In a stunning example of the Bader Meinhoff effect, we’ve recently heard several times this week about events like the ...

From the Institute of Computing Technology division of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Peng Cheng Laboratory comes a high ...

Debouncing button or switch inputs on microcontrollers can be a challenging problem for those first starting to program these ...

Have you ever thought of giving new buzz to outdated wired alarm systems or saving money while upgrading your home security? The Hornet Nest Alarm Panel, to which hacker [Patrick van Oosterwijck] ...

Fresh from AliExpress, [Big Clive] got another fascinating item to tear down: a crane claw, as used in those all too familiar carnival games. These games feature a claw the player moves into ...

It’s been a good 2025 so far! I just got back from Chaos Communication Congress, which is easily my favorite gigantic hacker conference of the year. (Partisan Hackaday pride puts Supercon up as my ...

There’s a paradox in amateur radio: after all the time and effort spent getting a license and all the expense of getting some gear together, some new hams suddenly find that they don’t ...

We love electronic conference badges here at Hackaday, but it’s undeniable that many of them end up gathering dust after the event. Most of them are usable as development boards though, so ...

With 2024 now officially in the history books, it’s time to take our traditional look back and reflect on some of the top ...

While they are dying out, you can still find incandescent bulbs. While these were once totally common, they’ve been largely ...

We talk about Morse code, named after its inventor, Samuel Morse. However, maybe we should call it Vail code after Alfred ...

It’s the end of the year, and a few hardy souls gather in a hackerspace to enjoy a bit of seasonal food and hang out.