These are the projects I recommend building instead of just buying something off the shelf.

USB-C is the modern connection standard shared by most new devices today. It comes in several different formats—USB-C, USB4 and Thunderbolt—but they all have the same reversible connector at the end ...

Once upon a time, there was a bit of a fad for fingerprint authentication in laptops and desktop computers. It has long since ...

To target one of Florida's most destructive invasive animals, researchers will be deploying realistic "robo-bunny" decoys that generate heat in hopes of coaxing Burmese pythons into the open. If the ...

The gadget has three buttons, and it changes context based on what app you are looking at. For instance, in meeting apps and ...

Hackaday’s Elliot Williams and Al Williams were in a retro mood this week. There was a new ‘486 computer, a new mechanical TV, and a USB stick with a magnetic personality. Can you ...

This AI research tool saved me hours organizing technical notes, but it has one fatal flaw at scale.