Bring On Supercon!

In just under a week from today, almost 700 hackers will be getting together in Pasadena, CA for three days of scheming, soldering, and socializing. If you’re able to join …read more

Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore

This week’s podcast comes from Europe, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List, who wishes to apologies for the poor sound quality from her headset microphone. The news this …read more

This Week In Security: Broken Embargoes, UEFI Overflow, Wormable Tailscale, Starlink Ad Snooping, And A DHS Directory Dump

Last week brought us at least two broken embargoes: php2shell leaked onto Hacker News a day early, and a batch of Linux kernel bugs landed on the public kernel mailing …read more

Exploring What’s Left Of Google’s VR Dreams

You’re likely familiar with Google’s Cardboard, and the legions of cheap virtual reality headsets it spawned. By sticking a smartphone to the wearer’s head, all these headsets needed were some …read more

JPEG-XL Is Back On The Menu

Many of the image formats we’re familiar with have been around for decades. We all know JPEG and PNG like the back of our hands, and GIF even had a …read more

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Reviving Google Cardboard, Without Google Or Cardboard

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By Tyler August | November 5, 2026

Remember Google Cardboard? The late, unlamented practice of strapping a phone to your face so you could get motion sickness in a virtual environment? [brenpoly] wants you to reconsider, because …read more
Stunning Volumetric 3D Display Goes For A Spin

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By Donald Papp | November 5, 2026

[AncientJames] gives us a detailed look at Vortex, one of his impressive volumetric displays made with two back-to-back LED panels that spin at high speed with a Raspberry Pi 4 …read more
A Tiny OS For A Tiny Board

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By Jenny List | November 5, 2026

As microntrollers have become ever more powerful, we have started to see an increasing number of operating systems written to take advantage of this extra power. Usually they’re aimed at …read more
Folding Wings Could Be The Future For Air Travel

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By Zoe Skyforest | November 5, 2026

Folding wings have a long history in aviation. Particularly in the military world, where the ability to fit more fighting planes on a boat made a very real difference to …read more
Pitting A Modern Chess Engine On A Pentium PC Against 1996’s Deep Blue

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By Maya Posch | November 5, 2026

Although premature optimization can be a really bad thing, late optimization is sometimes unavoidable because we simply didn’t know about certain algorithms yet to massively improve the solving of a …read more
I Think We Should See Other SBCs

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By Arya Voronova | November 5, 2026

Are you currently designing a project for a common single-board computer (SBC), and do you expect other people to build your project, too? We routinely feature projects that do exactly …read more
Finger Joint Cutter Uses A Jigsaw Blade, But Not As We Know It

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By Donald Papp | November 5, 2026

Around these parts, finger joints (or box joints) are usually the product of laser cutting. [bluesyann] shows us a method of using a stationary jigsaw, a custom blade, and 3D-printed …read more

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