Solar power has gotten cheap enough that putting up panels is among the cheapest ways of providing energy. This isn’t just ...

The IKEA SKAFTSÄRV is an economical LED accent lamp, but while highly affordable it has only fixed lighting options.

You probably flash new firmware on a variety of devices regularly, even though that’s rare for non-technical types. But what ...

The world of open source — and in particular open source licenses — is something we cover regularly here at Hackaday with ...

You can buy all kinds of conventional clocks that have hands and numbers for easy reading. Or, like [Fabio Ricci], you could build yourself something a little more esoteric, like this neat shadow ...

The vibrobot – a vibrating motor and battery attached to the head of a brush – isn’t truly a robot, since its movement can’t ...

Building your own sprinkler system controller isn’t that difficult on the face of it, but what happens when your system ...

If you want to maximize the life of your lithium-ion batteries, proper storage voltage is critical. That is, don’t store them ...

Along with Velcro, zippers have become an integral part of every day life, being a quick and easy way to usually temporarily join fabric together. Which isn’t to say that you cannot do more ...

Most people love window shades, but many dislike the tedium of having to open and close them over the course of each day.

After the digital camera rose to prominence, it became a cool hobby to keep taking photos on film. It was even cooler if you ...

Mellow_Labs] picked up a few LiDAR matrix sensors and found them very exciting. While a normal time-of-flight sensor can ...