More and more of the ‘smart’ gadgets like watches and phones that we carry around with us these days come with features that we’d not care to ever need. Since …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/pixel-watch-3s-loss-of-pulse-detection-the-algorithms-that-tell-someone-is-dying/)
FlyingCam is a Sweet DIY Webcam on a Stick
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/flyingcam-is-sweet-diy-webcam-on-a-stick/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/flyingcam-is-sweet-diy-webcam-on-a-stick/
Imagine you want to monitor a pot on the stove to see if it’s boiling over for just a few minutes, but you don’t want to have a dedicated permanent …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/flyingcam-is-sweet-diy-webcam-on-a-stick/)
FLOSS Weekly Episode 824: Gratuitous Navel Gazing
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/floss-weekly-episode-824-gratuitous-navel-gazing/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/floss-weekly-episode-824-gratuitous-navel-gazing/
This week, Jonathan Bennett chats with Doc Searls about SCaLE and Personal AI! What’s the vision of an AI that consumers run themselves, what form factor might that take, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/floss-weekly-episode-824-gratuitous-navel-gazing/)
EPROM-based Enigma Machine
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/eprom-based-enigma-machine/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/eprom-based-enigma-machine/
The Enigma machine is perhaps one of the most legendary devices to come out of World War II. The Germans used the ingenious cryptographic device to hide their communications from …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/eprom-based-enigma-machine/)
A Fast Rewind to the Era of Tapesponding
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/a-fast-rewind-to-the-era-of-tapesponding/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/a-fast-rewind-to-the-era-of-tapesponding/
Imagine a time before Discord servers and cheap long-distance calls. Back in the 1950s, a curious and crafty group of enthusiasts invented their own global social network: on reels of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/a-fast-rewind-to-the-era-of-tapesponding/)
Meshtastic Adds Wireless Connectivity to Possum Trap
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/meshtastic-adds-wireless-connectivity-to-possum-trap/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/meshtastic-adds-wireless-connectivity-to-possum-trap/
Perhaps every gardener to attempt to grow a tomato, lettuce, or bean has had to contend with animals trying to enjoy the food before the gardener themselves can, whether it’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/12/meshtastic-adds-wireless-connectivity-to-possum-trap/)
A Decade Resistance Box From PCBs
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/a-decade-resistance-box-from-pcbs/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/a-decade-resistance-box-from-pcbs/
One of those useful things to have around on your bench is a decade resistance box, essentially a dial-a-resistance instrument. They used to be quite expensive in line with the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/a-decade-resistance-box-from-pcbs/)
High-Speed Reservoir Computing With Integrated Laser Graded Artificial Neurons
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/high-speed-reservoir-computing-with-integrated-laser-graded-artificial-neurons/
https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/high-speed-reservoir-computing-with-integrated-laser-graded-artificial-neurons/
So-called neuromorphic computing involves the use of physical artificial neurons to do computing in a way that is inspired by the human brain. With photonic neuromorphic computing these artificial neurons …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/03/13/high-speed-reservoir-computing-with-integrated-laser-graded-artificial-neurons/)