What could happen when you open-source a hardware project? No, seriously. I hold a fair few radical opinions – one is that projects should be open-source to the highest extent …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/the-blackberry-keyboard-how-an-open-source-ecosystem-sprouts/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 835: Board Member B
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/floss-weekly-episode-835-board-member-b/

This week Jonathan and Rob chat with Nate Graham about KDE! Why did Nate walk away from Apple, and how did he find Linux and KDE? And what does he …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/floss-weekly-episode-835-board-member-b/)

Adding Assistive Technology to a Doorbell
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/adding-assistive-technology-to-a-doorbell/

The advent of affordable computing over the last few decades has certainly been a boon for many people with disabilities, making it easier to access things like text-to-speech technology, automation, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/adding-assistive-technology-to-a-doorbell/)

Making solder wick less painful
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/making-solder-wick-less-painful/

For some people (e.g. this author) solder wick is a tool of last resort. Unfortunately, solder suckers and vacuum pumps lose most of their utility when you move from through-hole …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/making-solder-wick-less-painful/)

Slide Rule by Helix
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/slide-rule-by-helix/

It is no secret that we like slide rules around the Hackaday bunker, and among our favorites are the cylindrical slide rules. [Chris Staecker] likes them, too, and recently even …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/slide-rule-by-helix/)

Passive Saturation Box is a Cheap Way To Distort Your Sound
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/passive-saturation-box-is-a-cheap-way-to-distort-your-sound/

Distortion pedals and overdrive effects usually have a bunch of lovely transistors or op-amps inside and lots of knobs and dials to tweak the sound to your personal taste. However, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/04/passive-saturation-box-is-a-cheap-way-to-distort-your-sound/)

Running FreeDOS and 8086tiny on the Game Boy Advance Because You Can
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/05/running-freedos-and-8086tiny-on-the-game-boy-advance-because-you-can/

How many people haven’t looked at their Game Boy Advance (GBA) handheld gaming device and wondered how much better it might be if it could run FreeDOS. Inside an 8086 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/05/running-freedos-and-8086tiny-on-the-game-boy-advance-because-you-can/)

Piko, Your ESP32 Powered Fitness Buddy
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/05/piko-your-esp32-powered-fitness-buddy/