We’re all used to satellite navigation systems such as GPS or GLONASS, sheer magic in which the combination of a set of reference transmitters and super-accurate timing information can be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/positioning-without-satellites-or-base-stations/)

No-Drill Sailing Kit for a Canoe
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/no-drill-sailing-kit-for-a-canoe/

The first known use of humans using wind to perform mechanical work with machines dates back to ninth-century Persian windmills. But if we count sailing vessels among those machines, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/no-drill-sailing-kit-for-a-canoe/)

GPU-Accelerated Autorouter Handles Monstrous PCB Designs
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/gpu-accelerated-autorouter-handles-monstrous-pcb-designs/

[Brian] had an absolute monster of a PCB with thousands of nets to be routed, the kind of design that stopped traditional routers in their tracks. It would take months …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/gpu-accelerated-autorouter-handles-monstrous-pcb-designs/)

Trying Out Viewer Suggestions for Levitation on an Induction Cooker
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/trying-out-viewer-suggestions-for-levitation-on-an-induction-cooker/

Doing something once is fun, but if you get interesting feedback from viewers on how to make things even more fun, you can only follow all of these instructions and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/01/trying-out-viewer-suggestions-for-levitation-on-an-induction-cooker/)

A Rare Drone Common Sense Outbreak, In Denmark
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/a-rare-drone-common-sense-outbreak-in-denmark/

Last September, Denmark was gripped by a spate of drone sightings near airports. It’s familiar territory for Hackaday, as we reported on a similar drone panic saga at British airports …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/a-rare-drone-common-sense-outbreak-in-denmark/)

Sony to End Physical PlayStation Disc Production in 2028
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/sony-to-end-physical-playstation-disc-production-in-2028/

Sony has just announced on their PlayStation blog that they will stop the production of game discs starting January 2028. This effectively means a shift away from physical media to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/sony-to-end-physical-playstation-disc-production-in-2028/)

Know Your Food: Organic Production
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/know-your-food-organic-production/

A few weeks ago we published the first in a new series of articles, Know Your Food. It was born out of the realisation that most people know surprisingly little about …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/know-your-food-organic-production/)

A Light-Up Map Of Monaco
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/02/a-light-up-map-of-monaco/