Homebrew wireless sensors are nothing new around these parts: grab an ESP8266, hang a BME280 from the I2C pins, and you’re just a few lines of code away from joining …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/rolling-your-own-long-range-iot-sensor-network/)
So. What’s Up With All These Crazy Event Networks Then?
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/so-whats-up-with-all-these-crazy-event-networks-then/
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/so-whats-up-with-all-these-crazy-event-networks-then/
As an itinerant Hackaday writer I am privileged to meet the people who make up our community as I travel the continent in search of the coolest gatherings. This weekend …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/so-whats-up-with-all-these-crazy-event-networks-then/)
Motorcycle Rally Computer Goes Open Source
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/motorcycle-rally-computer-goes-open-source/
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/motorcycle-rally-computer-goes-open-source/
Motorcycle rally racing is a high-speed, exciting, off-road motorsport that involves zipping across all types of terrain on two wheels. While riding, it’s extremely important for riders to know what’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/motorcycle-rally-computer-goes-open-source/)
Build Your Own HV Capacitors
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/build-your-own-hv-capacitors/
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/build-your-own-hv-capacitors/
Finding high voltage capacitors can be tricky. Sure, you can buy these capacitors, but they are often expensive and hard to find exactly what you want. [RachelAnne] needed some low-value …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/build-your-own-hv-capacitors/)
LEDBOY Is a Retro-Modern Handheld Game
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/ledboy-is-a-retro-modern-handheld-game/
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/ledboy-is-a-retro-modern-handheld-game/
Back in the 1970s, there were a few LED-based games on the market that were quickly superseded by the rise of LCDs and other fancier technologies. However, [grossofabian] wanted to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/ledboy-is-a-retro-modern-handheld-game/)
[pmig96] loves PalmOS and has set about on the arduous task of reimplementing PalmOS from scratch, dubbing it Pumpkin OS. Pumpkin OS can run on x86 and ARM at native …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/palm-os-reincarnate/)
Three-Dimensional Design Yields Compact Seven-Segment Hex Displays
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/three-dimensional-design-yields-compact-seven-segment-hex-displays/
https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/three-dimensional-design-yields-compact-seven-segment-hex-displays/
Computers, from the simplest to the most complex, aren’t very useful if they can’t provide feedback to a user. Whether that interface takes the form of a monitor, a speaker, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2021/11/11/three-dimensional-design-yields-compact-seven-segment-hex-displays/)