#2019hackadayprize — Public Fediverse posts

DIY Scalar Network Analyzer - [Steven Merrifield] built his own Scalar Network Analyzer and it’s a beauty! [Steve]’s SNA has a dig... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/25/diy-scalar-network-analyzer/ #scalarnetworkanalyzer #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #networkanalyzer #dds #sna #ad

Listen to your Feet, They Have a Lot to Tell You - [Umar Qattan] is in tune with his sole and is trying hard to listen to what it has to say.
At a low ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/22/listen-to-your-feet-they-have-a-lot-to-tell-you/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #sensors #insole #force #foot #gait #sole

Building a Limitless VR Desktop - [Gabor Horvath] thinks even two monitors is too little space to really lay out his windows properly.... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/21/building-a-limitless-vr-desktop/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #virtualreality #prelimutens #desktop #vr

Replace Your Smartphone With These Arcane Amulets - It’s hard not to feel the constant pull on our limited attention from the very interesting rectangle... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/19/replace-your-smartphone-with-these-arcane-amulets/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #pocketwatch #compass #clock #phone #watch #art

A Nixie Radio Clock Fit For a Victorian Mad Scientist - [Ioszelos] built a nixie clock with a dizzying array of features.
Do you ever wish that you could lo... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/17/a-nixie-radio-clock-fit-for-a-victorian-mad-scientist/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #clock #nixie

A LED Cube Designed for Easy Assembly - LED cubes are mesmerizing and fun, but they’re usually a pain to build. Not so with [burkethos]’s cl... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/15/a-led-cube-designed-for-easy-assembly/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #rgbledcube #ledhacks #ledcube #rgbled #led

Say What You Will, A Fursuit is a lot of Work. - One thing [Dr. Cockroach]’s build log shows is that a fursuit isn’t an easy thing to make.
Furries c... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/14/say-what-you-will-a-fursuit-is-a-lot-of-work/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #fursuit #sewing #craft #furry #art

An Arduino and an Enigma All Rolled Into One - This hacker has been wanting to design an Enigma machine simulator for a while, but didn’t take the ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/12/an-arduino-and-an-enigma-all-rolled-into-one/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #ciphermachine #enigmamachine #arduinohacks #cryptography #enigma

With PowerCore and FluxLamp, Reflow Is Possible - [nathan] sends in this combo of projects which combine to make a very interesting reflow oven.
First... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/10/with-powercore-and-fluxlamp-reflow-is-possible/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #esp8366 #halogen #reflow #oven

This FPV Tank Explores The Lawn - Radio control is good and all, and it’s always fun to watch a little vehicle scoot about the backyar... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/08/this-fpv-tank-explores-the-lawn/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #mischacks #tank #fpv

Learn Water Purification Techniques with this STEM Learning Kit - We see a lot of great STEM education projects. These projects have a way of turning into something m... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/07/learn-water-purification-techniques-with-this-stem-learning-kit/ #electro-coagulation #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #coagulation #greenhacks #stem

Don’t Forget The Baby! - It must be a common worry among parents, that they might forget their offspring and leave them in th... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/05/dont-forget-the-baby/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #supercapacitor #atmega328 #mp3

A Mini Vending Machine To Ramp Up Your Sales - A common sight in the world of hackerspaces is an old vending machine repurposed from hawking soda c... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/03/a-mini-vending-machine-to-ramp-up-your-sales/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #vendingmachine #stm32

A STM32F4 Based Arduino in the Feather Form Factor - [minh7a6] loves the Adafruit Feather, but sees some room for improvement.
First is the matter of 5V ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/12/01/a-stm32f4-based-arduino-in-the-feather-form-factor/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #arduinohacks #adafruit #feather #stm23f4 #minh4

Let A CPR Robot Save The Day - Four highschool students in Lyon France are building a CPR robot, with the aim of removing the endur... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/30/let-a-cpr-robot-save-the-day/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #robot #cpr

Landbeest, A Single Servo Walking Robot - Walking robots have a rich history both on and off the storied pages of Hackaday, but if you will pa... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/29/landbeest-a-single-servo-walking-robot/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #hackadayprize #robotshacks #strandbeest #walker #robot

Iron Man Puts Yet Another Hacker Up in Arms - When Iron Man movie came out, we’d bet there wasn’t a single hacker that left the theater without da... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/28/iron-man-puts-yet-another-hacker-up-in-arms/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #roboticarm #tonystark #robotarm #ironman

FieldKit is the Grand Prize winner of the 2019 Hackaday Prize - FieldKit, an open-source, modular sensor system for conducting research in harsh environments has ju... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/16/fieldkit-is-the-grand-prize-winner-of-the-2019-hackaday-prize/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #hackadayprize #bestproduct #grandprize #contests #featured

