Isn’t it great when you find a use for something that didn’t work out for the project it was supposed to? That’s the story behind the LED strips in this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/led-choker-is-a-diamond-in-the-junk-pile/)

Playing Audio on The Pi Pico With No DAC To Speak Of
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/playing-audio-on-the-pi-pico-with-no-dac-to-speak-of/

Normally, if you want to play music or other audio on a microcontroller, you need to get yourself a DAC. Or at least, that’s the easiest way to go about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/playing-audio-on-the-pi-pico-with-no-dac-to-speak-of/)

LEGO Keyboard Stand Fits Just Right
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/lego-keyboard-stand-fits-just-right/

Split keyboards are great for many reasons, but mostly because you can place the halves as far apart as you want and really give your arms and shoulders the room …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/lego-keyboard-stand-fits-just-right/)

An Optical Computer Architecture
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/an-optical-computer-architecture/

We always hear that future computers will use optical technology. But what will that look like for a general-purpose computer? German researchers explain it in a recent scientific paper. Although …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/an-optical-computer-architecture/)

Randomly Move Marionette With Steel Balls and Geneva Drives
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/randomly-move-marionette-with-steel-balls-and-geneva-drives/

Over the years we have seen many marble machines, but this one on the [Karakuri channel] (hit CC for subtitles) on YouTube is somewhat special, as it uses Geneva drives …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/12/randomly-move-marionette-with-steel-balls-and-geneva-drives/)

4D Knit Dress Skirts Waste
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/13/4d-knit-dress-skirts-waste/

Regular 2D sewing of anything is inherently wasteful. You can align the pattern pieces however you want, but there’s going to be wasted everything — thread, fabric, and interfacing — …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/13/4d-knit-dress-skirts-waste/)

Custom Library Rescues Good LoRa Hardware from Bad Firmware
https://hackaday.com/2024/03/13/custom-library-rescues-good-lora-hardware-from-bad-firmware/

The range of hardware that comes on some dev boards these days is truly staggering. Those little LoRa boards are a prime example — ESP32 with WiFi and Bluetooth, a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/03/13/custom-library-rescues-good-lora-hardware-from-bad-firmware/)