This week’s Hackaday podcast is a European affair again, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List on a summer evening to review the week. And we have a feast of hacks for your delectation.

A flashing wristband at an NFL game sends Ed Conway down an unexpected economic rabbit hole. LEDs were supposed to be one of the great technological and environmental success stories: a revolutionary ...

Early in 2025, YSmart embarked on a Kickstarter campaign for a versatile micro-flashlight called the Bullet2. Now the company is back with an updated version that's even more compact, and comes with ...

Claude Design introduces a straightforward way to create professional visuals, emphasizing ease of use for beginners. According to Corbin, one standout feature is its prompt-based creation system, ...

From 3D movie screens to augmented-reality devices, many modern technologies rely on our ability to manipulate light. Doing so in a cost-effective and efficient way, however, is often a formidable ...

LED light strips are a fun and easy way to spruce up a room, adding pops of color to a media center, a wall or even under a bed, or just bringing much-needed lighting to a dark area under a cabinet.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Keely founded Making Space, closing the disability employment gap. It may not be immediately apparent from the bold yet funky, cog ...

As LED systems are increasingly used in automotive applications, Melexis develops a highly configurable, code-free LIN LED driver that simplifies the development of dynamic RGB-LED automotive ambient ...

Arduino is an open-source hardware and software company that designed one of the most popular single-board microcontrollers (SBMCs) of all time. The Italian company manufactures a variety of different ...

Both LCD TVs and LED TVs have been on the market for many years. TV-size LCDs gained popularity in the mid-2000s, while LED TVs followed a few years later. The marketing departments for many companies ...

Arduino is considered one of the best platforms for DIY electronics projects. While experienced Arduino hobbyists likely have a complete (and growing) set of tools, what if one is just getting started ...

Advanced LED lighting arrays can spectrally tune their output wavelength to highlight different features and defects in captured images. The capability enables a single light fixture to quickly adapt ...