The Ultimate Hacker’s Compact 4WD! - If you’ve spent any time at one of the larger European hacker camps over the last few years you’ll h... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/16/the-ultimate-hackers-compact-4wd/ #thehackadayprize2019 #transportationhacks #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #electricvehicle #hoverboard #bobbycar

Finally Your Air Drumming Has an Outlet - Two engineering students are hard at work on this air drum which they hope will help disabled people... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/15/finally-your-air-drumming-has-an-outlet/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #arduinohacks #synth #drum #kit

Detecting Water Before it’s Too Late - [mcu_nerd] is like any engineer, which is why his problem of an occasionally leaky water heater sure... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/14/detecting-water-before-its-too-late/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #flexiblepcb #homehacks #detection #attiny #water

An Open Source Toolbox for Studying the Earth - Fully understanding the planet’s complex ecosystem takes data, and lots of it. Unfortunately, the ab... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/13/an-open-source-toolbox-for-studying-the-earth/ #environmentalmonitoring #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #customenclosure #backplane #science #modular

Haptic Games Bring Fun to the Visually Impaired - No matter what your parents might say, games are good for us. They teach us to manage resources and ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/12/haptic-games-bring-fun-to-the-visually-impaired/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #hapticfeedback

The Ifs Make Learning to Code Child’s Play - Anyone who has done the slightest bit of programming knows about the “Hello, World!” program. It’s t... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/11/the-ifs-make-learning-to-code-childs-play/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #educational #toyhacks #coding #stem #iot #nrf #toy

Watch a 3D Printer Get Designed From The Ground Up - Too often when you see a build video, you only get to see the final product. Even if there’s footage... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/10/watch-a-3d-printer-get-designed-from-the-ground-up/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #3dprinterhacks #printer #corexy #3d

Use Your Earbud’s Media Controls on Your Laptop With This Useful Dongle - [David] sends in his very nicely designed “Thumpware Media Controller” that lets your mobile phone h... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/09/use-your-earbuds-media-controls-on-your-laptop-with-this-useful-dongle/ #digitalaudiohacks #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #headphone #adapter #dongle #3.5mm #audio #media #pic16

Axiom, A 100+kW Motor Controller for Making Big Motors Move - We’ve seen a lot of motor driver boards for robots and the odd electric skateboard. What we haven’t ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/11/04/axiom-a-100kw-motor-controller-fo-making-big-motors-move/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #driver #axiom #motor #vesc #ev

Build Your Own Plasma Ball - The simple plasma ball – it graces science museums and classrooms all around the world. It shares a ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/10/25/build-your-own-plasma-ball/ #2019hackadayprize #hackadayprize #highvoltage #science #how-to #plasma

Light Emitting Logic Gates Built From Scratch - What’s the weirdest computer you can think of? This one’s weirder.
[Dr. Cockroach] figured out a way... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/10/24/light-emitting-logic-gates-built-from-scratch/ #2019hackadayprize #hackadayprize #photoresistor #logicgates #ledhacks #led

Daisy Chained Seven Segment Art Display - This seven segment art display makes use of a 81 seven segment red common cathode LED displays. The... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/10/23/daisy-chained-seven-segment-art-display/ #2019hackadayprize #hackadayprize #arduinohacks #sevensegment #art #led

A DIY Retrocomputer Programmed in Pure Rust - Can you generate VGA and handle a PS/2 keyboard with a Cortex-M4 in Rust? That’s precisely what [the... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/10/21/a-diy-computer-programmed-in-pure-rust/ #2019hackadayprize #computerhacks #hackadayprize #diycomputer #rust

Beam Me Up to the PCB Space Ship - This project would fit in perfectly with #BadgeLife if someone could figure out a way to hang it fro... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/10/19/beam-me-up-to-the-pcb-space-ship/ #2019hackadayprize #microcontrollers #microcontroller #hackadayprize #leds #pcb

A Retro Gaming Console for the New Generation - Ostensibly the ESPboy is an open-source hackable game engine built as an IoT platform for STEM educa... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/10/01/a-retro-gaming-console-for-the-new-generation/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #handheldshacks #handheldgame #micropython #arduinoide #esp8266 #games

Keeping Kids in School the Smart Way - For institutions with high traffic, such as schools and movie theaters, it can be difficult to keep ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/30/keeping-kids-in-school-the-smart-way/ #2019hackadayprize #fingerprintreader #thehackadayprize #securityhacks #raspberrypi #rfidcard #schools #tunisia #africa

