[ALT CINE] took a punt recently when purchasing a damaged RED Komodo camera online. In functional form, the 6K-capable camera sells for several thousand pounds (or dollars, or euros), whether …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/repairing-a-red-cinema-camera-on-the-cheap/)

Add Sensors to Everything!
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/add-sensors-to-everything/

“You can’t control what you can’t measure” goes the old chestnut. But that’s a little bit negative, in my opinion. Instead, think of the benefits of sprinkling sensors around everywhere: …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/add-sensors-to-everything/)

3D On The Playdate Handheld
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/3d-on-the-playdate-handheld/

The Playdate is a small handheld console with a dedicated fanbase. Among them is [Cristina Ramos], who recently decided to try and push the limits of the hardware by implementing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/3d-on-the-playdate-handheld/)

Team Repair Breaks Things to Teach People How to Fix Them
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/team-repair-breaks-things-to-teach-people-how-to-fix-them/

Would you buy a broken device, fix it, then return the repaired item? [Team Repair] hopes you will. Many people would rather repair what they have than have to get …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/team-repair-breaks-things-to-teach-people-how-to-fix-them/)

Taking Tri-Camera True-Color Infrared Videos
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/taking-tri-camera-true-color-infrared-videos/

Silicon-based CMOS camera sensors are cheap and plentiful, but they’re rarely used to their full potential: they can detect a greater range of wavelengths in the infrared spectrum than they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/25/taking-tri-camera-true-color-infrared-videos/)