Bladerunners and the Mother of Invention
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/bladerunners-and-the-mother-of-invention/

There are plenty of stories about inventors who see a problem and decide they can do better. But Van Phillips had a little more motivation than most. The problem was …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/bladerunners-and-the-mother-of-invention/)

Holograms, From Your Plotter
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/holograms-from-your-plotter/

When mass-printed holograms appeared on magazines in the 1980s they were a huge novelty, before degrading to the level of kids’ stickers in the years since. At the time they …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/holograms-from-your-plotter/)

Supercon Ten Tickets on Sale Now
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/supercon-ten-tickets-on-sale-now/

Hackers, start your engines! We’re opening up ticket sales for our tenth, the 2026 Hackaday Supercon, to take place Nov 6-8 in Pasadena, CA. As always, because we haven’t announced …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/supercon-ten-tickets-on-sale-now/)

Bridging Older Tasmota Hardware Into Apple Home
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/bridging-older-tasmota-hardware-into-apple-home/

The Tasmota firmware is a popular choice for flashing to a range of Espressif microcontrollers to turn them into smart home devices. If you have such devices in your house, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/bridging-older-tasmota-hardware-into-apple-home/)

Tearing Down A Cheap Digital Caliper
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/tearing-down-a-cheap-digital-caliper/

Most hackers and makers end up with a cheap pair of calipers in the toolbox at some point or another. [DiodeGoneWild] decided to take a particularly cheap plastic pair and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/tearing-down-a-cheap-digital-caliper/)

Troubleshooting Video Delay On The Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/troubleshooting-video-delay-on-the-raspberry-pi/

The Raspberry Pi line of single-board computers are great little devices, and they can do great things with cameras and video. However, there can be a fair bit of latency …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/troubleshooting-video-delay-on-the-raspberry-pi/)

Removing Microplastics from Soil with Tumbling Magnetic Flakes
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/13/removing-microplastics-from-soil-with-tumbling-magnetic-flakes/