Spotting Emacs in the Wild
Making a Retro(ish) Game Console From Scratch
Easy Theremin Uses ESP32
Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026
An Automated Water Tank Controller
Turning Fruits Into Ethylene and Ethane Refrigerant
A KVM Without the V (Or the M)
Architectural LED Install Shows How To Do It With Style
The Seven Sensors and Breakout Boards to Avoid in a Product
UV Printer? 3D Printer? HeyGears says "Why Not Both"?
Bike Trainers as Video Game Controllers
Stewart Platform Walker Gains Feeling In Legs From Resistors
Open Source Stream Deck Targets Flexibility #OpenSource #Hardware #Maker
Browser-based 3D Editor Covers The Basics While Staying Local #Maker #Software #OpenSource
Commercialization and Innovation #Maker #Innovation #3DPrinting
Testing a 3D Printed Cycloidal Gearbox Design #3DPrinting #Engineering #Maker
A Compact Game Controller For Your Phone #Maker #Gaming #Hardware
Casual Repair and Maintenance on an Amiga 1000 #Retrocomputing #Amiga #DIY
Turning Glass Into a Touch-Sensitive Button #Maker #DIY #Hardware
A Complex Way to Push a Button #Maker #Automation #DIY
Tiny Desktop Robot Has Radar #Robotics #Maker #ESP32
NES Advantage Stick Gets Bluetooth Upgrade #RetroGaming #DIY #Maker
Hackaday Podcast Episode 380: 3D Printing the Rainbow, IR and IP Camera Hacks, and Americium 241 on the Loose #Maker #Podcast #Hacks
Hacking a Commercial Colorimeter to add RAL Color Code Support #Hardware #Maker #Hacks
This Week in Security: What's in a name, the AI Bugpocalypse Hits Everyone, OpenWRT flaws, and Duress Passwords #Security #Hacking #OpenSource
Building a Reproduction PlayStation Motherboard #Hardware #RetroGaming #DIY
Using the Chimney Effect to Drop Passively Cooled PC Temperatures #Hardware #DIY #Tech
Custom Beach Robot Handles the Hard Work #Robots #DIY #Maker
Best-Ever Brainstem Map Created by Indian Scientists #Science #Neuroscience #Research
Rebuilding an Obsolete IC to Save a Betacam SP Tapedeck #Hardware #Repair #RetroTech
Fixing a JMicron-Based M.2 USB Enclosure That Stopped Working #Hardware #Repair #Maker
Pizza Eye Surgery Saves Hemispherical Projector #Hacks #DIY #Maker
Wrangling Datacenter GPUs Into a Desktop #Hardware #DIY #Tech
RC Telemetry Board Lets Virtual Crewmember Help You Race Better #Maker #Electronics #Hacking
A Capable KVM Built With The ESP32 #Hardware #Maker #ESP32
Use Your Head While Trimming Trees #DIY #Maker #Tools
Keyboard Lights As An Airgap Attack Vector #Security #Hacking #Hardware
Using Video Glasses As a Camera Viewfinder Is Harder Than It Looks #Maker #Hacks #DIY
Scrap Pinball Parts Become Beautiful Wall Art #Maker #Art #DIY
FLOSS Weekly Episode 877: RCE As a Service #OpenSource #CyberSecurity #Podcasts