Categoria: Hackaday (https://hackaday.com/)

Designing an Open Source Multimeter: the HydraMeter
Our hacker [John Duffy] wrote in to let us know about a video he put together to explain the design…

Hackaday Links: July 20, 2025
In the relatively short time that the James Webb Space Telescope has been operational, there’s seemingly no end to its…

8 Bit Mechanical Computer Built from Knex
Long before electricity was a common household utility, humanity had been building machines to do many tasks that we’d now…

When a Record Player Doesn’t Work Due to Solid State Grease
Normally, mechanical devices like record players move smoothly, with well-greased contact surfaces enabling the tone arm to automatically move, the…

Engine Data Displayed Live On Dash
In the auto world, there are lots of overarching standards that all automakers comply with. There are also lots of…

SymbOS Is a Funhouse mirror look at a future that never was
The Z80 might be decades obsolete and a few years out of production, but it’s absolutely a case of “gone…

Elegoo Rapid PETG vs PETG Pro: Same Price, Similar Specs, Which to Buy?
Even within a single type of FDM filament there is an overwhelming amount of choice. Take for example Elegoo’s PETG…

Punch card controlled Cyberdeck Lives In 80s Toy
Have you ever seen a toy and said “That wants to be a deck”? [Attoparsec] did, when his eyes fell…

PicoGUS adds CD-ROM Emulation to ISA Bus
Everything fails eventually, but moving parts fail fastest of all– and optical drives seemingly more than others, at least in…

Neon Lamp Detects Lightning Strikes
For as mysterious, fascinating, and beautiful as lightning is at a distance, it’s not exactly a peaceful phenomenon up close….