Making an oscilloscope is relatively easy, while making a very fast oscilloscope is hard. There’s a trick that converts a mundane instrument into a very fast one, it’s been around …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/09/30/the-magic-of-a-diode-sampler-to-increase-oscilloscope-bandwidth/)

A Spinning Egg For Your Thoughts?
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/a-spinning-egg-for-your-thoughts/

Brushless motors are fascinating devices that come in all sorts of shapes and sizes, but you’ve probably never seen one in the form of a free-spinning shiny metal egg. Created …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/a-spinning-egg-for-your-thoughts/)

Overclocking Raspberry Pi 5’s SoC To 3 GHz and 1 GHz GPU
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/overclocking-raspberry-pi-5s-soc-to-3-ghz-and-1-ghz-gpu/

Overclocking computer systems is a fun way to extract some free performance, or at least see how far you can push the hardware before you run into practical limitations. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/overclocking-raspberry-pi-5s-soc-to-3-ghz-and-1-ghz-gpu/)

ESP32 Keeps Track of Hot Tub’s Vital Signs
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/esp32-keeps-track-of-hot-tubs-vital-signs/

Like swimming pools, hot tubs need regular monitoring to ensure their water stays clean and clear. An average person might take a water quality reading once or twice a week …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/esp32-keeps-track-of-hot-tubs-vital-signs/)

These DIY Super Headphones Take Sound Seriously
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/these-diy-super-headphones-take-sound-seriously/

[Pete Lewis] from SparkFun takes audio and comfort seriously, and recently shared details on making a customized set of Super Headphones, granting quality sound and stereo ambient passthrough, while providing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/these-diy-super-headphones-take-sound-seriously/)

Kaluma Puts JavaScript on the RP2040
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/kaluma-puts-javanoscript-on-the-rp2040/

RP2040 picture on left by Phiarc, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/javanoscript-RP2040.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/javanoscript-RP2040.png?w=800">With a simple firmware update, Kaluma puts a lightweight JavaScript runtime on the Raspberry Pi Pico (which uses the RP2040 microcontroller), providing handy modules for file systems, graphics, networking, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/kaluma-puts-javanoscript-on-the-rp2040/)

Hackaday Links: October 1, 2023
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/hackaday-links-october-1-2023/

We’ve devoted a fair amount of virtual ink here to casting shade at self-driving vehicles, especially lately with all the robo-taxi fiascos that seem to keep cropping up in cities …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/hackaday-links-october-1-2023/)

Google’s Augmented Reality Microscope Might Help Diagnose Cancer
https://hackaday.com/2023/10/01/googles-augmented-reality-microscope-might-help-diagnose-cancer/