like it's the 1990s all over again.
This Whirly 100-Filament LED Lamp Is So Good - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/this-whirly-100-filament-led-lamp-is-so-good-ff8a22b7cda4
Nick of the Nick Electronics YouTube channel built a very ambitious accent lamp with spinning LED discs.
Five Different Styles Of Cardboard Hinges | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/04/30/five-different-styles-of-cardboard-hinges/
One doesn’t generally associate cardboard with structural components like hinges, but [Itoshige Studio] assures us that you can absolutely create hinges out of this ubiquitous material. In to…
A Guide To CubeSat Mission And Bus Design | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/04/28/a-guide-to-cubesat-mission-and-bus-design/
If you mention the word bus, you might think of public transportation or, more likely for us, a way to connect things together. But in the satellite world, the bus is the part of a vehicle that sup…
Your CPU Has More Registers Than You'd Think | Shreeyash's Bloghttps://fp32.org/register_renaming.html
Shreeyash's Blog
3D Print Full-Color Photos on a Regular Old Filament Printer - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/3d-print-full-color-photos-on-a-regular-old-filament-printer-e40b1ba784d8
Primed3D is a tool that will let you print in full color(ish) using a regular old filament 3D printer.
Reviving Nintendo’s Early Arcade Game, Wild Gunman | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/04/24/reviving-nintendos-early-arcade-game-wild-gunman/
There’s retrogaming, and then there’s retro gaming. This next project falls into the second category, as [Callan] of 74XX Arcade Repair digs into the original Wild Gunman, first release…
GitHub - TeamOpenFIRE/OpenFIRE-App: Reference configuration/testing app for the OpenFIRE project, built in Qt/C++. · GitHubhttps://github.com/TeamOpenFIRE/OpenFIRE-App
Reference configuration/testing app for the OpenFIRE project, built in Qt/C++. - TeamOpenFIRE/OpenFIRE-App
DIY Smart Button Gets Surprisingly Complicated | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/diy-smart-button-gets-surprisingly-complicated/
There’s a reason that the standards specifications for various wireless communications protocols are extremely long and detailed. [Made by Dennis] found this out first hand when he decided to…
Build a Giant 2,500-LED Wall on a Budget - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/build-a-giant-2-500-led-wall-on-a-budget-ebcb2cbd4e76
Chris Maher made a massive, wall-sized 2,500-LED matrix without breaking the bank using an ingenious design powered by LED strips.
Check Out This 7-Segment Display That Runs on Air - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/check-out-this-7-segment-display-that-runs-on-air-8562ef9e05e3
This air-powered 7-segment display uses pneumatic "transistors" and vacuum pressure to physically transform the segments.
Painting the Time on Flip Sequins - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/painting-the-time-on-flip-sequins-d57d924a2967
Sequino is a robotic clock that swaps pixels for flip sequins, using an H-bot system to "paint" the time on a shimmering canvas.
Implementing PCIe Over Fiber Using SFP Modules | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/04/11/implementing-pcie-over-fiber-using-sfp-modules/
Although we can already buy commercial transceiver solutions that allow us to use PCIe devices like GPUs outside of a PC, these use an encapsulating protocol like Thunderbolt rather than straight P…
This $15 Breadboard Upgrade Makes Life Easier - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/this-15-breadboard-upgrade-makes-life-easier-aa2ffa6e96c2
Power your breadboard anywhere with the BrødBoost-C2, a tiny, USB-C powered regulator delivering clean 3.3V/5V power for just $14.99.
Easily Add Texture to Your 3D Prints with the Free BumpMesh Web Tool - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/easily-add-texture-to-your-3d-prints-with-the-free-bumpmesh-web-tool-c25191dc844c
Stefan from CNC Kitchen created the BumpMesh web tool to make 3D model texturing super easy.
Turning Dollar-Store Foam Into a High-Tech FPV Plane - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/turning-dollar-store-foam-into-a-high-tech-fpv-plane-bb837c14dff6
With just a few basic components like a Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32S3, you can turn a $2 toy glider into a high-tech FPV airplane.
Playful ‘Space Dice’ Kit Shows Off Clever Design | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/28/playful-space-dice-kit-shows-off-clever-design/
[Tommy] at Oskitone has been making hardware synth kits for years, and his designs are always worth checking out. His newest offering Space Dice is an educational kit that is a combination vintage …
Add Laser Engraving to Your Desk for Just $64 - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/add-laser-engraving-to-your-desk-for-just-64-92e7312e464e
Build your own mini laser engraver for $64! This ATmega328-powered project burns detailed designs into wood, leather, and paper.
