Sunlight Powered, Sunlight Readable: Solar Case for Nook Simple Touch
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/sunlight-powered-sunlight-readable-solar-case-for-nook-simple-touch/

When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. What if life gives you a pile of old e-book readers? Well, when [spiritplumber] got box of old Nook Simple Touch devices, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/sunlight-powered-sunlight-readable-solar-case-for-nook-simple-touch/)

Teardown of a Shahed-136 Gimbaled Camera
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/teardown-of-a-shahed-136-gimbaled-camera/

The Iranian Shahed-136’s basic design has seen many changes and additions since Russia began using them, with some featuring interesting payloads such as cameras in a gimbal, making these drones …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/teardown-of-a-shahed-136-gimbaled-camera/)

The Math You Need to Start Understanding LLMs
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/the-math-you-need-to-start-understanding-llms/

Once you peel back the hype and mysticism, large language models (LLMs) are a fascinating application of statistical models, effectively what you get when you dial a basic auto-complete model …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/the-math-you-need-to-start-understanding-llms/)

Camera Slider: Build Instead of Buy Goes Awry
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/building-a-camera-slider-instead-of-buying-one-goes-awry/

[TheHyperFix] had a problem. He’d spied a brilliant camera slider, but didn’t want to lay out big money to acquire it. The natural solution? Build one! Only, life is seldom …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/04/building-a-camera-slider-instead-of-buying-one-goes-awry/)

E-paper Dashboard Reimagines Smart Home’s Connection with Technology
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/e-paper-dashboard-reimagines-smart-homes-connection-with-technology/

When [Joel] and his partner got married, they had a goal to create a home with a healthy relationship to technology, which largely means avoiding smartphone use. Smartphones aren’t without …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/e-paper-dashboard-reimagines-smart-homes-connection-with-technology/)

LightInk, a Solar Powered ESP32 Smartwatch
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/lightink-a-solar-powered-esp32-smartwatch/

There’s something about the ESP32 family of microcontrollers and timekeeping. We probably see it in clocks as often as we do anything else; we also probably see more clocks with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/lightink-a-solar-powered-esp32-smartwatch/)

A Digital Audio Recorder For TOSLink
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/05/a-digital-audio-recorder-for-toslink/