Sound chips from back in the day were capable of much more than a few beeps and boops, and [InazumaDenki] proves it in a video recreating recognizable real-world sounds with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/hear-a-vintage-sound-chip-mimic-the-real-world/)

2023 Hackaday Supercon: One Year of Progress for Project Boondock Echo
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/2023-hackaday-supercon-one-year-of-progress-for-project-boondock-echo/

Do you remember the fourth-place winner in the 2022 Hackaday Prize? If it’s slipped your mind, that’s okay—it was Boondock Echo. It was a radio project that aimed to make …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/2023-hackaday-supercon-one-year-of-progress-for-project-boondock-echo/)

Disposable Vape Batteries Power eBike
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/disposable-vape-batteries-power-ebike/

There are a lot of things that get landfilled that have some marginal value, but generally if there’s not a huge amount of money to be made recycling things they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/disposable-vape-batteries-power-ebike/)

DIY Lock Nuts
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/diy-lock-nuts/

If you have a metal lathe just looking for some work, why not make your own lock nuts? That’s what [my mechanics insight] did when faced with a peculiar lock …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/diy-lock-nuts/)

Using AI To Help With Assembly
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/using-ai-to-help-with-assembly/

Although generative AI and large language models have been pushed as direct replacements for certain kinds of workers, plenty of businesses actually doing this have found that using this new …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/using-ai-to-help-with-assembly/)

Help Wanted: Keep the World’s Oldest Windmills Turning
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/help-wanted-keep-the-worlds-oldest-windmills-turning/

Ancient Windmills of Nashtifan by Hadidehghanpour via CC BY-SA 4.0 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ancient_Windmills_of_Nashtifan_2021-07-17.jpg
" data-image-caption="Ancient Windmills of Nashtifan by [Hadidehghanpour]
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ancient_Windmills_of_Nashtifan_2021-07-17.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Ancient_Windmills_of_Nashtifan_2021-07-17.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">While the Netherlands is the country most known for its windmills, they were originally invented by the Persians. More surprisingly, some of them are still turning after 1,000 years. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/07/help-wanted-keep-the-worlds-oldest-windmills-turning/)

Teaching a Pi Pico E-Ink Panel New Tricks
https://hackaday.com/2024/11/08/teaching-a-pi-pico-e-ink-panel-new-tricks/

We’ve noticed that adding electronic paper displays to projects is getting easier. [NerdCave] picked up a 4.2-inch E-ink panel but found its documentation a bit lacking when it came to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/11/08/teaching-a-pi-pico-e-ink-panel-new-tricks/)