The QingPing Air Quality Monitor 2 is an Android-based device that not only features a touch screen with the current air quality statistics of the room, but also includes an …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/modifying-a-qingping-air-quality-monitor-for-local-mqtt-access/)

Print Pixel Art to a Floppy Disk
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/print-pixel-art-to-a-floppy-disk/

Here at Hackaday we love floppy disks. While they are by no means a practical or useful means of storing data in the age of solid state storage, there is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/print-pixel-art-to-a-floppy-disk/)

Bicycle Tows 15,000 Pounds
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/bicycle-tows-15000-pounds/

An old joke in physics is that of the “spherical cow”, poking fun at some of the assumptions physicists make when tackling a new problem. Making the problem simple like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/bicycle-tows-15000-pounds/)

Reviving ReBoot With a Tape Deck Repair
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/reviving-reboot-with-a-tape-deck-repair/

Do you remember ReBoot? If you were into early CGI, the name probably rings a bell, since when it premiered in 1994 it was the first fully computer-animated show on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/04/reviving-reboot-with-a-tape-deck-repair/)

An RPN Calculator and a Bonus VFD Clock From Casio Revival
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/an-rpn-calculator-and-a-bonus-vfd-clock-from-casio-revival/

Have you heard the saying “the problem is the solution”? It seems to originate in the permaculture movement, but it can apply equally well to electronics. Take the problem [shiura] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/an-rpn-calculator-and-a-bonus-vfd-clock-from-casio-revival/)

GitHub Disables Rockchip’s Linux MPP Repository After DMCA Request
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/github-disables-rockchips-linux-mpp-repository-after-dmca-request/

Recently GitHub disabled the Rockchip Linux MPP repository, following a DMCA takedown request from the FFmpeg team. As of writing the affected repository remains unavailable. At the core of this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/github-disables-rockchips-linux-mpp-repository-after-dmca-request/)

2025: As The Hardware World Turns
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/2025-as-the-hardware-world-turns/

If you’re reading this, that means you’ve successfully made it through 2025! Allow us to be the first to congratulate you — that’s another twelve months of skills learned, projects …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/05/2025-as-the-hardware-world-turns/)