There’s a great reason 3D printers are made with things like extruded aluminum rails and other commodity, off-the-shelf parts. These things are designed not only for ease of construction and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/three-axis-camera-slider-from-3d-printer-parts/)

iPod Nano Gets Three Monitors
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/ipod-nano-gets-three-monitors/

Triple monitor workstations are pretty common these days, particularly for those wishing to maximise screen space for greater productivity. [Will It Work?] has put together a sillier take on this …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/ipod-nano-gets-three-monitors/)

Hackaday Links: May 3, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/hackaday-links-may-3-2026/

Software that collects public data from the Internet and uses it to provide half-assed answers to your questions might seem like a modern craze, but today we bid farewell to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/hackaday-links-may-3-2026/)

ReactOS Gets Unified Installer Image and a New Storage Stack
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/reactos-gets-unified-installer-image-and-a-new-storage-stack/

Although the ReactOS project is in no rush to dethrone Windows as the desktop operating system of choice, this doesn’t mean that some real changes aren’t happening. Most recently two …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/reactos-gets-unified-installer-image-and-a-new-storage-stack/)

True-Spectrum Photography with Structural Color
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/true-spectrum-photography-with-structural-color/

Although modern cameras can, with skill and good conditions, produce photographs nearly indistinguishable from the original scene, this fidelity relies on the limitations of human vision. According to the trichromatic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/03/true-spectrum-photography-with-structural-color/)

TDR For Auto Diagnostics Done On The Cheap
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/tdr-for-auto-diagnostics-done-on-the-cheap/

A time domain reflectometer (TDR) is a useful tool to have for finding faults in a wiring harness. However, they don’t come cheap, putting them out of reach for many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/tdr-for-auto-diagnostics-done-on-the-cheap/)

TagTinker Lets You Hack Electronic Shelf Labels
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/tagtinker-lets-you-hack-electronic-shelf-labels/

Was there ever anything wrong with simple paper price labels? Absolutely not. And yet, the world invented the electronic price tag anyway. If you happen to come across some of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/tagtinker-lets-you-hack-electronic-shelf-labels/)

Why Leaded Fuel Is Still A Thing
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/why-leaded-fuel-is-still-a-thing/