One easy way to get started on the home automation front is with something that makes a house a home in the first place — lush, green plants. As nice …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/2024-home-sweet-home-automation-plantpal-is-a-friend-to-you-both/)

Ferrules and 3D Prints Revive Classic Microphone
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/ferrules-and-3d-prints-revive-classic-microphone/

Contrary to what our readers may think, we Hackaday writers aren’t exactly hacking layabouts. True, we spend a great deal of time combing through a vast corpus of material to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/ferrules-and-3d-prints-revive-classic-microphone/)

Pairing A New Remote To A Cheap RC Car
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/pairing-a-new-remote-to-a-cheap-rc-car/

The cheap little RC cars are abundant anywhere you are, and if you’ve ever disassembled one, you are familiar with how the PCB looks. A single-sided phenolic paper PCB with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/pairing-a-new-remote-to-a-cheap-rc-car/)

Inside America’s Last Morse Code Station
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/inside-americas-last-morse-code-station/

The Titanic famously (or infamously) used Morse code to call out in distress at the end of its final voyage. Ships at sea and the land-based stations that supported them …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/inside-americas-last-morse-code-station/)

That’s a Lot of Building Systems
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/thats-a-lot-of-building-systems/

The only thing makers like more than building things is making systems to build things. [Eric Hunting] has compiled a list of these modular building systems. You’ve certainly heard of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/08/thats-a-lot-of-building-systems/)

Simple Optical Meter Sets New Standards For Documentation
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/09/simple-optical-meter-sets-new-standards-for-documentation/

PiggyMeter is a wonderful example of a device that you never knew you needed – simple, elegant, easy to build, and accompanied by amazing documentation. It’s a snap-on interface for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/09/simple-optical-meter-sets-new-standards-for-documentation/)

Create Virtual USB Sticks With a Raspberry Pi Zero
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/09/create-virtual-usb-sticks-with-a-raspberry-pi-zero/

Infotainment system playing back from USB. (Folkert van Heusden)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/infotainment_usb_playback.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/infotainment_usb_playback.jpg?w=800">Playing back music files from USB sticks is a common feature these days, and is built-into the infotainment system in [Folkert van Heusden]’s Opel Astra. Unfortunately such USB playback features …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/09/create-virtual-usb-sticks-with-a-raspberry-pi-zero/)