As popular as the Nintendo Switch and its sequel are, it’s hard to argue that its click-on Joy-Con controllers are ergonomic, barring you having very uniquely shaped hands. This thought …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/18/joy-cons-plus-wiimotes-make-for-switch-2-wii-cons/)

Building Custom Backyard Solar Lights
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/building-custom-backyard-solar-lights/

In this modern age, if you want a truly swish garden that makes your friends sad when they visit, you need good lighting. [technocraftStudio] has been working on just such a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/building-custom-backyard-solar-lights/)

Simple DIY STM32 Oscilloscope Project
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/simple-diy-stm32-oscilloscope-project/

In part one of what is intended to be a series on developing an STM32-based oscilloscope, [BTTLab] demonstrates a how to use the built-in ADC of an STM32F207 MCU to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/simple-diy-stm32-oscilloscope-project/)

Hackaday Europe 2026: The 1-Bit CPU That Ran Factories
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hackaday-europe-2026-the-1-bit-cpu-that-ran-factories/

Powered machinery started the industrial revolution, and it was automation that kicked it up another notch in the 20th century. The ability for machines to make things by themselves spurred …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/hackaday-europe-2026-the-1-bit-cpu-that-ran-factories/)

Smarting Up a Doorbell with Zigbee
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/smarting-up-a-doorbell-with-zigbee/

Once upon a time a doorbell was little more than a button, a transformer, and a bell tucked somewhere around the house. These days, they get a little bit fancier. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/smarting-up-a-doorbell-with-zigbee/)

Historical Hack: Henri Griffard’s Steam Injectors
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/historical-hack-henri-griffards-steam-injectors/

Here’s a historical hack for you: you have a big, rolling pressurized kettle, also known as a steam locomotive. It needs water to make up for the steam constantly chuff-chuff-chuffing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/historical-hack-henri-griffards-steam-injectors/)

Mini Blinking Barrels Keep Desktop Traffic in Check
https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/mini-blinking-barrels-keep-desktop-traffic-in-check/

Your desk or bench is a work area, so why not make it look the part? That’s the idea behind the miniature blinking traffic barrels that [Glen Akins] recently put …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/08/19/mini-blinking-barrels-keep-desktop-traffic-in-check/)