This week, I had to do something I haven’t done in a long, long time: make myself a custom PCB the old-fashioned way, with laser toner and etchant. The reason? …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/practice-while-you-work/)

SteamVR Controller Controlling Addressable LEDs
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/steamvr-controller-controlling-addressable-leds/

[Chris] had an idea. When playing VR games like BeatSaber, he realized that spectators without headsets weren’t very included in the action. He wanted to create some environmental lighting that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/steamvr-controller-controlling-addressable-leds/)

Why Are Cassette and CD Players So Big Now?
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/why-are-cassette-and-cd-players-so-big-now/

The early 2000s were the halcyon days of physical media. While not as svelte as MP3 players became, why are those early 2000s machines smaller than all the new models …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/why-are-cassette-and-cd-players-so-big-now/)

The Bus Pirate 5 Sure Can Glitch
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/the-bus-pirate-5-sure-can-glitch/

Own a Bus Pirate 5? Now, it can do power glitching, thanks to [Matt Brugman’s] demo and contributions to the stock code. This is also a great demo of Bus …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/the-bus-pirate-5-sure-can-glitch/)

Using Four Rolls Of Film To Make One Big Photo
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/using-four-rolls-of-film-to-make-one-big-photo/

Typically, if you’re shooting 35 mm film, you’re using it in an old point-and-shoot or maybe a nice SLR. You might even make some sizeable prints if you take a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/using-four-rolls-of-film-to-make-one-big-photo/)

This Gesture Sensor Is Precise, Cheap, Well-Hidden
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/this-gesture-sensor-is-precise-cheap-well-hidden/

In today’s “futuristic tech you can get for $5”, [RealCorebb] shows us a gesture sensor, one of the sci-fi kind. He was doing a desktop clock build, and wanted to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/01/this-gesture-sensor-is-precise-cheap-well-hidden/)

Skype is Shutting Down on May 5th
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/02/skype-is-shutting-down-on-may-5th/

In a move that could have been seen coming from at least a decade away, Microsoft has confirmed that the Skype service will be shutting down on May 5. This …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/02/skype-is-shutting-down-on-may-5th/)

“Some Assembly Required” Makes Us Love Things More
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/02/some-assembly-required-makes-us-love-things-more/