In the past few years we’ve seen the rise of low-power mesh networking devices for everything from IoT devices, weather stations, and even off-grid communications networks. These radio modules are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/long-range-meshtastic-relay/)

A Giga-Sunset For Gigaset IoT Devices
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/a-giga-sunset-for-gigaset-iot-devices/

In today’s “predictable things that happened before and definitely will happen again”, we have another company in the “smart device” business that has just shuttered their servers, leaving devices completely …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/a-giga-sunset-for-gigaset-iot-devices/)

Space Mirrors: Dreams of Turning The Night Into Day Around the Clock
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/space-mirrors-dreams-of-turning-the-night-into-day-around-the-clock/

Recently, a company by former SpaceX employee Ben Nowack – called Reflect Orbital – announced that it is now ready to put gigantic mirrors in space to reflect sunshine at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/space-mirrors-dreams-of-turning-the-night-into-day-around-the-clock/)

Recovering a Physically Broken SD Card
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/recovering-a-physically-broken-sd-card/

There is much to be found online about recovering data from corrupt SD cards, but [StezStix Mix] had an entirely different problem with his card. He’d filmed an important video …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/recovering-a-physically-broken-sd-card/)

PCB Design Review: Tinysparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking Needs
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/pcb-design-review-tinysparrow-a-module-for-can-hacking-needs/

I enjoy seeing modules that can make designing other devices easier, and when I did a call for design reviews, [enp6s0] has submitted one such board to us. It’s a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/pcb-design-review-tinysparrow-a-module-for-can-hacking-needs/)

Making the Halo 2 Battle Rifle Real
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/making-the-halo-2-battle-rifle-real/

We’ve just been shown a creation that definitely belongs on the list of impressive videogame replicas. This BR55 rifle built by [B Squared Mfg] not only looks exactly like its …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/making-the-halo-2-battle-rifle-real/)

ESP-Prog-Adapter Makes Your ESP32 Tinkering Seamless
https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/esp-prog-adapter-makes-your-esp32-tinkering-seamless/

Did you ever struggle with an ESP32 board of yours, wishing you had exposed that UART, or seriously lacking the JTAG port access? If so, you should seriously check out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/04/03/esp-prog-adapter-makes-your-esp32-tinkering-seamless/)