Watching TV or playing a console game is usually not an outdoor activity, helped by the fact that you can’t see anything on your average TV in direct sunlight. However, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/diy-super-bright-outdoor-tv-with-watercooling/)

Human Power, Past and Future
https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/human-power-past-and-future/

We will assume you’ve seen The Matrix — it was from 1999, after all. The surprise, at the end, was that humans were being used as human batteries to power …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/human-power-past-and-future/)

Sprockets and Chains Drive This Unique Mechanical Digital Clock
https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/sprockets-and-chains-drive-this-unique-mechanical-digital-clock/

When it comes to mechanical timepieces, we’re used to seeing mechanisms stuffed with tiny gears and wheel, often of marvelous complexity and precision. What we’re perhaps less used to seeing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/sprockets-and-chains-drive-this-unique-mechanical-digital-clock/)

Big LED Matrix Becomes Tiny LED Matrix Thanks to Fiber Optics
https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/big-led-matrix-becomes-tiny-led-matrix-thanks-to-fiber-optics/

Everyone loves LED matrices, and even if you can’t find what you like commercially, it’s pretty easy to make just what you want. Need it big? No problem; just order …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/big-led-matrix-becomes-tiny-led-matrix-thanks-to-fiber-optics/)

Desoldering Without Hot Air: Piece Of Wire Edition
https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/desoldering-without-hot-air-piece-of-wire-edition/

Quite a few hackers nowadays share their tips and tricks on Twitter – it’s easy to do so, and provided either an existing audience or a bit of effort to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/desoldering-without-hot-air-piece-of-wire-edition/)

New Part Day: Smallest ARM MCU Uproots Competition, Needs Research
https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/new-part-day-smallest-arm-mcu-uproots-competition-needs-research/

We’ve been contacted by [Cedric], telling us about the smallest MCU he’s ever seen – Huada HC32L110. For those of us into miniature products, this Cortex-M0+ package packs a punch …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/new-part-day-smallest-arm-mcu-uproots-competition-needs-research/)

PlayStation 4 Controller Gets a USB-C Upgrade
https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/playstation-4-controller-gets-a-usb-c-upgrade/

Micro USB was once the connector of choice for applications where USB-A was too big, but now USB-C has come to dominate all. It’s becoming standard across the board for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/03/01/playstation-4-controller-gets-a-usb-c-upgrade/)

Split Flap Display Tells Us The Word
https://hackaday.com/2022/03/02/split-flap-display-tells-us-the-word/