The Attack Shark is a modern keyboard with fancy magnetic keyswitches, macros, configurable blinky LEDs, and more. The problem is that the configuration software only works on Windows, so [JR …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/sharkfin-bites-attack-shark/)

Samsung’s SmartThings API Terminates Free Access
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/samsungs-smartthings-api-terminates-free-access/

If there’s one constant in the world of commercial home automation solutions, it is that of decreasing availability and higher costs as time goes on. So too with Samsung’s SmartThings, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/samsungs-smartthings-api-terminates-free-access/)

Why Is Textile Work Not Taught To Engineers?
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/why-is-textile-work-not-taught-to-engineers/

A talk from the recent Electromagnetic Field event in the UK caught our eye, in which [Amy Jeskins] looked at the overlooked engineering skill of pattern cutting. She takes us …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/why-is-textile-work-not-taught-to-engineers/)

Improving the Microcontroller Gaming Performance with PicoGame
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/improving-the-microcontroller-gaming-performance-with-picogame/

The ability to write Python on microcontrollers with the likes of MicroPython and later CiruitPython has made them much more accessible. [MakerClassCZ] brings that to game development with PicoGame. Like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/improving-the-microcontroller-gaming-performance-with-picogame/)

How the Vagus Nerve Promotes Healthy Cognition via Acetylcholine Signaling
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/how-the-vagus-nerve-promotes-healthy-cognition-via-acetylcholine-signaling/

It’s been said for centuries that you cannot think on an empty stomach, and that love goes through the stomach. Although these may seem like merely cute jabs at the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/how-the-vagus-nerve-promotes-healthy-cognition-via-acetylcholine-signaling/)

DOOM Using Regular Expressions
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/doom-using-regular-expressions/

Regular expressions (regexes) are an amazingly powerful way to perform operations on collections of e.g. text. Regexss can also be considered to be a programming language, even a Turing complete …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/28/doom-using-regular-expressions/)

Building a Portable Weather Radar
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/building-a-portable-weather-radar/

If you run a large meteorology bureau, then you probably have access to a wonderful weather radar for scrying the heavens. The rest of us aren’t so lucky. If you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/29/building-a-portable-weather-radar/)