Wearable MIDI Controller Built With Raspberry Pi
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/wearable-midi-controller-built-with-raspberry-pi/

Most synths happily get by with keyboard or pad inputs and make lovely sounds in response. [Becky Clarke] and her fellow collaborators are building a synth that works rather differently. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/21/wearable-midi-controller-built-with-raspberry-pi/)

DIY Smart Button Gets Surprisingly Complicated
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/diy-smart-button-gets-surprisingly-complicated/

There’s a reason that the standards specifications for various wireless communications protocols are extremely long and detailed. [Made by Dennis] found this out first hand when he decided to build …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/diy-smart-button-gets-surprisingly-complicated/)

ESP32 Hosts a Public Website
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/esp32-hosts-a-public-website/

If you wanted to host a website, you could use any one of a number of online services, or spin up a server on a spare computer at home. If …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/esp32-hosts-a-public-website/)

What Have We Dumped on the Moon?
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/what-have-we-dumped-on-the-moon/

If you read a headline that signs of intelligent life were found on the moon, you might suspect a hoax. But they are there! Humans have dumped a lot of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/what-have-we-dumped-on-the-moon/)

Repairing a Mercedes EQC 300 BEV Battery
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/repairing-a-mercedes-eqc-300-bev-battery/

When [OGS Mechanics] got a Mercedes EQC 300 battery-electric car in for repair, it was found to have a bit of a weird issue: after sitting in a garage for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/repairing-a-mercedes-eqc-300-bev-battery/)

AI For The Skeptics: The Universal Function For Some Things Only
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/ai-for-the-skeptics-the-universal-function-for-some-things-only/

It’s a phrase we use a lot in our community, “Drink the Kool-Aid”, meaning becoming unreasonably infatuated with a dubious idea, technology, or company. It has its origins in 1960s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/ai-for-the-skeptics-the-universal-function-for-some-things-only/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 868: Remove the Noodles
https://hackaday.com/2026/04/22/floss-weekly-episode-868-remove-the-noodles/