The Insane Engineering Behind a DIY Real-Time Spray Paint Mixer - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-insane-engineering-behind-a-diy-real-time-spray-paint-mixer-b6dfbad35568
Sandesh Manik wanted a kind of real-time color-mixing system for spray paint and bringing that to life required some insane engineering.
Build This Open-Source Graphics Calculator | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/23/build-this-open-source-graphics-calculator/
Graphics calculators are one of those strange technological cul-de-sacs. They rely on outdated technology and should not be nearly as expensive as they are, but market effects somehow keep prices w…
The 3DFX Voodoo Lives Again In An FPGA | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/22/the-3dfx-voodoo-lives-again-in-an-fpga/
The 3DFX Voodoo was not the first dedicated 3D graphics chipset by any means, but it became the favourite for gamers among the early mass-market GPUs. It would be found on a 3D-processing-only PCI …
How I 3D Printed My Own Lego-Compatible Train Bridges | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/16/how-i-3d-printed-my-own-lego-compatible-train-bridges/
Lego train sets have been available for decades, now. The Danish manufacturer long ago realized the magic of combining its building block sets with motors and plastic rails to create real working r…
This Printed Zipper Repair Requires No Unsewing | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/14/this-printed-zipper-repair-requires-no-unsewing/
If a zipper breaks, a 3D printer might not be the first tool one reaches for — but it’s more feasible than one might think. [MisterJ]’s zipper slider replacement is the kind of 3D…
3D Printing A Harmonic Pin-Ring Gearing Drive | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/3d-printing-a-harmonic-pin-ring-gearing-drive/
Cycloidal drives are a type of speed reducer that are significantly more compact than gearboxes, but they still come with a fair number of components. In comparison, the harmonic pin-ring drive tha…
A Rotary Dial The 3D Printed Way | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/11/a-rotary-dial-the-3d-printed-way/
There’s a meme which may have a basis in truth, of a teenager left clueless when presented with a rotary telephone. The dial, in reality a mechanical pulse chain generator, was once ubiquitou…
Boom Boy Is the Answer to “What If Nintendo Made a Boombox?” - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/boom-boy-is-the-answer-to-what-if-nintendo-made-a-boombox-0f8f3f95e70d
What if Nintendo had made boomboxes instead of consoles? It might have looked something like this Boom Boy.
The Ultimate Productivity Killer: Doom Arrives on the Office Desk Phone - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-ultimate-productivity-killer-doom-arrives-on-the-office-desk-phone-4b95e50a577b
From corporate calls to Cacodemons: a hardware hacker turned a 20-year-old VoIP office phone into a playable Doom machine.
GitHub - shufps/diy-projector-clock: DIY Projector Clockhttps://github.com/shufps/diy-projector-clock
DIY Projector Clock. Contribute to shufps/diy-projector-clock development by creating an account on GitHub.
A Projection Clock You Can Actually See During the Day - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/a-projection-clock-you-can-actually-see-during-the-day-93367d0570cf
Frixos is a high-power ESP32 projection clock that stays crystal clear in daylight and syncs with Home Assistant to track your entire life.
The Long Afterlife Of The Console Modchip | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/03/01/the-long-afterlife-of-the-console-modchip/
For a late-1990s engineer with good soldering skills, many a free pint of beer could be earned by installing modchips on the game consoles of the day. Modchips were usually a small microcontroller …
Easily Replaceable USB-C Port Spawned By EU Laws | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/02/26/easily-replaceable-usb-c-port-spawned-by-eu-laws/
The USB-C port has become a defacto connectivity standard for modern devices, largely supplanting the ugly mess of barrel jacks and micro USB connectors that once cursed us. While their reliability…
Stop Ironing 3D Prints | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/02/25/stop-ironing-3d-prints/
If you want smooth top surfaces on your 3D printed parts, a common technique is to turn on ironing in your slicer. This causes the head to drag through the top of the part, emitting a small amount …
Bringing Flip-Dot Displays Into the 21st Century - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/bringing-flip-dot-displays-into-the-21st-century-4cbc186d6f35
Unlock the magic of vintage flip-dot displays with this modern hardware hack that brings retro mechanical pixels back to life.
