Most of the stories we cover here are fresh from the firehose, the newest and coolest stuff to interest you during your idle moments. Sometimes though, we come across a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/30/tube-design-tips-to-save-a-writers-project/)

DIY Tube Lights Look Amazing For Just $50 A Piece
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/diy-tube-lights-look-amazing-for-just-50-a-piece/

It’s the future. We should have weird glowy lights everywhere, all over our homes, cars, and businesses. In the automotive world, luxury automakers are doing their part with LED ambient …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/diy-tube-lights-look-amazing-for-just-50-a-piece/)

Paddling Help from Electric-Assisted Kayak
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/paddling-help-from-electric-assisted-kayak/

Electric-assisted bicycles, or ebikes, are fundamentally changing the way people get around cities and towns. What were once sweaty, hilly, or difficult rides have quickly turned into a low-impact and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/paddling-help-from-electric-assisted-kayak/)

Raspberry Pi Pico Becomes Emotionally-Aware Music Visualizer
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/raspberry-pi-pico-becomes-emotionally-aware-music-visualizer/

Back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, the nascent world of digital music was incredibly exciting. We all cultivated huge MP3 collections and spent hours staring at the best …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/raspberry-pi-pico-becomes-emotionally-aware-music-visualizer/)

Welcome To The Year Of The Diagonal Linux Desktop
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/welcome-to-the-year-of-the-diagonal-linux-desktop/

Sometimes you come across one of those ideas that at first appear to have to be some kind of elaborate joke, but as you dig deeper into it, it begins …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/welcome-to-the-year-of-the-diagonal-linux-desktop/)

3D Printing Your Own Triboelectric Generators
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/3d-printing-your-own-triboelectric-generators/

A triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG) certainly sounds like the sort of thing you’d need to graduate from Starfleet Engineering to put together, but it actually operates on the same principle that’s at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/3d-printing-your-own-triboelectric-generators/)

An Electronic Orchestra Baton
https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/an-electronic-orchestra-baton/

The conductor of an orchestra may look unassuming on the street, but once they step onto their podium, they are all powerful. If you’ve ever wanted to go mad with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/12/31/an-electronic-orchestra-baton/)