Lighting the Way for the Visually Impaired - The latest creation from Bengali roboticist [nabilphysics] might sound familiar. His laser-augmented... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/28/lighting-the-way-for-the-visually-impaired/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #wearablehacks #arduinohacks #timeofflight #laserhacks #glove

Haptic Clock Lets You Keep Your Eyes Shut At Night - Picture this: You’re in your bed in the middle of the night, and you want to know what time it is. B... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/27/haptic-clock-lets-you-keep-your-eyes-shut-at-night/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #hapticfeedback #accessibility #clockhacks #accessible #unusual #haptic #clock

Hypnotic Visuals Synthesizer - Ever wanted to make some seriously trippy retro graphics to go along with your lo-fi hip hop beats? ... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/26/hypnotic-visuals-synthesizer/ #2019hackadayprize #analogsynthesizer #musicalhacks #raspberrypi #opengl

What’s Your Fidget Spinner Say? - The persistence of vision (POV) optical illusion is pretty common in cheap toys nowadays, but how co... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/23/whats-your-fidget-spinner-say/ #persistenceofvision #2019hackadayprize #microcontrollers #thehackadayprize #fidgetspinner #ledhacks

Can You Read Me the Time? - If you’re like the average clock user, you’ve probably gotten annoyed at reading analog clocks befor... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/21/can-you-read-me-the-time/ #2019hackadayprize #3dprinterhacks #3dprintedclock #clockhacks #wordclock #ledhacks

A Stylish Home for your Next ESP Project - The ESP8266 and ESP32 are fast becoming the microcontroller of choice for, well, everything. But one... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/20/a-stylish-home-for-your-next-esp-project/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #homeautomation #homehacks #enclosure #esp8266 #ili9341 #esp32

Pew Pew in the Palm of Your Hand - It’s often said that “getting there is half the fun”, and we think that can be just as true when bui... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/19/pew-pew-in-the-palm-of-your-hand/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #circuitpython #handheldgame #retrogaming #games

Solder Ninja Dabbles In USB Power Arcana - USB first hit the scene in the 1990s, and was intended to simplify connecting peripherals to PCs and... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/09/solder-ninja-dabbles-in-usb-power-arcana/ #2019hackadayprize #usbcpowerdelivery #thehackadayprize #usbpowerdelivery #solderingiron #usbc

ALEKYA Builds With Bricks And Mortar - Construction is often a labor-intensive task, particularly in the developing world where access to e... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/08/alekya-builds-with-bricks-and-mortar/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #construction #bricklaying

Open Source Smart Smoker Brings The Heat (Slowly) - Conceptually, cooking on a grill is simple enough: just crank up the flames and leave the food on lo... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/09/04/open-source-smart-smoker-brings-the-heat-slowly/ #temperature-control #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #cookinghacks #thermocouple #cooking #max6675 #smoker #grill

Be Better Bracelet Breaks Bad Habits, Fosters Favorable Fixations - Do you want to be a better person? Maybe you want to curse less, drink more water, or post fewer inf... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/23/be-better-bracelet-breaks-bad-habits-fosters-favorable-fixations/ #negativereinforcement #positivereinforcement #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #wearablehacks #habittracking

Circuit Art Brings Out The Lifelike Qualities Of Electricity - Functional circuit sculptures have been gaining popularity with adventuring electronic artists who d... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/22/circuit-art-brings-out-the-lifelike-qualities-of-electricity/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #circuitsculpture #birdsimulator #electronicart #circuitart #art

Tiny Two-Legged PCB Robot - YouTuber and electronics engineer [Carl Bugeja] has a knack for finding creative uses for flexible... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/19/tiny-two-legged-pcb-robot/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #3dprinterhacks #robotshacks #flexiblepcb #3dprinting #robot

Suntracker Optimizes Solar Panels While Visualizing Sun’s Path - If you have solar panels, you want soak up as much sunshine as you can to get your money’s worth. If... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/18/suntracker-optimizes-solar-panels-while-visualizing-suns-path/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #arduinomkrzero #solartracking #solartracker

Square Laser Harp is Hip - You know, we hadn’t realized how tired we were of vertical laser harps until we saw [Jonathan Bumste... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/17/square-laser-harp-is-hip/ #2019hackadayprize #frickinlaserbeams #thehackadayprize #rotaryencoder #arduinomega #laserharp #midi

You Need a Cyberdeck, this Board Will Help - In 1984, William Gibson’s novel Neuromancer helped kick off the cyberpunk genre that many hackers ha... more: https://hackaday.com/2019/08/16/you-need-a-cyberdeck-this-board-will-help/ #2019hackadayprize #thehackadayprize #retrocomputing #commodore64c #raspberrypi #cyberdeck #adapter #retro