Review and Demo of the Zoyi ZT-QB9 Smart Clamp Meter
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/review-and-demo-of-the-zoyi-zt-qb9-smart-clamp-meter/

Over on YouTube [Kiss Analog] reviews the New Zoyi ZT-QB9 Smart Clamp meter. If you’re putting together an electronics lab from scratch you absolutely must get a multimeter to start. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/review-and-demo-of-the-zoyi-zt-qb9-smart-clamp-meter/)

TV Remote Uses Floppy Disks
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/tv-remote-uses-floppy-disks/

Famously, the save icon on most computer user interfaces references a fairly obsolete piece of technology: the venerable floppy disk. It’s likely that most people below the age of about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/tv-remote-uses-floppy-disks/)

Washington State Bill Seeks to Add Firearms Detection to 3D Printers
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/washington-state-bill-seeks-to-add-firearms-detection-to-3d-printers/

Washington State’s House Bill 2321 is currently causing a bit of an uproar, as it seeks to add blocking technologies to 3D printers, in order to prevent them from printing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/washington-state-bill-seeks-to-add-firearms-detection-to-3d-printers/)

Tolerating Delay with DTN
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/tolerating-delay-with-dtn/

The Internet has spoiled us. You assume network packets either show up pretty quickly or they are never going to show up. Even if you are using WiFi in a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/tolerating-delay-with-dtn/)

SoundSlab: How to Make a Synthesizer With All the Button Screens
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/soundslab-how-to-make-a-synthesizer-with-all-the-button-screens/

Although arguably redundant on a typical computer keyboard, the idea of embedding small screens into the buttons on devices like audio production gear that often have so many buttons can …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/soundslab-how-to-make-a-synthesizer-with-all-the-button-screens/)

Keebin’ with Kristina: the One with the Ball-Joint Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-ball-joint-keyboard/

Get a handle on this bad boy! Okay, so those voids are really more for airing out your palms, I’d imagine, because palm sweat sure is real — you should …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/keebin-with-kristina-the-one-with-the-ball-joint-keyboard/)

Flux and Solder Paste Dispenser Looks Good While Doing It
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/flux-and-solder-paster-dispenser-looks-good-while-doing-it/

Syringes are pretty ergonomic, but when manually dispensing flux and solder paste it doesn’t take long before one wants a better way. [Elektroarzt]’s flux and solder paste dispenser design uses …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/19/flux-and-solder-paster-dispenser-looks-good-while-doing-it/)