The wheels on roller suitcases are one of their primary failure points. After the destruction of the wheel mount on her DIY suitcase, [Laura Kampf] wondered if it would be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/hovercraft-suitcase-gives-your-luggage-a-smooth-ride/)
Vertical Solar Panels are Out Standing
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/vertical-solar-panels-are-out-standing/
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/vertical-solar-panels-are-out-standing/
If you’re mounting solar panels, everybody knows the drill, right? Point them south, angled according to latitude. It’s easy. In a video which demonstrates that [Everyday Dave] is truly out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/vertical-solar-panels-are-out-standing/)
The New Raspberry Pi 500+: Better Gaming with Less Soldering Required
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/the-new-raspberry-pi-500-better-gaming-with-less-soldering-required/
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/the-new-raspberry-pi-500-better-gaming-with-less-soldering-required/
When Raspberry Pi released the Pi 500, as essentially an RPi 5 integrated into a chiclet keyboard, there were rumors based on the empty spots on the PCB that a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/25/the-new-raspberry-pi-500-better-gaming-with-less-soldering-required/)
A Ham-Adjacent Portable Radio Repeater
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/a-ham-adjacent-portable-radio-repeater/
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/a-ham-adjacent-portable-radio-repeater/
Although ham radio offers a wide array of bands to transmit on, not to mention plenty of modes to communicate with, not everyone wants or needs to use all of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/a-ham-adjacent-portable-radio-repeater/)
Steamboat Willie Still Tests Copyright
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/steamboat-willie-still-tests-copyright/
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/steamboat-willie-still-tests-copyright/
If you know anything about Mickey Mouse, you’ll be able to tell us that his first outing was in 1928’s Steamboat Willie — an animated short that sees our hero …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/steamboat-willie-still-tests-copyright/)
This Week in Security: Randomness is Hard, SNMP Shouldn’t Be Public, and GitHub Malware Delivery
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/this-week-in-security-randomness-is-hard-snmp-shouldnt-be-public-and-github-malware-delivery/
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/this-week-in-security-randomness-is-hard-snmp-shouldnt-be-public-and-github-malware-delivery/
Randomness is hard. To be precise, without dedicated hardware, randomness is impossible for a computer. This is actually important to keep in mind when writing software. When there’s not hardware …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/this-week-in-security-randomness-is-hard-snmp-shouldnt-be-public-and-github-malware-delivery/)
Set Phone to… Hyperspectral
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/set-phone-to-hyperspectral/
https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/set-phone-to-hyperspectral/
While our eyes are miraculous little devices, they aren’t very sensitive outside of the normal old red, green, and blue spectra. The camera in your phone is far more sensitive, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/09/26/set-phone-to-hyperspectral/)