If you want a good display and interface device for an embedded project, it’s hard to look past an old smartphone. After all, you’ve got an excellent quality screen and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/16/using-a-smartphone-as-a-touchscreen-for-arduino/)

Emulating The Battery Controller In An Ancient Acer PDA
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/16/emulating-the-battery-controller-in-an-ancient-acer-pda/

[Mark B] had a problem. He’d come into possession of an Acer N30 PDA, sans batteries. He couldn’t just throw any old cells in, since the unit expected to communicate …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/16/emulating-the-battery-controller-in-an-ancient-acer-pda/)

Versatile, yet Grounded: The Rotodyne Revisited
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/16/versatile-yet-grounded-the-rotodyne-revisited/

When it comes to aviation curiosities, few machines captivate the imagination like the Fairey Rotodyne. This British hybrid aircraft was a daring attempt to combine helicopter and fixed-wing efficiency into …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/16/versatile-yet-grounded-the-rotodyne-revisited/)

Robot Air Hockey Player Predicts Your Next Move
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/16/robot-air-hockey-player-predicts-your-next-move/

Air hockey is a fun game, but it’s one you can’t play by yourself. That is, unless you have a smart robot hockey player to act as your rival. [Zeroshot] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/16/robot-air-hockey-player-predicts-your-next-move/)

3D Printed Blaster Does it with Compliant Components
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/3d-printed-blaster-does-it-with-compliant-components/

The ease of integrating bendy parts into designs is one of 3D printing’s strengths. A great example of this is [uhltimate]’s six-shot blaster which integrates several compliant mechanisms. The main …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/3d-printed-blaster-does-it-with-compliant-components/)

See What ‘They’ See In Your Photos
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/see-what-they-see-in-your-photos/

Once upon a time, a computer could tell you virtually nothing about an image beyond its file format, size, and color palette. These days, powerful image recognition systems are a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/see-what-they-see-in-your-photos/)

Man Overboard Systems Aim To Increase Survival Rates At Sea
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/man-overboard-systems-aim-to-increase-survival-rates-at-sea/

When you hear the cry of “Man Overboard!” on a ship, it’s an emergency situation. The sea is unkind to those that fall from their vessel, and survival is never …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/17/man-overboard-systems-aim-to-increase-survival-rates-at-sea/)