ST’s VL53L5CX is a very small 8×8 grid ranging sensor that can perform distance measurements at a distance of up to 4 meters. In a recent video,[Henrique Ferrolho] demonstrated that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/real-time-3d-room-mapping-with-esp32-vl53l5cx-sensor-and-imu/)

The WalMart Atomic Clock
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/the-walmart-atomic-clock/

In the realm of first-world problems, your cheap wall clock doesn’t keep time, so you have to keep setting it. The answer? Of course, you connect it to NTP and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/14/the-walmart-atomic-clock/)

GameCube Dock for Switch, revisited.
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/gamecube-dock-for-switch-revisited/

While modern game consoles are certainly excellent, there is still something magical about the consoles of yore. So why not bring the magical nostalgia of a GameCube controller to the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/gamecube-dock-for-switch-revisited/)

Nobody Can Complain When you Fart, If It’s For Science!
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/nobody-can-complain-when-you-fart-if-its-for-science/

There are some stories that you can tell a writer has enjoyed composing, and, likely, whoever wrote the piece for Medical Express reporting on new smart underwear to measure human …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/nobody-can-complain-when-you-fart-if-its-for-science/)

Can a Scan Tool Kill a Car?
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/can-a-scan-tool-kill-a-car/

It’s no real secret that modern-day cars are basically a collection of computers on wheels, which also means that we get all the joys of debugging complex computer systems and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/can-a-scan-tool-kill-a-car/)

Dealing With Intermittent Water Utilities
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/dealing-with-intermittent-water-utilities/

In many places, municipal water from a utility is something that’s often taken for granted. A local government or water utility will employ a water tower or pumping facility to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/dealing-with-intermittent-water-utilities/)

Software Development on the Nintendo Famicom in Family BASIC
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/software-development-on-the-nintendo-famicom-in-family-basic/

Back in the 1980s, your options for writing your own code and games were rather more limited than today. This also mostly depended on what home computer you could get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/15/software-development-on-the-nintendo-famicom-in-family-basic/)