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/

Over on Hackaday.io there’s a fun and playful write-up for a fun and playful project — the Piko, an ESP32 powered smartwatch. Our hackers [Iloke Alusala], [Lulama Lingela], and [Rafael …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/05/piko-your-esp32-powered-fitness-buddy/)

Screens of Death: From Diagnostic Aids to a Sad Emoji
https://hackaday.com/2025/06/05/screens-of-death-from-diagnostic-aids-to-a-sad-emoji/

There comes a moment in the life of any operating system when an unforeseen event will tragically cut its uptime short. Whether it’s a sloppily written driver, a bug in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/06/05/screens-of-death-from-diagnostic-aids-to-a-sad-emoji/)