There’s a thing that people who grew up on farms all share: a connection with food production that isn’t some mystical rose-tinted woo from a TV chef, but instead a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/know-your-food-cheesemaking/)

On the Wisdom of Replacing a NiMH Module in a Prius Battery Pack
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/on-the-wisdom-of-replacing-a-nimh-module-in-a-prius-battery-pack/

It’s possible to get a pretty good deal on used Toyota Prius cars, but as with all hybrid cars that also means a used battery pack and resulting issues. In …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/on-the-wisdom-of-replacing-a-nimh-module-in-a-prius-battery-pack/)

Bilingual E-paper News Feed Helps Brush Up Language Skills
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/bilingual-e-paper-news-feed-helps-brush-up-language-skills/

[Bob] recently completed LanguageLearner, a desktop device that increases his exposure to a second language by offering up bite-sized news items in Italian, with a complementary English translation. Even better, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/bilingual-e-paper-news-feed-helps-brush-up-language-skills/)

After the Dust Settles: Building Pebble Apps
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/after-the-dust-settles-building-pebble-apps/

For a piece of wearable technology, Pebble has had a fairly “rocky” history. One of the most successful Kickstarters of its era, it went on to get acquired by FitBit, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/after-the-dust-settles-building-pebble-apps/)

Restoring Apple’s Terrible but Awesome iBook Laptop
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/restoring-apples-terrible-but-awesome-ibook-laptop/

Before the Apple MacBook there was the Apple iBook, fruity 1999 colors included. These PowerPC-based laptops targeted low-cost PC-compatible laptops much like the iMac did, albeit it the latter with …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/01/restoring-apples-terrible-but-awesome-ibook-laptop/)

Cookies, Baked The 3D Printer Way
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/cookies-baked-the-3d-printer-way/

Imagine for a moment that the Cookie Monster is going to visit, but all the cookie baking utensils in your house have been mislaid. The horror! Fortunately [Startup Chuck] is …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/cookies-baked-the-3d-printer-way/)

Using a Mirror to 3D Scan Both Sides of an Object at Once
https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/using-a-mirror-to-3d-scan-both-sides-of-an-object-at-once/

Photogrammetry is the process of 3D scanning an object by taking a lot of photographs, then using software to turn those into a 3D model. But the process can only …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/06/02/using-a-mirror-to-3d-scan-both-sides-of-an-object-at-once/)