Automate That Halloween Treating
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/automate-that-halloween-treating/

We live a Jetsons future of ubiquitous automation, in which the most trivial of human tasks has a machine to take the work out of it. Take doling out Halloween …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/06/automate-that-halloween-treating/)

A Bike-Friendly, DIY Action Cam Stereo Microphone
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/a-bike-friendly-diy-action-cam-stereo-microphone/

[DJJules] had two problems. Being an avid biker, recording audio on a bike-mounted action camera was less than ideal due to wind. In addition, the built-in microphone on action cameras …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/a-bike-friendly-diy-action-cam-stereo-microphone/)

The Hidden Microcontroller Inside a LoRa chip
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/the-hidden-microcontroller-inside-a-lora-chip/

If you’ve ever done anything with LoRa, the chances are you’ve used a LoRa chip or module as a peripheral for a microcontroller, and left it at that. But that’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/the-hidden-microcontroller-inside-a-lora-chip/)

Active Antenna Runs on a Single Lithium-Ion Cell
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/active-antenna-runs-on-a-single-lithium-ion-cell/

[skuep]’s Mobile-Whip is a compact, active receive-only antenna that is optimized for operation from a single lithium-ion battery or USB power. This makes it very handy for use on portable …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/active-antenna-runs-on-a-single-lithium-ion-cell/)

Repairing a Polaroid 630 SL Lightmixer Instant Camera
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/repairing-a-polaroid-630-sl-lightmixer-instant-camera/

Before the advent of digital cameras, if you wanted to take a few photos without having to get a whole roll of film developed, you’d use some form of instant …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/repairing-a-polaroid-630-sl-lightmixer-instant-camera/)

Supercon 2026: Streaming Live
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/supercon-2026-streaming-live/

While we’d love to have you all join us in Pasadena for Supercon 2026, the next best thing is to connect up to the festivities remotely through the magic of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/supercon-2026-streaming-live/)

Building a Homemade Induction Soldering Iron
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/building-a-homemade-induction-soldering-iron/

Despite not being inherently any better at converting electricity into heat, induction-heated soldering irons often considerably outperform conventional irons with an identical power rating. They manage this by directly heating …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/07/building-a-homemade-induction-soldering-iron/)