21+ min ago  (219+ words) As common as the Xbox 360 was, the development kits (XDKs) for these consoles are significantly less so. This makes it even more tragic when someone performs a botched surgery on one of these rare mac... As common as the Xbox…...

1+ hour, 51+ min ago  (251+ words) We are going to bet that as a kid, you had a View-Master. This toy has been around for decades and is, more or less, a handheld stereoscope. We never thought much about the device's invention until we... We are…...

3+ hour, 21+ min ago  (260+ words) Thermoforming is the process of softening a material enough so that it can be tweaked into a new shape, with the source of the thermal energy being not particularly relevant. Correspondingly, after [Z... Thermoforming is the process of softening a material…...

7+ hour, 52+ min ago  (225+ words) Getting PCBs made is often the key step in taking a dodgy lab experiment and turning it into a functional piece of equipment. However, it can be tedious to wait for PCBs to ship, and that can really s... Getting PCBs…...

13+ hour, 52+ min ago  (343+ words) A lot of hacks get inspired by science fiction. When that inspiration is taken from the boob tube or the silver screen, the visual design is largely taken care of by the prop department. If, on the ot... A lot…...

16+ hour, 51+ min ago  (253+ words) Typically, when we want to take images, we use an image sensor paired with some sort of lens assembly to make a picture that's sharply in focus. However, [okooptics] is here to show us there's another... Typically, when we want…...

22+ hour, 51+ min ago  (298+ words) [caption id="attachment_916049" align="alignright" width="400"] Keeping an eye on remaining battery charge. (credit: Luke Maximo Bell, YouTube)[/caption] Although not a typical focus of people who fl... Keeping an eye on remaining battery charge (credit: Luke Maximo Bell, YouTube) Although…...

23+ hour, 42+ min ago  (418+ words) Here's the Hackaday Europe 2026 announcement that you've all been waiting for. But wait! This year there's a twist, or rather two. What absolutely hasn't changed, though, is that we'd love to see you there, and we'd love to hear about…...

1+ day, 22+ min ago  (277+ words) Ever wanted to know how engineers made their calculations before digital calculators were on every workbench? [Richard Carpenter] and [Robert Wolf] have just the thing'a sliderule simulator that can... Ever wanted to know how engineers made their calculations before digital…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (347+ words) Among the symptoms was the deep-discharged battery, which had just a hair over 7 V while unloaded. Question was what had drained the battery so severely. What was clear was that the tool was completely seized after inserting a working battery…...