The Klein Vision AirCar as seen in the skies of Slovakia earlier this year.
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-flying-car-completes-first-ever-inter-city-flight-Official-Video-0-43-screenshot.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-flying-car-completes-first-ever-inter-city-flight-Official-Video-0-43-screenshot.png?w=800">For almost as long as there have been cars and planes, people have speculated that one day we will all get around in flying cars. They’d allow us to “avoid …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/a-new-flying-car-illustrates-the-same-old-problems/)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-flying-car-completes-first-ever-inter-city-flight-Official-Video-0-43-screenshot.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/The-flying-car-completes-first-ever-inter-city-flight-Official-Video-0-43-screenshot.png?w=800">For almost as long as there have been cars and planes, people have speculated that one day we will all get around in flying cars. They’d allow us to “avoid …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/a-new-flying-car-illustrates-the-same-old-problems/)
Using a Laser to Blast Away a Bayer Array
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https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/using-a-laser-to-blast-away-a-bayer-array/
A Bayer array, or Bayer filter, is what lets a digital camera take color photos. It’s an array of tiny color filters that sit on top of a camera’s CCD. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/using-a-laser-to-blast-away-a-bayer-array/)
Improving OLED VU Meters with a Little Physics
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https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/improving-oled-vu-meters-with-a-little-physics/
Last month we featured a project that aimed to recreate the iconic mechanical VU meter with an Arduino and a common OLED display. It was cheap and easy to implement, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/improving-oled-vu-meters-with-a-little-physics/)
Relay Logic Nixie Tube Clock Checks All The Boxes
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There are a few words in the electrical engineering lexicon that will perk any hardware hacker’s ears. The first of course is “Nixie tubes” with their warm cold war era …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/relay-logic-nixie-tube-clock-checks-all-the-boxes/)
Animation in Education, 1950’s Style
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https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/animation-in-education-1950s-style/
Back before the days of computers, animation was drawn by hand. We typically think of cartoons and animated feature films, but there were other genres as well. For example, animation …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/animation-in-education-1950s-style/)
Taking a Walk Down [Computer] Memory Lane
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https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/taking-a-walk-down-computer-memory-lane/
There’s nothing quite like going to a museum and being given a tour by a docent who really knows their way around the exhibits. When that docent has first hand …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/09/taking-a-walk-down-computer-memory-lane/)
Hiding Links in Plain Sight with Bookmark Knocking
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/10/hiding-links-in-plain-sight-with-bookmark-knocking/
https://hackaday.com/2021/08/10/hiding-links-in-plain-sight-with-bookmark-knocking/
Have you ever been looking for a screwdriver, USB stick, or your keys, only to find them right where you left them in plain sight? We have. As many prolific …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/08/10/hiding-links-in-plain-sight-with-bookmark-knocking/)