X-Ray A PCB Virtually | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/02/23/x-ray-a-pcb-virtually/
If you want to reverse engineer a PC board, you could do worse than X-ray it. But thanks to [Philip Giacalone], you could just take a photo, load it into PCB Tracer, and annotate the images. You c…
sylverb/game-and-watch-retro-go-sdhttps://github.com/sylverb/game-and-watch-retro-go-sd?tab=readme-ov-file#pre-modded-options
Contribute to sylverb/game-and-watch-retro-go-sd development by creating an account on GitHub.
Scanning Table For The Professional Maker | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/02/10/scanning-table-for-the-professional-maker/
Sometimes the simplest objects need some overthinking. This is exactly what [Chris Borge] realized when using his 3D scanner and finding that the included rotation table left quite a bit to be desi…
A DIY Retro-Modern Alarm Clock for Under $10 - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/a-diy-retro-modern-alarm-clock-for-under-10-4e4e972345d8
Build your own ESPclock with a Wemos D1 mini and a 3D-printed case for a customizable, budget-friendly DIY alarm clock.
A CNC Dock for the Etch A Sketch - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/a-cnc-dock-for-the-etch-a-sketch-e4f8bf24581e
Engineer Nikodem Bartnik built the "CNC A Sketch," a robotic dock using a Raspberry Pi Pico to turn images into perfect Etch A Sketch art.
The Quickest and Easiest Way to Make Neat 3D Puzzles - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-quickest-and-easiest-way-to-make-neat-3d-puzzles-6fbd48edc8ce
Instructables user the_real_harvey came up with a very quick and easy method for making 3D puzzles.
Using 3D Printing And Copper Tape To Make PCBs | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/28/using-3d-printing-and-copper-tape-to-make-pcbs/
In a recent video [QWZ Labs] demonstrates an interesting technique to use 3D printing to make creating custom PCBs rather straightforward even if all you have is a 3D printer and a roll of copper t…
The Arduino UNO, Now in Extra-Large - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-arduino-uno-now-in-extra-large-7a15236d9e8a
UncleStem just built a massive, fully functional Arduino UNO that is scaled up seven times its original size.
One-Dimensional Space Invaders Looks Surprisingly Fun - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/one-dimensional-space-invaders-looks-surprisingly-fun-a2f1711c9ab7
This 1D RGB Invaders game actually seems like more fun than regular old Space Invaders.
Audio Reactive WLED LED Lamp (ESP32 + WS2812B + 3D Printing) : 16 Steps (with Pictures) - Instructableshttps://www.instructables.com/Audio-Reactive-WLED-LED-Lamp-ESP32-WS2812B-3D-Prin/
Audio Reactive WLED LED Lamp (ESP32 + WS2812B + 3D Printing): In this project we build an Audio Reactive LED lamp inspired by the WLED logo, using an ESP32 and a 5V WS2812B strip (96 LEDs). The lamp is fully 3D printed and designed for clean, hidden internal wiring. You can either use the custom PCB with an IN…
The Perfect Minimalist LED Clock - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-perfect-minimalist-led-clock-49a4e4440518
ESPTimeCast is a hackable, Wi-Fi-connected LED matrix clock and weather display powered by an ESP32 or ESP8266 microcontroller.
Build Your Own Pro-Grade 3D Scanner Without the Commercial Price Tag - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/build-your-own-pro-grade-3d-scanner-without-the-commercial-price-tag-6964b9c00d30
With a Raspberry Pi and a used LiDAR sensor, an engineer built a pro-grade 3D mapping system for a fraction of the commercial cost.
The (likely?) cheapest home-made Michelson interferometerhttps://guille.site/posts/3d-printed-michelson/
Glen Akins' Tiny Traffic Lights Pack a Full-Color Display Into Each Aspect — with Wi-Fi Support, Too - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/glen-akins-tiny-traffic-lights-pack-a-full-color-display-into-each-aspect-with-wi-fi-support-too-e23d30c50317
This 3D-printed miniature traffic light set isn't your standard introductory electronics project!
Optimizing A Desktop, 3D Printed Wind Tunnel | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/12/optimizing-a-desktop-3d-printed-wind-tunnel/
You’ve heard of wind tunnels– get some airflow going over a thingy, put some some smoke on, and voila! Flow visualization. How hard could it be? Well, as always, the devil is in the det…
Every Page in This Book Is a Functional PCB - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/every-page-in-this-book-is-a-functional-pcb-7feb79f02d5b
Reference Circuits is a PCB-based book where every page is a live circuit you can experiment with to learn about electronics.
