Classic iPods Are Super Upgradeable in 2022

From hackaday.com 3 months ago in Blogs

The classic iPod was the MP3 player to beat back in the day, loaded with storage and with its characteristic click-wheel interface. [Ellie] had an iPod Video laying around, one …read more

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Hackaday Prize 2022: Upcycling Acrylic Scraps

From hackaday.com 12 hours ago in Blogs

Living and working in a remote rain forest may sound idyllic to those currently stuck in bland suburbia, and to be sure it does have plenty of perks. One of …read more

SWO: An ARM Printf by Any Other Name

From hackaday.com 13 hours ago in Blogs

I’ll confess. Although printf-style debugging has a bad rep, I find myself turning to it on occasion. Sure, printf is expensive and brings in a lot of code, but if …read more

Golf Club Shooter Is Your Ballistic Friend on the Green

From hackaday.com 15 hours ago in Blogs

Golf is a sport that has always enjoyed a good gadget or eight. Whether it’s something to measure the wind, or the latest putter guaranteed to save your game, golf …read more

The Joy of Broadcast Media Vs. The Paradox of Choice

From hackaday.com 16 hours ago in Blogs

The rise of streaming services on the Internet was a revolutionary shift when it came to the world of media. No more would content be pumped in to homes in …read more

Homebrew Radio Telescope Bags Pulsar

From hackaday.com 19 hours ago in Blogs

When one mulls the possibility of detecting pulsars, to the degree that one does, thoughts turn to large dish antennas and rack upon rack of sensitive receivers, filters, and digital …read more

Long-Distance Text Communication with LoRa

From hackaday.com 22 hours ago in Blogs

Affordable and reliable cell phones have revolutionized the way we communicate over the last two decades or so, and this change was only accelerated by the adoption of the smartphone. …read more

HAL 9000 Becomes a Helpful Voice Assistant

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

There have been many robots and AIs in science fiction over the years, from Astro Boy to Cortana, or even Virgil for fans of the long-forgotten Crash Zone. However, all these …read more

3D Printing Fabrics Is Easier Than You Think

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

Conventional textiles made of woven threads are highly useful materials. [Sara Alvarez] has had some success creating fabric-like materials through 3D printing, and though they’re not identical, they have some …read more

The STM32 Makes For a Cheap DIY USB Soundcard

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

Soundcards used to be giant long 8-bit ISA things that would take up a huge amount of real estate inside a desktop computer. These days, for most of us, they’re …read more

Character VFD Becomes Spectrum Analyzer

From hackaday.com 1 day ago in Blogs

These days, streaming services are a great way to listen to music or podcasts on your computer or on the go. However, they lack one feature of the MP3 players …read more