Hackaday Podcast Episode 347: Breaking Kindles, Baby’s First Synth, And Barcodes!

This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over coffee to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the …read more

Chinese Regulators May Kill Retractable Car Door Handles That Never Should Have Existed

Headlights. Indicators. Trunk releases. Seatbelts. Airbags. Just about any part of a car you can think of is governed by a long and complicated government regulation. It’s all about safety, …read more

So Long Firefox, Hello Vivaldi

It’s been twenty-three years since the day Phoenix was released, the web browser that eventually became Firefox. I downloaded it on the first day and installed it on my trusty …read more

Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Elegant Macro Pad

Some people are not merely satisfied with functionality, or even just good looks. These persnickety snoots (I am one of them) seek something elegant, a true marriage of form and …read more

The Unexpected Joys Of Hacking An Old Kindle

In the closing hours of JawnCon 0x2, I was making a final pass of the “Free Stuff for Nerds” table when I noticed a forlorn Kindle that had a piece …read more

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All Handheld Antennas Are Not Born The Same

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By Jenny List | November 30, 2025

If you own a handheld transceiver of any type then the chances are it will come with a “rubber duck” style antenna. These flexible rubber-coated antennas are a compromise in …read more
A Deep Dive Into Using PIO And DMA On The RP2350

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By John Elliot V | November 30, 2025

Here’s a fun rabbit hole to run down if you don’t already have the RP2040/RP2350 PIO feather in your cap: how to serve data without CPU intervention using PIO and …read more
Retrotechtacular: The $550K Video Conferencing System Used To Make Bee Movie

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By Drew Littrell | November 30, 2025

The modern office environment has shifted in recent years. Employees are routinely asked to collaborate with co-workers half way around the globe and be camera ready, or whatever passes for …read more
Tiny Little TV Runs On ESP32

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By Lewin Day | November 30, 2025

Few of us keep big old cathode ray tubes in the house anymore, but we can still appreciate the form factor of the classic TV. Indeed, the Tinytron from [t0mg] …read more
Raise Bikes To The Heavens With Humble Garage Door Opener

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By Ian Bos | November 30, 2025

Biking can be an incredibly rewarding hobby, but what do you do with all of your expensive pieces of metal and composite when you aren’t hitting the trails? They take …read more
How To Make Big Cabinets On A Small CNC Router

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By Lewin Day | November 30, 2025

It’s easy to build big wooden furniture if you have a massive industrial CNC router, but few of us are so lucky. However, you can still build sizable stuff with …read more
Magnus Effect Drone Flies, Looks Impossible

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By Bryan Cockfield | November 30, 2025

By now we’re all familiar with the quad-rotor design most popular among modern drones, and of course there are many variants using more or less propellers and even fixed-wing drones …read more

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