3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (38+ words) This week Jonathan chats with Nariman Jelveh about Puter! It's the project that takes the idea of the Browser-as-the-OS seriously. Why did a simulated desktop on the web take off, what the story of ma......

5+ hour, 30+ min ago  (31+ words) Launched in 2014, Japan's Hayabusa2 spacecraft completed its primary asteroid sample return mission all the way back in 2020. But with the main spacecraft still healthy, the intrepid little probe was......

15+ hour, 9+ min ago  (408+ words) Instant Messanger Hackaday Do you remember AIM? It may suprize you to hear that AOL’s instant messanger was actually supported all the way up to 2017– two years after Discord launched. Unlike Discord, AIM is a protocol, not a platform. Everything…...

6+ hour, 43+ min ago  (487+ words) Having Linux on so many devices is both a blessing and a curse. Sure, it is great that you can hack on things and modify them or even totally repurpose them. But it also means you have a fleet of…...

16+ hour, 7+ min ago  (262+ words) Hackaday WHOOP does not have the presence in the wearable space as other brands, but in certain circles, it’s a household name Their business model requires you to have a yearly app subscription to use their fitness tracker, but…...

16+ hour, 12+ min ago  (229+ words) Hackaday With Nintendo’s 3DS experiencing a bit of a renaissance lately, prices for functioning systems have shot through the roof Getting a busted one with a broken screen is a lot cheaper, but then you run into the eye-watering price…...

1+ day, 13+ min ago  (36+ words) Do you remember AIM? It may suprize you to hear that AOL's instant messanger was actually supported all the way up to 2017-- two years after Discord launched. Unlike Discord, AIM is a protocol, not a......

1+ day, 16+ min ago  (251+ words) Hackaday A few years ago, France introduced a mandatory repairability score for consumer goods like laptops and tablets It involves five criteria that range from documentation and availability of spare parts to ease of disassembly, with the manufacturer using a…...

21+ hour, 9+ min ago  (224+ words) Hackaday Full body tracking in VR applications involves attaching sensors to one’s body, and [Jaki] has a DIY method to do it on the cheap: the Vive Tracker Lite project repurposes Vive controllers as lighthouse-based trackers, no hardware modifications required....

1+ day, 20+ min ago  (231+ words) Hackaday Full body tracking in VR applications involves attaching sensors to one’s body, and [Jaki] has a DIY method to do it on the cheap: the Vive Tracker Lite project repurposes Vive controllers as lighthouse-based trackers, no hardware modifications…...