Hackaday Podcast Episode 347: Breaking Kindles, Baby’s First Synth, And Barcodes!

This week, Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos met up over coffee to bring you the latest news, mystery sound, and of course, a big bunch of hacks from the …read more

Chinese Regulators May Kill Retractable Car Door Handles That Never Should Have Existed

Headlights. Indicators. Trunk releases. Seatbelts. Airbags. Just about any part of a car you can think of is governed by a long and complicated government regulation. It’s all about safety, …read more

So Long Firefox, Hello Vivaldi

It’s been twenty-three years since the day Phoenix was released, the web browser that eventually became Firefox. I downloaded it on the first day and installed it on my trusty …read more

Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Elegant Macro Pad

Some people are not merely satisfied with functionality, or even just good looks. These persnickety snoots (I am one of them) seek something elegant, a true marriage of form and …read more

The Unexpected Joys Of Hacking An Old Kindle

In the closing hours of JawnCon 0x2, I was making a final pass of the “Free Stuff for Nerds” table when I noticed a forlorn Kindle that had a piece …read more

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Little Lie Detector Is Probably No Worse Than The Big Ones

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By Lewin Day | December 2, 2025

Want to know if somebody is lying? It’s always so hard to tell. [dbmaking] has whipped up a fun little polygraph, otherwise known as a lie detector. It’s nowhere near …read more
Converting A 1980s Broadcast Camera To HDMI

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By Bryan Cockfield | December 1, 2025

Although it might seem like there was a sudden step change from analog to digital sometime in the late 1900s, it was actually a slow, gradual change from things like …read more
Necroprinting Isn’t As Bad As It Sounds

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By Lewin Day | December 1, 2025

A mosquito has a very finely tuned proboscis that is excellent at slipping through your skin to suck out the blood beneath. Researchers at McGill University recently figured that the …read more
TARS-Like Robot Both Rolls, And Walks

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By Donald Papp | December 1, 2025

[Aditya Sripada] and [Abhishek Warrier]’s TARS3D robot came from asking what it would take to make a robot with the capabilities of TARS, the robotic character from Interstellar. We couldn’t …read more
Using A Level 2 Charger To Work Around Slow 120 VAC Kettles

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By Maya Posch | December 1, 2025

To those of us who live in the civilized lands where ~230 VAC mains is the norm and we can shove a cool 3.5 kW into an electric kettle without …read more
Quiet Your Drums With An Electronic Setup

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By Lewin Day | December 1, 2025

Playing the drums requires a lot of practice, but that practice can be incredibly loud. A nice workaround is presented by [PocketBoy], in converting an acoustic kit to electronic operation …read more
Australia’s New Asbestos Scare In Schools

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By Lewin Day | December 1, 2025

Asbestos is a nasty old mineral. It’s known for releasing fine, microscopic fibers that can lodge in the body’s tissues and cause deadly disease over a period of decades. Originally …read more

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