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An Epic Mech Cockpit Build For Steel Battalion
Steel Battalion was released for the Xbox in 2002, and remains one of the most hardcore mech simulators of all time. It became legendary for its huge twin-stick controller covered in buttons, and for...
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Programmable Ruler Keeps 1970’s Computing Alive
A ruler seems like a pretty simple device; just a nice straight piece of material with some marks on it. There are some improvements out there to the basic design, like making it out of something...
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This Vintage Op-Amp Opens A Fascinating Window Into Semiconductor History
We have covered enough of the work of [Ken Shirriff] on these pages to know that when he publishes something, it will be a fascinating read and work of the highest quality. And so it is with his...
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Be Vewy Vewy Quiet, We’re Hunting Baofengs
In the world of ham radio, a “Fox Hunt” is a game where participants are tasked with finding a hidden transmitter through direction finding. Naturally, the game is more challenging when you’re on the...
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Designing Custom LCDs To Repair Retrocomputers
China, we’re told, can make anything. If you need some PCBs in a few weeks, there are a few factories in China that will do it. If you need a nuclear reactor, yep, there’s probably a factory in China...
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CNC your own PCB with this Tutorial
It is getting so easy to order a finished printed circuit board that it is tough to justify building your own. But sometimes you really need a board right now. Or maybe you need a lot of fast...
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Talk To Your ‘Scope, And It Will Obey
An oscilloscope is a device that many of us use, and which we often have to use while our hands are occupied with test probes or other tools. [James Wilson] has solved the problem of how to control...
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Hackaday Links: March 3, 2019
In this week’s edition of, ‘why you should care that Behringer is cloning a bunch of vintage synths’, I present to you this amazing monstrosity. Yes, it’s a vertical video of a synthesizer without any...
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From Software to Tindie Hack Chat with Brian Lough
Join us Wednesday at noon Pacific time for the From Software to Tindie Hack Chat! Brian Lough has followed a roundabout but probably not unusual route to the hardware hacking scene. Educated in...
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When New Space Loses Out to NASA Pragmatism
You’ve got to admit, things have been going exceptionally well for SpaceX. In the sixteen years they’ve been in operation, they’ve managed to tick off enough space “firsts” to make even established...
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Justin McAllister’s Simple, Post-Apocalypse-Friendly Antennas
Watch Justin McAllister’s presentation on simple antennas suitable for a zombie apocalypse and two things will happen: you’ll be reminded that everything antennas do is amazing, and their reputation...
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Sim Panel Proves You Can Always Use More Buttons
Many people enjoy playing flight simulators or making the occasional orbit in Kerbal Space Program, but most are stuck controlling the onscreen action with nothing more exotic than a keyboard and...
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Simple Hack Completely Changes The Sound Of This Piano
We’re partial to musical instrument hacks around here, mainly because we find instruments to be fascinating machines. Few are more complex than the piano, and, as it turns out, few are quite so...
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3D Print Your Own Electric Screwdriver
For the odd job every now and then, a regular screwdriver does the job. However, in situations like a small production operation, it can quickly become uncomfortable to use. In these situations, an...
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Better Living Through Science: Why Your Kids Probably Aren’t Getting Measles
Oddly, there’s been a few recent outbreaks of measles. It struck me how when I was a kid, a few hundred kids getting measles wouldn’t have been news at all. However, even a handful makes the news now,...
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Hydrogen Desk Cannon Is Fun With Electricity and Water
Water is a stable chemical, but with the addition of a little electricity, it can be split into its component parts. The result is just the right mix of H2 and O2 to convert back into water with a...
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Cylindrical LED Display Comes Full Circle
According to [makeTVee], his latest project started out as an experiment to see how well the LED matrix techniques he’s worked with in the past would translate to a cylindrical form factor. We’re going...
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Google Launches AI Platform That Looks Remarkably Like A Raspberry Pi
Google has promised us new hardware products for machine learning at the edge, and now it’s finally out. The thing you’re going to take away from this is that Google built a Raspberry Pi with machine...
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New Contest: Flexible PCBs
The now-humble PCB was revolutionary when it came along, and the whole ecosystem that evolved around it has been a game changer in electronic design. But the PCB is just so… flat. Planar....
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Ask Hackaday: Earth’s Magnetic Field Shifting Rapidly, But Who Will Notice?
Just when you though it was safe to venture out, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an unexpected update. Magnetic North is on the move — faster than expected. That’s right,...
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