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When hackers in the US think of a retailer called Harbor Freight, we usually think of cheap tools, workable but terrible DVM’s, zip ties, and tarps. [Jimbo] over at [Robot …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/25/diy-prony-dyno-properly-displays-power-production/)
Thermal receipt printers are finding their way into all sorts of projects that are well beyond the point-of-sale environment that they normally inhabit. And while we applaud all the creative …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/25/get-github-tickets-irl-with-a-raspberry-pi-and-a-receipt-printer/)
These days it’s hard to be carry the label “maker” or “hacker” without also being proficient in some kind of CAD- even if the C is for Cardboard. But before …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/25/polar-planimeter-quantifies-area-by-plotting-perimeter/)
There was a time when we would start our electronic projects with integrated circuits and other components, mounted on stripboard, or maybe on a custom PCB. This is still the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/26/reverse-engineering-your-own-bluetooth-audio-module/)
Hundreds of variations of open-source CPUs written in an HDL seem to float around the internet these days (and that’s a great thing). Many are RISC-V, an open-source instruction set …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/26/now-the-v-in-risc-v-stands-for-vroom/)
We got a tip this week, and the tipster’s comments were along the lines of “this doesn’t look like it’s a finished work yet, but I think it’s pretty cool …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/26/inspiring-hacks-unfinished-hacks/)
The Timex Datalink was arguably the first usable smartwatch, and was worn by NASA astronauts as well as geek icons like Bill Gates. It could store alarms, reminders and phone …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/26/arduino-keeps-your-classic-timex-datalink-in-sync/)