Simple badge or prototype macro pad? Why not both?
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" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231020_202412670.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/PXL_20231020_202412670.jpg?w=800">Last time, I showed you how to throw together a few modules and make a working macropad that could act like a keyboard or a mouse. My prototype was very …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/debugging-the-instant-macropad/)

Pi Port Protection PCB
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/pi-port-protection-pcb/

We’re used to interfaces such as I2C and one-wire as easy ways to hook up sensors and other peripherals to microcontrollers. While they’re fine within the confines of a small …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/pi-port-protection-pcb/)

Butta Melta Stops Rock-solid Butter From Tearing Your Toast
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/butta-melta-stops-rock-solid-butter-from-tearing-your-toast/

Ever ruin a perfectly serviceable piece of toast by trying (and failing) to spread a little pat of rock-solid butter? [John Dingley] doesn’t! Not since he created the Butta Melta …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/butta-melta-stops-rock-solid-butter-from-tearing-your-toast/)

There’s nothing Mini About this Mini Hasselblad-Style Camera’s Sensor
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/theres-nothing-mini-about-this-mini-hasselblad-style-cameras-sensor/

When someone hacks together a digital camera with a Raspberry Pi, the limiting factor for serious photography is usually the sensor. No offense to the fine folks at the foundation, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/theres-nothing-mini-about-this-mini-hasselblad-style-cameras-sensor/)

The Shady School
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/the-shady-school/

We can understand why shaderacademy.com chose that name over “the shady school,” but whatever they call it, if you are looking to brush up on graphics programming with GPUs, it …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/the-shady-school/)

Very Efficient APFC Circuit in Faulty Industrial 960 Watt Power Supply
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/very-efficient-apfc-circuit-in-faulty-industrial-960-watt-power-supply/

The best part about post-mortem teardowns of electronics is when you discover some unusual design features, whether or not these are related to the original fault. In the case of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/25/very-efficient-apfc-circuit-in-faulty-industrial-960-watt-power-supply/)

VIC-20 Gets ISA Slot, Networking
https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/vic-20-gets-isa-slot-networking/

There are few computing collapses more spectacular than the downfall of Commodore, but its rise as a home computer powerhouse in the early 80s was equally impressive. Driven initially by …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/08/26/vic-20-gets-isa-slot-networking/)