Probably not too many people around the world celebrated November 1st, 2023, but on this momentous date FreeBSD celebrated its...
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Imagine you’ve got an FM transmitter located some place. Wouldn’t it be mighty convenient if you could control that transmitter...
It’s a staple of spy thriller movies, that the protagonist has some kind of electronic scanner with which he theatrically...
Despite the rise of ARM processors in more and more computers from embedded systems to daily driver PCs, the x86...
The Quansheng UV-K5 is a popular handheld radio. It’s useful out of the box, but also cherished for its modification...
In the 2020s we’re used to software being readily accessible, and often free, whether as-in-beer or as-in-speech. This situation is...
While most operating systems are written in C and C++, KolibriOS is written in pure x86 assembly and as a...
Many readers will be familiar with the idea of a glitching attack, introducing electrical noise into a computer circuit in...
Bits of material levitating against gravity, a stream of water deflected by invisible means, sparks of light appearing out of...
In a world of digital monotony, the Avo DA14 digital multimeter, with its vintage J Nixie tube charm, is a...
There’s no shortage of movies, TV shows, and books that show a dystopian future with corporations run amok in outer...
China has a space station — it’s called Tiangong, the first module was launched in 2021, and it’s all going...
correctly intuits that if you are interested in an old Heathkit signal generator, you probably already know how to solder....
In an age where our gadgets allow us to explore the cosmos, we stumbled upon sounds from a future past:...
We hate to admit it, but whenever we see an article about either Voyager spacecraft, our thoughts immediately turn to...
We see a fair few glitcher projects, especially the simpler voltage glitchers. Still, quite often due to their relative simplicity,...
It’s 2024. You’ve probably got one or more pairs of wireless headphones around the house. prefers wired headphones with a...
Need a weekend project? wanted a GPS tracker that would send data out via LTE or the Iridium network. Ok,...
The Domain Name System (DNS) is a major functional component of the modern Internet. We rely on it for just...
Generally speaking, the Hackaday Supercon badge will always have a place for SAO (rebranded as “Supercon add-ons”), and that makes...
Space is a challenging environment for semiconductors, but researchers have shown that a specific type of memristor (the hafnium oxide...
Ever want a seriously powerful PCB for charging a Li-Ion pack? Whatever you want it for, has got it —...
Scanning the firehose of new electronic kits and modules coming from the usual Chinese suppliers can be a rewarding experience,...
We’ve all heard stories of the dangers of 3D printing, with fires from runaway hot ends or dodgy heated build...
You probably think of them as “Ziploc” bags, but, technically, the generic term is zipper bag. Everything from electronic components...