The ESP32 has emerged as a favorite tinkering device in the maker and hobbyist world thanks to its low cost, built-in Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and strong community support. One particular strength it has ...

If you’ve ever seen those cheap LED fiber optic wands at the dollar store, you’ve probably just thought of them as a simple novelty. However, as [Ancient] shows us, you can turn them into a ...

Welcome to CHEAP, our brand-new series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Yes, this is my hype. The Lenovo Smart Display (with, of course, Google Assistant) is on offer for ...

Here’s something fun from [Chad Kapper] over on HackMakeMod: Escape Room Lockbox with the Cheap Yellow Display. You may have heard of the “cheap yellow display” (CYD), so-called due to the board’s ...

As I've dove further and further into Home Assistant, I've begun to explore other related tools, too. One such tool I've been playing around with is ESPHome, which inspired me to buy a couple of ESP32 ...

Sometimes I get crazy ideas and none of my coworkers at Input stop me. Crazy idea No. 1,768,534: mod my Lego NES into a real game console that plays classic 8-bit Nintendo games. I knew I had to make ...