In order to not hit something, you generally need to know where that thing is. On land, the meager human eyesight tends to be sufficient. On the water, however, the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/transponder-mania/)

Google Earth Desktop Client to be Retired in 2027
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/google-earth-desktop-client-to-be-retired-in-2027/

Come next year, those looking to explore the globe virtually via Google Earth will have to do so on their smartphone or from within their browser, as the search giant …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/google-earth-desktop-client-to-be-retired-in-2027/)

Hackaday Europe 2026 – Build A Cable Modem For Your Arduino
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/hackaday-europe-2026-build-a-cable-modem-for-your-arduino/

Even for those of us that are quite technically minded, we spend precious little time thinking about the cables that carry our signals and do all the important work we …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/hackaday-europe-2026-build-a-cable-modem-for-your-arduino/)

GOES-19 Goes Down, NOAA Investigating
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/goes-19-goes-down-noaa-investigating/

Some breaking news from geostationary orbit, as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has announced that its newest Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES) satellite unexpectedly went offline last night, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/goes-19-goes-down-noaa-investigating/)

Even Chemical Bonds Obey Einstein’s Relativity
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/even-chemical-bonds-obey-einsteins-relativity/

Although Einstein’s Theory of Relativity is typically associated with really large and really heavy things like planets in solar systems and big things in universes in general, it turns out …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/even-chemical-bonds-obey-einsteins-relativity/)

Bad Apple on a Karaoke Machine
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/bad-apple-on-a-karaoke-machine/

CD+Graphics was a format that never really caught on. It let music discs pack some graphics, maybe liner notes, and mostly song lyrics into the otherwise empty space on a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/bad-apple-on-a-karaoke-machine/)

A USB Port by Any Other Color…
https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/a-usb-port-by-any-other-color/

[Dr. Gough] bought a generic USB 3.0 hub on an Asian website. Surely, USB 3 is mature enough that even the cheapest hub will have some IC in it that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/07/16/a-usb-port-by-any-other-color/)