Hardware Hackers DIY Pick Content Archive

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1. This weekend's build: Linux terminal inside a clamshell evening bag2026-05-17
2. $50 PVC turbine produces 200W from a 3-meter water drop — no concrete, no permits2026-05-23
3. A $15 ESP32 board + one SOIC8 chip = 13-platform retro handheld2026-05-30
4. CP/M on an 8-pin chip for $26 — meet the MCL8080+2026-06-06
5. Six bash scripts, a $10 Pi, and a personal FM station2026-06-13
6. Solder it once: a panel-mount OLED module you can move between every project2026-06-20
7. Build this Zigbee keypad in a weekend2026-06-27
8. Build NOISFERATU, a $60 noise synth2026-07-04
9. Build a real 65C02 Apple II clone2026-07-11
10. Build OpenPuck: an $8 Steam Controller receiver with console modes2026-07-18
11. Build AirSense: an ESP32 air purifier that proves what it filters2026-07-25
12. Build ESP-KVM: an ESP32-P4 KVM for dead PCs2026-08-01
13. Cell Goblin: an open-source multi-bay tester for reclaimed LFP cells2026-08-08
14. Build Avian Visitors: a Raspberry Pi that turns bird calls into a living wall collage2026-08-15
15. A $32 STM32 board becomes a 2 MSPS oscilloscope — if you protect the input2026-08-22
16. OpenRX: four tiny ExpressLRS receivers, one hard RF build2026-08-29
17. RotaryCell: turn a real rotary phone into a cellular handset2026-09-05
18. VolAnti: four microphones, an ESP32-S3, and an acoustic drone alert2026-09-12
19. OpenHRStrap: a $50 open ECG chest strap built from off-the-shelf modules2026-09-19
20. Pocket Pico: a packet-radio TNC that runs 1980s firmware on a Pi Pico2026-09-26
21. 68k-MBC: a CP/M-68K computer built from three chips2026-10-03
22. Two coils and an ESP32-S3 put internet radio back on longwave2026-10-10
23. USBSID-Pico: a USB port for the SID chip, if you can source one2026-10-17
24. A caliper's trick in two PCBs: an open 40 µm linear scale for $322026-10-24
25. PicoLab: a 400 kHz scope, a 100 MS/s analyser and a supply behind one browser tab2026-10-31

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