The history of consumer technology is littered with things that came and went. For whatever reason, consumers never really adopted the tech, and it eventually dies. Some of those concepts …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/24/meta-cancels-augmented-reality-headset-after-apple-vision-pro-falls-flat/)

Using a 2D Scanner to Make 3D Things
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/24/using-a-2d-scanner-to-make-3d-things/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O7k5fuITdaQ
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-from-2024-08-24-10-20-52-featured.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Screenshot-from-2024-08-24-10-20-52-featured.png?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">[Chuck Hellebuyck] wanted to clone some model car raceway track and realised that by scanning the profile section of the track with a flatbed scanner and post-processing in Tinkercad, a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/24/using-a-2d-scanner-to-make-3d-things/)

Lunar Landing Lunacy: Charles Duke Confronted With Reality-Deniers
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/24/lunar-landing-lunacy-charles-duke-confronted-with-reality-deniers/

Charles Duke during his interview with Jack Gordon. (Credit: Jack Gordon, YouTube)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/charles_duke_interview.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/charles_duke_interview.jpg?w=800" tabindex="0" role="button">Imagine: you spent years training for a sojourn to the Moon, flew there on top of a Saturn V rocket as part of Apollo 16, to ultimately land on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/24/lunar-landing-lunacy-charles-duke-confronted-with-reality-deniers/)

Simulating Air Flow for 3D Printing
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/simulating-air-flow-for-3d-printing/

You’ve probably heard that a 3D printer is capable of producing its own replacement parts. Sometimes, that even includes upgraded or improved versions of the parts it was originally built …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/simulating-air-flow-for-3d-printing/)

Talking Milk Jug Says Glug-Glug-Glug
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/talking-milk-jug-says-glug-glug-glug/

Children can be a great source of daily inspiration, especially when they are just beginning to speak in full sentences and starting to let their little personalities show. [Franklinstein] has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/talking-milk-jug-says-glug-glug-glug/)

V-Slot Wheels or Linear Rails?
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/v-slot-wheels-or-linear-rails/

In the early days of 3D printers, most builds used smooth rods and bearings that rode on them. But these days, printers are shipping with either V-slot extrusions with Delrin …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/v-slot-wheels-or-linear-rails/)

A simple 6DOF Hall Effect ‘Space’ Mouse
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/a-simple-6dof-hall-effect-space-mouse/

The 3DConnexion Space mouse is an interesting device but heavily patent-protected, of course. This seems to just egg people on to reproduce it using other technologies than the optical pickup …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/a-simple-6dof-hall-effect-space-mouse/)

3D Printed Electronics Breadboard
https://hackaday.com/2024/08/25/3d-printed-electronics-breadboard/