Reverse-Engineering The Tamagotchi IR Connection | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/10/reverse-engineering-the-tamagotchi-ir-connection/
The Tamagotchi Connection is a series of Tamagotchi toys that took the original portable pet concept and mixed things up with a wireless connection, which allowed you to interact with the pets of o…
The Issue With Wii U Gamepads And How To Clone Them | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/the-issue-with-wii-u-gamepads-and-how-to-clone-them/
How hard would it be to clone the Wii U gamepad, the quirky controller with its unique embedded screen? This is the question that [MattKC] faced as he noticed the complete lack of Wii U gamepad rep…
M8SBC-86 Is An FPGA-Based “Kinda PC Compatible” 486 | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2026/01/08/m8sbc-86-is-an-fpga-based-kinda-pc-compatible-486/
Given the technical specs of the FPGAs available to hobbyists these days, it really shouldn’t be a shock that you can implement a 486 core on one. In spite of knowing that in the technical se…
Learn How to Reverse Engineer Sub-GHz Remotes for Home Assistant - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/learn-how-to-reverse-engineer-sub-ghz-remotes-for-home-assistant-bd274dc092e5
KeenOnTech has a great video that will walk you through how to reverse engineer sub-GHz remote codes for use with Home Assistant.
Learn How to Pick Locks with this Oversized 3D-Printable Model - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/learn-how-to-pick-locks-with-this-oversized-3d-printable-model-9d9cc7e299bb
Download this oversized 3D-printable model to understand how modern locks and lockpicking work.
THE BOOT ORDER OF THE RASPBERRY PI IS UNUSUAL! – bloghttps://patrickmccanna.net/the-raspberry-pi-boot-order-is-unusual/
Make Your Own Tires For RC Cars | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/16/make-your-own-tires-for-rc-cars/
You can buy a wide range of RC car tires off the shelf. Still, sometimes it can be hard to find exactly what you’re looking for, particularly if you want weird sizes, strange treads, or somet…
Interactive Hopscotch Tiles Make The Game More Exciting | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/18/interactive-hopscotch-tiles-make-the-game-more-exciting/
Hopscotch is a game usually played with painted lines or with the aid of a bit of chalk. However, if you desire fancier equipment, you might like the interactive hopscotch setup from [epatell]. The…
AMD GPU Debugger · Abdelhadi | عبدالهاديhttps://thegeeko.me/blog/amd-gpu-debugging/
Abdelhadi' blog
Free Custom STL Files & 3D Models – Online 3D Printing Generatorhttps://www.iteration3d.fr/en/
Download or customize free STL files for 3D printing. Explore our library of on-demand 3D models. Can’t find the model? Generate it!
Production KiCad Template Covers All Your Bases | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/production-kicad-template-covers-all-your-bases/
Ever think about all the moving parts involving a big KiCad project going into production? You need to provide manufacturer documentation, assembly instructions and renders for them to reference, e…
Iteration3D Is Parametric Python In The Cloud | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/11/iteration3d-is-parametric-python-in-the-cloud/
It’s happened to all of us: you find the perfect model for your needs — a bracket, a box, a cable clip, but it only comes in STL, and doesn’t quite fit. That problem will never ha…
This "Proactive Hearing Assistant" Picks Your Conversational Partners' Voices Out of a Cacophony - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/this-proactive-hearing-assistant-picks-your-conversational-partners-voices-out-of-a-cacophony-94569de26df5
Paired AI models, feeding into noise-canceling headphones, figure out who's involved in your conversation and mutes everyone else.
A Musically-Reactive LED Christmas Tree | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/10/a-musically-reactive-led-christmas-tree/
Regular Christmas trees don’t emit light, nor do they react to music. If you want both things in a holiday decoration, consider this build from [dbmaking]. An ESP32-D1 mini runs the show her…
LED Hourglass Is A Great Learning Project | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/09/led-hourglass-is-a-great-learning-project/
An hourglass tells you what it is in the name — a glass that you use to measure an hour of time passing by. [EDISON SCIENCE CORNER] has built a digital project that mimics such a thing, with …
Wavebird Controller Soars Once More With Open Source Adapter | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/07/wavebird-controller-soars-once-more-with-open-source-adapter/
After scouring the second-hand shops and the endless pages of eBay for original video game hardware, a pattern emerges. The size of the accessory matters. If a relatively big controller originally …
Level Up Your Circuit Sculpture Skills - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/level-up-your-circuit-sculpture-skills-139a079ea54a
Circuit sculptor Huy Vector built a beautiful windmill desk lamp from brass wire, Edison LEDs, and a DC motor.
