The GeekMagic SmallTV is as its name suggests, a tiny, vaguely TV-styled, device with a screen, that’s sold as a desktop notifier. Depending on the firmware running on the device …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/a-super-cheap-desk-toy-becomes-a-hackable-desktop-notifier/)

Browser-Based Image Inpainting Runs Locally, If One Doesn’t Mind A Big Download
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/browser-based-image-inpainting-runs-locally-if-one-doesnt-mind-a-big-download/

[Simon Willison] ported the Moebuis 0.2B image inpainting model to run locally in a web browser.  The web tool simply requires a user to provide an image, mark a section …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/browser-based-image-inpainting-runs-locally-if-one-doesnt-mind-a-big-download/)

This Week in Security: Escaping Linux VMs, Vulnerable Solar, Confusing AI (Again), and Confusing NPM Malware
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/this-week-in-security-escaping-linux-vms-vulnerable-solar-confusing-ai-again-and-confusing-npm-malware/

The Januscape vulnerability allows a user in a guest VM managed by the Linux Kernel Virtual Machine (KVM) to corrupt memory in the host system and break out of isolation. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/this-week-in-security-escaping-linux-vms-vulnerable-solar-confusing-ai-again-and-confusing-npm-malware/)

3D Printed Scooter Fits in Your Luggage, Some Assembly Required
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/3d-printed-scooter-fits-in-your-luggage-some-assembly-required/

Though [Ivan Miranda] calls the 3D printed vehicle in his recent video a motorbike, what he ultimately pulls out of his suitcase is clearly a scooter. Linguistic confusion aside, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/3d-printed-scooter-fits-in-your-luggage-some-assembly-required/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode Ep 377: Parallel Pixels, Wiggly Consoles, and Seven Segments
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/hackaday-podcast-episode-ep-377-parallel-pixels-wiggly-consoles-and-seven-segments/

This week’s podcast sees Elliot joined by Jenny List, as both suffer silently in the European summer heat because the sound of a desk fan would come over on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/hackaday-podcast-episode-ep-377-parallel-pixels-wiggly-consoles-and-seven-segments/)

Robot Dog in Browser
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/robot-dog-in-browser/

You’ve doubtlessly seen the current crop of robot dogs and, if you are like us, thought about getting one to play with. The problem is that the cheap ones are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/robot-dog-in-browser/)

How To Use Those Cute But Slightly Odd 7-Segment LCDs
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/how-to-use-those-tiny-and-slightly-odd-7-segment-lcds/

If you’re not aware, there is such a thing as adorable little three digit LCD 7-segment displays. They come in a ten-pin DIP package and are just begging to be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/10/how-to-use-those-tiny-and-slightly-odd-7-segment-lcds/)