Have you ever seen photos of retro movie sets where the cameras seem to be bedazzled with lenses? Of course you can only film via one lens at a time, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/pi-powered-camera-turns-heads-and-lenses-in-equal-measure/)

2025 Component Abuse Challenge: Pushing a 555 to the Limit
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/2025-component-abuse-challenge-pushing-a-555-to-the-limit/

The humble 555 timer has its origins back in the early 1970s as the NE555, a bipolar integrated circuit. Over the years it has spawned a range of derivatives, including …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/2025-component-abuse-challenge-pushing-a-555-to-the-limit/)

This Week in Security: Bogus Ransom, WordPress Plugins, and KASLR
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/this-week-in-security-bogus-ransom-wordpress-plugins-and-kaslr/

There’s another ransomware story this week, but this one comes with a special twist. If you’ve followed this column for long, you’re aware that ransomware has evolved beyond just encrypting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/this-week-in-security-bogus-ransom-wordpress-plugins-and-kaslr/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 344: Board with Lasers, Op-Amp Torture, and Farewell Supercon 9
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/hackaday-podcast-episode-344-board-with-lasers-op-amp-torture-and-farewell-supercon-9/

Hackaday Editors Tom Nardi and Al Williams spent the weekend at Supercon and had to catch up on all the great hacks. Listen in as they talk about their favorites. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/hackaday-podcast-episode-344-board-with-lasers-op-amp-torture-and-farewell-supercon-9/)

An LED Projector as a Lighting Effect
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/an-led-projector-as-a-lighting-effect/

If you had an array of high power addressable LEDs, how would you project them onto a wall? Perhaps you’d use a Fresnel lens, or maybe an individual lens on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/an-led-projector-as-a-lighting-effect/)

Medium Format, 3 GigaPixel Camera Puts It All On the Line (Sensor)
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/medium-format-3-gigapixel-camera-puts-it-all-on-the-line-sensor/

It’s a bit of a truism that bigger sensors lead to better pictures when it comes to photography. Of course everyone who isn’t a photographer knows that moar megapixles is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/medium-format-3-gigapixel-camera-puts-it-all-on-the-line-sensor/)

Screen-Accurate Lightsaber As a Practical Effect
https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/screen-accurate-lightsaber-as-a-practical-effect/

The lightsaber was one of the coolest and most iconic visual effects from the original Star Wars, and people have been trying to get that particular piece of movie magic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/11/07/screen-accurate-lightsaber-as-a-practical-effect/)