The Etch-a-Sketch was a great toy if you were somehow born with the talent to use it. For the rest of us, it was a frustrating red brick filled with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/etch-a-sketch-camera-is-open-source/)

Trying to Build A Communications Device With a 1-Pound Laser And a 7805
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/trying-to-build-a-communications-device-with-a-1-pound-laser-and-a-7805/

You can get a red laser diode pretty cheap these days—as cheap as £1 in fact. [Beamer] had purchased one himself, but quickly grew bored with just pointing it at …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/trying-to-build-a-communications-device-with-a-1-pound-laser-and-a-7805/)

3D Printed Braille Trainer Reduces Barrier to Entry
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/3d-printed-braille-trainer-reduces-barrier-to-entry/

Accessibility devices are a wonder of modern technology, allowing people with various needs to interact more easily with the world. From prosthetics to devices to augment or aid someone’s vision …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/3d-printed-braille-trainer-reduces-barrier-to-entry/)

Pi Pico Helps Restring Badminton Rackets
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/pi-pico-helps-restring-badminton-rackets/

Stringing a badminton racquet is a somewhat complicated job. It needs to be done well if the racquet is to perform well and the player is to succeed. To that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/pi-pico-helps-restring-badminton-rackets/)

Home Assistant Display Uses E-Ink
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/home-assistant-display-uses-e-ink/

[Markus] grabbed an ESP32 and created a good-looking e-ink dashboard that can act as a status display for Home Automation. However, the hardware is generic enough that it could work …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/20/home-assistant-display-uses-e-ink/)

Quad-Motor Electric Kart Gets A Little Too Thrilling
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/21/quad-motor-electric-kart-gets-a-little-too-thrilling/

[Peter Holderith] has been on a mission to unlock the full potential of a DIY quad-motor electric go-kart as a platform. This isn’t his first rodeo, either. His earlier vehicle …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/21/quad-motor-electric-kart-gets-a-little-too-thrilling/)

Static Recompilation Brings New Life to N64 Games
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/21/static-recompilation-brings-new-life-to-n64-games/

Over the past few years a number of teams have been putting a lot of effort into taking beloved Nintendo 64 games, decompiling them, and lovingly crafting them into highly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/05/21/static-recompilation-brings-new-life-to-n64-games/)

Peeking Underground With Giant Flying Antennas
https://hackaday.com/2024/05/21/peeking-underground-with-giant-flying-antennas/