Many of us will be used to the idea of a KVM, a device that pipes keyboard, video, and mouse over the network from a remote machine to your own. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/a-kvm-without-the-v-or-the-m/)

Turning Fruits Into Ethylene and Ethane Refrigerant
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/turning-fruits-into-ethylene-and-ethane-refrigerant/

One of the best parts about DIY chemistry and physics projects is that you get to decide how early in the supply chain you want to begin, such as with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/turning-fruits-into-ethylene-and-ethane-refrigerant/)

An Automated Water Tank Controller
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/an-automated-water-tank-controller/

[Jumpor] lives in a part of India where the water infrastructure is a little frustrating to use. Water gets delivered to underground tanks outside of homes, and must then be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/an-automated-water-tank-controller/)

Hackaday Links: August 2, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/hackaday-links-august-2-2026/

About a month ago, we brought you word that the commercial rescue mission designed by Katalyst Space to save NASA’s Swift gamma-ray observatory had reached orbit and early indicators were …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/hackaday-links-august-2-2026/)

Easy Theremin Uses ESP32
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/easy-theremin-uses-esp32/

The Theremin is that classic electronic musical instrument that makes those weeee-ohhhhh noises which were so popular in mid-century science fiction movies. Mid-last-century, that is, because this century is just …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/easy-theremin-uses-esp32/)

Making a Retro(ish) Game Console From Scratch
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/making-a-retroish-game-console-from-scratch/

As easy as it is to make a late 1980s-style game console using a modern microcontroller, there’s arguably more fun in doing things the traditional way. This is the challenge …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/02/making-a-retroish-game-console-from-scratch/)

Spotting Emacs in the Wild
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/spotting-emacs-in-the-wild/

Emacs is one of the big classic text editors, right up there next to vi. It’s famous for its interface and its ubiquity across the *nix world. It’s such a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/03/spotting-emacs-in-the-wild/)