The idea of using the Apple II home computer for digital photography purposes may seem somewhat daft considering that this is not a purpose that they were ever designed for, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/optimizing-a-quicktake-image-decoder-for-the-apple-iis-6502/)

Divining Air Quality With A Cheap Computer Vision Device
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/divining-air-quality-with-a-cheap-computer-vision-device/

There are all kinds of air quality sensors on the market that rely on all kinds of electro-physical effects to detect gases or contaminants and report them back as a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/divining-air-quality-with-a-cheap-computer-vision-device/)

Hackaday Links: October 5, 2025
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/hackaday-links-october-5-2025/

What the Flock? It’s probably just some quirk of The Almighty Algorithm, but ever since we featured a story on Flock’s crime-fighting drones last week, we’ve been flooded with other …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/hackaday-links-october-5-2025/)

Splashflag: Raising the Flag on a Pool Party
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/splashflag-raising-the-flag-on-a-pool-party/

Some things are more fun when there are more folks involved, and enjoying time in the pool is one of those activities. Knowing this, [Bert Wagner] started thinking of ways …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/splashflag-raising-the-flag-on-a-pool-party/)

Apple’s Continuing Failing Repair Score With the AirPods Pro 3
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/apples-continuing-failing-repair-score-with-the-airpods-pro-3/

It takes quite a bit of effort to get a 0 out of 10 repairability score from iFixit, but in-ears like Apple’s AirPods are well on course for a clean …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/05/apples-continuing-failing-repair-score-with-the-airpods-pro-3/)

ESP32 Decodes S/PDIF Like A Boss (Or Any Regular Piece of Hi-Fi Equipment)
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/06/esp32-decodes-s-pdif-like-a-boss-or-any-regular-piece-of-hi-fi-equipment/

S/PDIF has been around for a long time; it’s still a really great way to send streams of digital audio from device A to device B. [Nathan Ladwig] has got …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/06/esp32-decodes-s-pdif-like-a-boss-or-any-regular-piece-of-hi-fi-equipment/)

GuitarPie Uses Guitar as Interface, No Raspberries Needed
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/06/guitarpie-uses-guitar-as-interface-no-raspberries-needed/

We’ve covered plenty of interesting human input devices over the years, but how about an instrument? No, not as a MIDI controller, but to interact with what’s going on-on screen. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/10/06/guitarpie-uses-guitar-as-interface-no-raspberries-needed/)

Airbags, and How Mercedes-Benz Hacked Your Hearing
https://hackaday.com/2025/10/06/how-mercedes-benz-hacked-your-hearing/