Hacking a Commercial Colorimeter to add RAL Color Code Support
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/hacking-a-commercial-colorimeter-to-add-ral-color-code-support/

When you need to match paint colors, one of the tools you’ll reach for is a deck of reference colors. Another might be a colorimeter. But what if you want …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/hacking-a-commercial-colorimeter-to-add-ral-color-code-support/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 380: 3D Printing the Rainbow, IR and IP Camera Hacks, and Americium 241 on the Loose
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/hackaday-podcast-episode-380-3d-printing-the-rainbow-ir-and-ip-camera-hacks-and-americium-241-on-the-loose/

Elliot Williams and Al Williams got together to compare notes on the most interesting posts this week on the site. As usual, there are just too many choices, so you’ll …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/hackaday-podcast-episode-380-3d-printing-the-rainbow-ir-and-ip-camera-hacks-and-americium-241-on-the-loose/)

NES Advantage Stick Gets Bluetooth Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/nes-advantage-stick-gets-bluetooth-upgrade/

The NES Advantage was a cool bit of hardware back in 1987, bringing an arcade stick to the home console gaming experience. Naturally they don’t get much use these days, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/nes-advantage-stick-gets-bluetooth-upgrade/)

Tiny Desktop Robot Has Radar
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/tiny-desktop-robot-has-radar/

One thing our futuristic world is largely lacking in is droids and robot companions and the like. [solitary dev] is helping to rectify that problem by building a little robot …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/tiny-desktop-robot-has-radar/)

A Complex Way to Push a Button
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/a-complex-way-to-push-a-button/

We’ve likely all looked at a simple problem in our lives and thought that it would be an easy fix, only to realize that the project is enormously more complicated …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/a-complex-way-to-push-a-button/)

Turning Glass Into a Touch-Sensitive Button
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/turning-glass-into-a-touch-sensitive-button/

Although generally glass isn’t associated with touch-sensitive surfaces, the addition of an ITO (indium tin oxygen) coating adds the exciting property of not only being transparent to the visible light …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/turning-glass-into-a-touch-sensitive-button/)

Casual Repair and Maintenance on an Amiga 1000
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/31/casual-repair-and-maintenance-on-an-amiga-1000/