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When people are thinking of the future of space travel, an idea that floats around is a spaceship with a giant solar sail pushed along by a massive laser. Inspired …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/28/swap-the-laser-for-a-vortex-cannon-and-you-have-lift/)
Remember the “suitcase” form-factor for PCs? In the time before latops, these luggable machines were just the thing for the on-the-go executive. OK, maybe not really — but the ability …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/28/old-portable-tv-becomes-unique-crt-cyberdeck/)
Ethernet cable testers are dime a dozen, but none of them are as elegant and multimeter-friendly as this tester from our Hackaday.io regular, [Bharbour]. An Ethernet cable has 8 wires, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/28/ethernet-tester-needs-no-leds-only-your-multimeter/)
Novel programming interfaces for MCUs might catch us by surprise, but then we inevitably get up to speed with the changes required. Today’s bastion is HVTPI – a “12V reset” …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/28/hvtpi-primer-and-toolkit-equips-you-for-bom-substitutions/)
I’m sure anyone who had seen Back To The Future was more than a little disappointed when “hoverboards” started appearing on the scene. They didn’t float and they looked fairly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/28/from-hoverboard-to-scooter/)
While gliding might be the most calm and peaceful way of moving through the air, launching a glider is a rather noisy and violent process. Although electric winches do exist, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/a-custom-radio-and-telephone-system-for-glider-winch-operators/)
The popular word game Wordle is both an addictive brain teaser for some and a perpetual social media annoyance for others. Its runaway success has spawned a host of clones, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/squeezing-a-wordle-clone-onto-the-game-boy/)