On the face of it, making an event badge should be an easy process. After all, most of us can hand-assemble a microcontroller, some buttons, a battery, and a screen. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/the-trials-and-tribulations-of-your-first-badge/)

TAKTO, Open Source Hand-Tracking Built Like LEGO
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/takto-open-source-hand-tracking-built-like-lego/

Hand tracking in VR/AR can add a substantial amount of immersion and added interactivity. Unfortunately, most camera based tracking suffers when fingers get covered, intertwined, or simply out of view …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/16/takto-open-source-hand-tracking-built-like-lego/)

Making One Fender From Another
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/making-one-fender-from-another/

There’s a tendency among cherished brands to licence their name and logo onto all sorts of novelty items in order to make a quick buck. Joining this trend is the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/making-one-fender-from-another/)

SolidCraft is Parametric, Automation-friendly CAD for Desktop and Browser
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/solidcraft-is-parametric-automation-friendly-cad-for-desktop-and-browser/

If you’re looking to try a new, open source 3D modeling CAD suite, especially one with automation-friendly interfaces, take a look at SolidCraft. It’s under development but there’s support for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/solidcraft-is-parametric-automation-friendly-cad-for-desktop-and-browser/)

Discovering SDRs Everywhere
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/discovering-sdrs-everywhere/

To quote commenter [douyarou], “It’s like our little version of a Precambrian explosion”. A bunch of hackers have discovered, independently and building on each other’s work, software-defined radio (SDR) capabilities …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/discovering-sdrs-everywhere/)

2026 Retrocomputing Challenge: Oldputer Gives Old Eyes Relief with E-ink Display
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-oldputer-gives-old-eyes-relief-with-e-ink-display/

Modern computers are towers of glass and metal with very few large deviations from one to another. Monitor A will go against B, except you can’t tell them apart unless …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/2026-retrocomputing-challenge-oldputer-gives-old-eyes-relief-with-e-ink-display/)

Building a Flying Drone With a Single Propeller
https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/building-a-flying-drone-with-a-single-propeller/

Technically all that you need in order to make a drone fly is a single motor and single propeller, but realistically it becomes basically impossible to fly it at that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/10/17/building-a-flying-drone-with-a-single-propeller/)