DIY WiFi Analyzer Sniffs Out Congestion and Coverage Issues, Suggests Fixes
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/diy-wifi-analyzer-sniffs-out-congestion-and-coverage-issues-suggests-fixes/

[Roni Bandini]’s JEV WiFi Analyzer is an interesting experiment that glues together a single-board Linux computer, a USB WiFi adapter, and a specialized AI model to create a new kind …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/diy-wifi-analyzer-sniffs-out-congestion-and-coverage-issues-suggests-fixes/)

Voyager 1 Briefly Goes Silent, Scaring Everyone
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/voyager-1-briefly-goes-silent-scaring-everyone/

It’s no big secret at this point that we are looking at the final years of the two venerable Voyager spacecraft. With their power supplies diminishing and their 1970s-era electronics …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/voyager-1-briefly-goes-silent-scaring-everyone/)

Rooting an Amazon Echo Dot
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/rooting-an-amazon-echo-dot/

The Amazon Echo Dot is one of Amazon’s so-called ‘smart speaker’ offerings that tie into their larger Alexa-fueled ecosystem, designed to be a pretty minimalistic device that gives you access …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/rooting-an-amazon-echo-dot/)

Upgrading an Action Camera with an External Battery
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/upgrading-an-action-camera-with-an-external-battery/

[Evan Monsma], the prolific experimenter with cameras, found himself with an issue: he had a small Sony action camera with good performance in every respect but battery life, which was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/upgrading-an-action-camera-with-an-external-battery/)

Huge PalmOS Development Archive Goes Online, Thanks to Personal Backups
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/huge-palmos-development-archive-goes-online-thanks-to-personal-backups/

Palm OS, an operating system for a range mobile devices that predated mobile phones, is largely forgotten today. Or at least, that’s what [Aaron Ardiri] thought. That all changed when …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/31/huge-palmos-development-archive-goes-online-thanks-to-personal-backups/)