USB-C eliminates proprietary barrel plug chargers that we’ve been using for laptops and myriads of other devices. It fights proprietary phone charger standards by explicitly making them non-compliant, bullying companies …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/all-about-usb-c-power-delivery/)

Get Pumped for This Miniature Gym
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/get-pumped-for-this-miniature-gym/

[Duncan McIntyre] lives in the UK but participated in a secret Santa gift exchange for his Dutch friends’ Sinterklaas celebration. In traditional maker fashion, [Duncan] went overboard and created a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/get-pumped-for-this-miniature-gym/)

You Can Now Fix Your Deere
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/you-can-now-fix-your-deere/

Over the last few years we have brought you many stories about John Deere tractors, and how their repair has been locked down such that only manufacturer-authorised technicians can work …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/you-can-now-fix-your-deere/)

Clever Mechanism Makes a Linear Control from a Rotary Hall Sensor
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/clever-mechanism-makes-a-linear-control-from-a-rotary-hall-sensor/

Every once in a while we stumble across something so simple yet so clever that we just have to call it out. This custom linear Hall effect sensor is a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/clever-mechanism-makes-a-linear-control-from-a-rotary-hall-sensor/)

IoT Archaeology Leads To API Resurrection
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/iot-archaeology-leads-to-api-resurrection/

What happens when someone’s personal project is turned into a startup which becomes something of a publicity darling, then collapses with very little product shipped and takes all its customers’ …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/iot-archaeology-leads-to-api-resurrection/)

Wipe On, Wipe Off: Make Your Own Rain Repellent
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/wipe-on-wipe-off-make-your-own-rain-repellent/

Once upon a time, we drove an old six-volt VW Beetle. One sad day, the wiper motor went out, and as this happened before the Internet heyday, there were no …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/09/wipe-on-wipe-off-make-your-own-rain-repellent/)

Human-Powered Strandbeest
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/human-powered-strandbeest/

Once you’ve seen a strandbeest, it’s hard to forget the mesmerizing movement of its mechanical limbs. [Adam Savage] built a pedal-powered strandbeest in (more than) one day in full view …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/10/human-powered-strandbeest/)