A Reliable Method for 3D Printing Watertight Hulls - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/a-reliable-method-for-3d-printing-watertight-hulls-7b41bc85f75a
Ben came up with a reliable method for 3D printing watertight hulls and actually put that method to the test.
3Duino Lowers the Barrier to Entry for 3D-Printed Devices, Creates Functional Gadgets in 13 Minutes - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/3duino-lowers-the-barrier-to-entry-for-3d-printed-devices-creates-functional-gadgets-in-13-minutes-9c0ecc9c6802
Static models can be transformed into working electronic gadgets, researchers claim, in just a few minutes.
Wago’s Online Community Is Full Of Neat Wago Tools | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/02/wagos-online-community-is-full-of-neat-wago-tools/
Wago connectors are somewhat controversial in the electrical world—beloved by some, decried by others. The company knows it has a dedicated user base, though, and has established the Wago Creators …
Converting A 1980s Broadcast Camera To HDMI | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/12/01/converting-a-1980s-broadcast-camera-to-hdmi/
Although it might seem like there was a sudden step change from analog to digital sometime in the late 1900s, it was actually a slow, gradual change from things like record players to iPods or from…
The Smallest Ever PlayStation Motherboard - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/the-smallest-ever-playstation-motherboard-b77d82a37d8c
Technology has progressed a lot over the past three decades, which let Thedrew create the world’s smallest PlayStation motherboard.
Instant Sketch Camera Is Like A Polaroid That Draws | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/11/28/instant-sketch-camera-is-like-a-polaroid-that-draws/
These days, everyone’s got a million different devices that can take a passable photo. That’s not special anymore. A camera that draws what it sees, though? That’s kind of fun. Th…
An Online Repository For KiCad Schematics | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/11/28/an-online-repository-for-kicad-schematics/
In the desktop 3D printing world, we’re fortunate to have multiple online repositories of models that anyone can load up on their machine. Looking to create a similar experience but for elect…
A Flexible Light Inspired By IKEA | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/a-flexible-light-inspired-by-ikea/
The IKEA SMÅSNÖRE is a flexible silicone rod with an embedded LED strip, attached at each end to a base. It’s eye-catching enough, and it has the useful property of providing a diffuse light …
DIY Light Panels Work With Home Assistant | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/11/29/diy-light-panels-work-with-home-assistant/
There are a few major companies out there building colorful LED panels you can stick on your wall for aesthetic purposes. Most commercial options are pretty expensive, and come with certain limitat…
3D Print Your Own Working Minecraft Torch! - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/3d-print-your-own-working-minecraft-torch-4c3c25bb40ec
If you have a 3D printer, you can make this working Minecraft Torch in no time.
Laser-Cut Panels Make This Sound-Reactive Star Come to Life - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/laser-cut-panels-make-this-sound-reactive-star-come-to-life-d6e8f7ae2357
Erin St Blaine used light's strange properties to design this Star Illusion that you can build yourself.
This Autonomous Facehugger, Powered by an Espressif ESP32, Could Give an Alien Nightmares - Hackster.iohttps://www.hackster.io/news/this-autonomous-facehugger-powered-by-an-espressif-esp32-could-give-an-alien-nightmares-dce8da060934
Inspired by the Alien franchise, this 3D-printable Facehugger reacts to movement — or can be controlled remotely via Bluetooth.
Making Actually Useful Schematics In KiCad | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/11/21/making-actually-useful-schematics-in-kicad/
[Andrew Greenberg] has some specific ideas for how open-source hardware hackers could do a better job with their KiCad schematics. In his work with students at Portland State University, [Andrew] f…
Diskette Game Floppy Flopper Is Certainly No Flop | Hackadayhttps://hackaday.com/2025/11/20/diskette-game-floppy-flopper-is-certainly-no-flop/
There’s a tactile joy to the humble 3.5″ floppy that no USB stick will ever match. It’s not just the way they thunk into place in a well-made drive, the eject button, too, is a ta…
Hackropolehttps://hackropole.fr/en/
Welcome to Hackropole. This platform allows you to replay the challenges of the France Cybersecurity Challenge all year round to discover and train in various areas of cybersecurity.
I Built a Synth for My Daughter - bitsnpieces.devhttps://bitsnpieces.dev/posts/a-synth-for-my-daughter/
Hardware and software projects by Ali Roberts