Part of any self-respecting Smart Home, smart relays are useful for switching and monitoring loads that do not plug into an outlet. This also makes them a lot more integrated, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/the-shelly-2-5-smart-relay-design-flaw-killing-capacitors/)

A Petabyte NAS Using Consumer-Grade Parts
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/a-petabyte-nas-using-consumer-grade-parts/

Self-hosting a few services on one’s own hardware is a great way to wrest some control over your online presence while learning a lot about computers, software, and networking. A …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/17/a-petabyte-nas-using-consumer-grade-parts/)

Beating the World Record for Fastest Flying Drone Once Again
https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/beating-the-world-record-for-fastest-flying-drone-once-again/

The fun part about world records is that anyone can take a swing at breaking them, which is what [Luke Maximo Bell] has been doing with the drone speed record …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/01/18/beating-the-world-record-for-fastest-flying-drone-once-again/)