When Stranger Things came out all those years ago, one image left an indelible mark on pop culture. A set of Christmas lights, lined up with letters of the alphabet, such …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/01/building-the-stranger-things-lights-for-halloween/)

A Hackable Analog Phone System
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/a-hackable-analog-phone-system/

Do you have old landline phones laying around the house, with touchtone buttons or rotary dials? Perhaps you’d like to do something with them! [Scott Dylewski] has built hardware to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/a-hackable-analog-phone-system/)

Static Radio For The Chumby One
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/static-radio-for-the-chumby-one/

If you haven’t heard of Static Radio, it’s basically an online radio station made up of podcast content. [Brendan Fitzpatrick] decided to take an old 2009 Chumby One and turn …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/static-radio-for-the-chumby-one/)

Looking For A Cellular Modem?
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/looking-for-a-cellular-modem/

Cellular modems come and go, and they can be tricky beasts to tame – yet, in every portable computer project I’ve worked with, “LTE modem” has been a top-three request …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/looking-for-a-cellular-modem/)

Solar Light Shows Why Replacing NiMH with Li-Ion is Dangerous
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/solar-light-shows-why-replacing-nimh-with-li-ion-is-dangerous/

Recently [DiodeGoneWild] got his paws on a purportedly IP44-rated outdoor solar light with PIR motion sensor that also contains an 18650 Li-ion cell. Since it’s being sold in Czechia in …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/solar-light-shows-why-replacing-nimh-with-li-ion-is-dangerous/)

Ask Hackaday: What Puts This Photo In The Pink?
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/ask-hackaday-what-puts-this-photo-in-the-pink/

It’s an exciting time to be a camera hacker, because we are at a moment when even cheap camera hardware is starting to have high resolution sensors, and the awesome …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/ask-hackaday-what-puts-this-photo-in-the-pink/)

Investigating whether Zener Diodes work for ESD Protection
https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/investigating-whether-zener-diodes-work-for-esd-protection/

Sometimes the naming of parts in electronics can contribute to confusion about what they are good for, with the topic of Zener diodes in the context of fast surges like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/11/02/investigating-whether-zener-diodes-work-for-esd-protection/)