It's beginning to look a lot like the holidays around here. That means it's time for holiday hacks here on The Hacklet! This week we're looking at the coolest festive hacks created by YOU on Hackaday.io!We start with [charliex] and Cypress PSOC 4 + ESP8266...
FPGAs, CPLDs, PALs, and GALs, Oh My! This week's Hacklet focuses on some of the best Programmable Logic projects on Hackaday.io! Programmable logic devices tend to have a steep learning curve. Not only is a new hacker learning complex parts, but there...
Altoids – they've been around since King George III was on the throne. These curiously strong mints have had a storied history, a copy of which is included in every tin. They taste pretty good, but most hackers and makers are more interested in the pocket-sized...
Robot arms – they do everything from moving silicon wafers to welding cars. Many a hacker has dreamt of having their own robot arm to serve them beer help them build projects. This week's Hacklet features some of the best robot arm projects on Hackaday.io!We...
For every computer error, there are two human errors, and one of them is blaming the computer. Whenever a human blames a computer for something, there are two tools, and one of them is the computer.Not all of your nifty tools need to be fancy robots,...
Blinking LEDs are good. Moving, spinning things are good too. Put them both together and you get a Persistence of Vision (POV) display. Hackers have been building these displays for years. This week's Hacklet focuses on some of the best LED POV displays...
Minecraft hit the PC gaming scene as an alpha release on May 17, 2009. Something about the open world, the crafting system, and the various modes of gameplay made it an instant hit. Since then Minecraft become one of the best selling video games of all...
Space. The final frontier. Every tinkerer, hacker, and maker has dreamed of flying out of Earth's atmosphere and into the heavens. Last year one hard-working team got a chance to fly a member to space by winning the Hackaday prize. For the rest of us,...
The Raspberry Pi 2 is just barely a month old, and now that vintage console emulation on this new hardware has been nailed down, it's just about time for everyone to do real work. You know, recompiling stuff to take advantage of the new CPU, figuring...
Oscilloscopes are one of the most often used tools of the engineer, hacker, or maker. Voltmeters can do a lot, but when you really need to get a good look at a signal, a good scope is invaluable. This week's hacklet is triggered by the rising slope of...
Last year we challenged you to build the next generation of connected devices. Six months later, the best teams and projects from around the world battled for the greatest prize of all: the respect of their peers and a trip to space. This year, we're...
[robin] has a Red Camera (lucky!), an absurdly expensive digital video camera. As you would expect the batteries are also absurdly expensive. What's the solution? Battery packs from cordless drills.Cordless drills are interesting pieces of tech that...
Throughout human history, mankind has worked to enable those with disabilities. This applies especially to those who have missing limbs, either from injury or since birth. Every time technology improves, prosthetics improve along with the way. Unfortunately...
Ever since [Douglas Engelbart] and his team came up with the computer mouse, hackers, makers, and engineers have been creating ways to change and improve the design. Even the original mouse was something of a hack, built form a block of wood, a button,...
We've been riding the runaway train that is Hackaday.io for about fourteen months. With over 60k registered user and hundreds of thousands of visitors a month it's hard to remember how we got from humble beginnings to where we stand now. But a big part...