Despite the fact that smartphones have become impressively capable shooters, standalone point-and-shoot cameras are enjoying ...

Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams were in a retro mood this week. There was a new ‘486 computer, a new mechanical TV, and a USB stick with a magnetic personality. Can you ...

SprintRay has been granted a patent for a replaceable screen cartridge. The patent is US12661850B1, assigned to SprintRay, Inc. of Los Angeles, and was granted on June 23, 2026. The patent’s title is ...

Andy is a seasoned technology journalist with more than 15 years experience in the mobile industry, writing for Digital Trends, Wired, and more. Andy has reviewed hundreds of smartphones and tablets, ...

Split-flap displays are a great, low-power way to display text to a wide audience. Compared to other display technologies ...

The ESP32 keeps finding new jobs in my house.

In this today stressed world all are wanting a music world for diverting a stressed mind. Music systems have evolved significantly over the years, and the RFID Smart Jukebox is a modern take on the ...

It's amazing what you can do with an ESP32 (or two).

Fork of GeekMagic-Open-Firmware with a Drawing REST API for programmatic control of the display. This firmware adds HTTP endpoints for real-time drawing primitives, enabling applications like animated ...

midi2cpp is the layer where a sketch meets the protocol. Plug a board into the laptop, write five lines of C++, flash, and the device appears on the bus as a USB MIDI 2.0 endpoint with full Capability ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. If you have an interest in electronics and have been hanging around DIY tech forums for a while now, chances are you already know what an ...

Unlike an Arduino board that requires external components to be functional, a Raspberry Pi is a powerhouse by itself right out of the box. It is, after all, a computer. This means that by simply ...