[LDX] first noticed the odd sounds coming out of his ceiling fan, regularly, on the hour and half-hour. Then he noticed that the lights were flickering as well. Figuring something was up, he built …

Within the past two months we’ve covered two separate incidents of 3D printing-related fires. One was caused by an ill-advised attempt to smooth a print with acetone heated over an open flame…

At the 2016 Hackaday Superconference, Amanda Brief and Jacob McEntire gave a talk on what they've been working on for the past few years. It's My.Flow, the world's first tampon monitor capable of trac...

You heard it here first: dash cams are going to be the next must-have item for your daily driver. Already reaching market saturation in some parts of the world but still fairly uncommon in North Amer...

A tired 1990 Chevy Lumina isn't the platform one would normally pick for a custom build. When you're drag boat racing team on a budget though, you use what you can get cheap. Normally small boats are...

[Jaidyn Edwards] is building a robot. This isn't going to be a normal robot, though, he's building a whegged robot, inspired by Boston Dynamic's version of the RHex design.

A wheg (TM) is a curved...

The holidays are almost here, and with that comes the traditional Mass Consumption of Consumer Goods and Gift Exchange. 3D printers are getting really good and really cheap, and it’s inevitab…

This is 2016, and almost every hacker dabbles with SMD parts now, unlike back in the day. This means investing in at least some specialized tools and equipment to make the job easier. One handy too…

Have you ever wanted to roll your own pinball machine? It's one of those kinds of builds where it's easy to go off the deep end. But if you're just getting your feet wet and want to mess around with d...

The first computer I personally owned had 256 bytes of memory. Bytes. The processor in my mouse and keyboard both have more memory than that. Lots more. Granted, 256 bytes was a bit extreme, but even ...

Today Pebble has announced that it will cease all hardware production. Their outstanding Kickstarter deliveries will not be fulfilled but refunds will be issued. Warranties on all existing hardware wi...

Multi-talented hacker extraordinaire and electrical engineer [Akiba] is based in Japan, and this makes it just a hop, skip, and a jump over to Shenzhen, China, the hardware capital of the world. He…

We are all used to Fused Deposition Modeling, or FDM, 3D printers. A nozzle squirts molten material under the control of a computer to make 3D objects. And even if they’re usually rather expe…

[Mitxela] wanted to build a different kind of mouse, one that worked like an Etch-a-Sketch toy with one X knob and one Y knob. Armed with some rotary encoders and a microcontroller, that shouldn&#8…

A fireplace can add a cozy, relaxed atmosphere  -- and a touch of style -- to any home. Redditor [hovee] saw the opportunity to add some flair to his gas fireplace by making it voice activated. Chec...

It’s hard not to be a fan of LEGO. The humble plastic bricks from Denmark enabled many a young engineer to bring their architectural and mechanical fantasies to life. But one limitation was t…

They just don't write promotional film scripts like they used to: "These men are design engineers. They are about to engage a new breed of computer, called Graphic 1, in a dialogue that will test the ...

Keeping track of your 3D-printer filament use can be both eye-opening and depressing. Knowing exactly how much material goes into a project can help you make build-versus-buy decisions, but it can …

I work a lot with high voltages and others frequently replicate my projects, so I often get asked “What voltage is needed?”. That means I need to be able to measure high voltages. Here&…

We recently noticed a very cool-looking series of power supply modules on a few of the Chinese deal web sites. Depending on the model, they provide a digitally-controlled voltage with metering. You…