Today, movie effects are mostly done in CGI, especially if they’re of the death-defying type. [Tyler Bell] shows us how they shot actors with arrows before CGI. Almost every medieval …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/how-to-shoot-actors-with-arrows-sans-cgi/)

Reusing an Old Android Phone For GPIO With External USB Devices
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/reusing-an-old-android-phone-for-gpio-with-external-usb-devices/

Each year millions of old smartphones are either tossed as e-waste or are condemned to lie unloved in dusty drawers, despite the hardware in them usually being still perfectly fine. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/reusing-an-old-android-phone-for-gpio-with-external-usb-devices/)

I Installed Gentoo So You Don’t Havtoo
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/i-installed-gentoo-so-you-dont-havtoo/

A popular expression in the Linux forums nowadays is noting that someone “uses Arch btw”, signifying that they have the technical chops to install and use Arch Linux, a distribution …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/i-installed-gentoo-so-you-dont-havtoo/)

Pi Zero to AR: Building DIY Augmented Reality Glasses
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/pi-zero-to-ar-building-diy-augmented-reality-glasses/

If you’re into pushing tech boundaries from home, this one’s for you. Redditor [mi_kotalik] has crafted ‘Zero’, a custom pair of DIY augmented reality (AR) glasses using a Raspberry Pi …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/pi-zero-to-ar-building-diy-augmented-reality-glasses/)

Supercon 2024: Badge Add-On Winners
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/supercon-2024-badge-add-on-winners/

This year we challenged the Hackaday community to develop Shitty Simple Supercon Add-Ons (SAO) that did more than just blink a few LEDs. The SAO standard includes I2C data and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/supercon-2024-badge-add-on-winners/)

Power-Over-Skin Makes Powering Wearables Easier
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/power-over-skin-makes-powering-wearables-easier/

The ever-shrinking size of electronics and sensors has allowed wearables to help us quantify more and more about ourselves in smaller and smaller packages, but one major constraint is the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/power-over-skin-makes-powering-wearables-easier/)

A Lesson in RF Design Thanks to This Homebrew LNA
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/a-lesson-in-rf-design-thanks-to-this-homebrew-lna/

If you’re planning on working satellites or doing any sort of RF work where the signal lives down in the dirt, you’re going to need a low-noise amplifier. That’s typically …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/a-lesson-in-rf-design-thanks-to-this-homebrew-lna/)

Humble Television Tubes Make An FM Regenerative Radio
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/04/humble-television-tubes-make-an-fm-regenerative-radio/