Embedded systems & DIY electronics Videos Recommended on Hacker News (92)
Embedded systems & DIY electronics is one of the 150 topics Hacker News readers organize their video recommendations around. These 92 videos each earned real recommendations in real HN threads between 2010 and 2026 — 208 recommendations in total — and they're ranked by how many separate months the community kept coming back to them, not by view count.
Embedded and maker electronics: microcontrollers, Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP32, firmware, home automation, hardware hacking, hobby projects, cheap chips, sensors.
Why HN keeps sending people here — on 8-bit computer update: “I think I learned more from Ben Eater’s “Building an 8-bit breadboard computer” series [0] than my intro to computer architecture course at universit…” — an HN commenter, 2022.
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2 mo on HNDIY haptic input knob: BLDC motor + round LCD
2 mo on HNHe started a computing REVOLUTION—then the shortage hit
2 mo on HNSmarter than a Smart TV! (Raspberry Pi Inside)
2 mo on HNInternet of food: Arduino-based, urban aquaponics in Oakland
2 mo on HNA simple guide to electronic components.
2 mo on HNTouché: Enhancing Touch Interaction on Humans, Screens, Liquids, and Everyday Objects
2 mo on HNMy personal fight against the modern laptop
2 mo on HNRopecon 2019: Essi Santala, Sampo Juustila: Odysseus – Where Code Meets Light and Sound
2 mo on HNScavenging rechargeable lithium cells from the roadside
2 mo on HNHow to power ANYTHING using USB-C Power Delivery and the ZY12PDN PD Trigger Board
2 mo on HNWhy build an entire computer on breadboards?
2 mo on HN#112 LoRa / LoRaWAN De-Mystified / Tutorial
2 mo on HNHow I Almost Ruined MrBeast Squid Game
1 mo on HNOpen Source 8.5 Digit Voltmeter from CERN: Build and Test
1 mo on HN28c3: Print Me If You Dare
1 mo on HNBig Ideas: Don't get any -- by James Houston
1 mo on HNReal Life Emoji Keyboard!
1 mo on HNModos Paper Monitor Typing Demo
1 mo on HNSo how does a PS/2 keyboard interface work?
1 mo on HNTRON Smart House
1 mo on HNBlack Hat 2013 - Exploiting Network Surveillance Cameras Like a Hollywood Hacker
1 mo on HN35C3 - Modchips of the State
1 mo on HNThe most deadly project on the Internet
1 mo on HNColor Maximite 2 - ARM CPU that runs BASIC!
1 mo on HNBuild a DIY full-frame CCD camera
1 mo on HNConverting devices to USB Type-C
1 mo on HNHigh Res Wifi Signal Mapping
1 mo on HNPeter Munch-Ellingsen: Why I wrote my own keyboard firmware in Nim (NimConf 2021)
1 mo on HNHow far can I broadcast LoRa packets WITHOUT a radio? - LoLRa
1 mo on HNHow a Character LCD works Part 1
1 mo on HNOpenSesame - hacking garages in seconds using a Mattel toy
1 mo on HNTesting LCBs (Lithium Ceramic Batteries) || The Future of Battery Technology?
1 mo on HNBadUSB - On Accessories that Turn Evil by Karsten Nohl + Jakob Lell
1 mo on HNThis ESP32 Antenna Array Can See WiFi
1 mo on HNMeasure the mass of an eyelash with a DIY microbalance
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