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{{short description|A blog publishing several articles each day about hardware and software hacks}} |
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| owner = Supplyframe Inc.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://hackaday.com/2013/07/25/hello-from-supplyframe/ |title=Hello from SupplyFrame – your new evil overlords! |date=July 25, 2013 |publisher=Hackaday.com |access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref> |
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| editor = Mike Szczys<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mike Szczys's Profile|url=https://hackaday.io/mike|access-date=2020-06-02|website=hackaday.io|language=en}}</ref> |
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| editor = Elliot Williams<ref>{{Cite web|title=Todsy Is My Last Day At Hackaday; Thanks For All The Hacks!|url=https://hackaday.com/2021/12/10/today-is-my-last-day-at-hackaday-thanks-for-all-the-hacks/|access-date=December 10, 2021|website=hackaday.com|date=December 10, 2021|language=en}}</ref> |
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'''''Hackaday''''' is a hardware [[Hacker|hacking]] website.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's a USB flash drive that could fry your laptop|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2896525/heres-a-usb-flash-drive-that-could-fry-your-laptop.html|last=Constantin|first=Lucian|date= |
'''''Hackaday''''' is a hardware [[Hacker|hacking]] website.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Here's a USB flash drive that could fry your laptop|url=https://www.computerworld.com/article/2896525/heres-a-usb-flash-drive-that-could-fry-your-laptop.html|last=Constantin|first=Lucian|date=March 13, 2015|website=Computerworld|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> It was founded in 2004 as a [[Online magazine|web magazine]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite book |last= |url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330372 |title=Global perspectives on assistive technology: proceedings of the GReAT Consultation 2019, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 22–23 August 2019. Volume 2 |date=2019 |publisher=World Health Organization |hdl=10665/330372 |isbn=978-92-4-000026-1 |language=en}}</ref> Since 2014, Hackaday also hosts a community database of [[open-source hardware]] designs.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=White |first1=Samantha R. |last2=Amarante |first2=Linda M. |last3=Kravitz |first3=Alexxai V. |last4=Laubach |first4=Mark |date=2019-08-09 |title=The Future Is Open: Open-Source Tools for Behavioral Neuroscience Research |journal=[[eNeuro]] |volume=6 |issue=4 |pages=ENEURO.0223–19.2019 |doi=10.1523/ENEURO.0223-19.2019 |issn=2373-2822 |pmc=6712209 |pmid=31358510}}</ref><ref name=":1" /> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Hackaday was founded in 2004 as a web magazine for [[Engadget]] devoted to publishing and archiving "the best hacks, mods and |
Hackaday was founded in 2004 by Phillip Torrone as a web magazine for [[Engadget]], devoted to publishing and archiving "the best hacks, mods and [[Do it yourself|DIY]] projects from around web".<ref name="launch">{{cite web|author=Phillip Torrone|title=Introducing Hack A Day, the gadget hack archive|url=https://www.engadget.com/2004/10/07/introducing-hack-a-day-the-gadget-hack-archive/|work=Engadget|access-date=November 15, 2011|date=October 2004}}</ref> Hackaday was since split from Engadget and its former parent company [[Weblogs, Inc.]] by its at the time owner [[Jason Calacanis]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hackaday.com/2010/07/12/a-letter-from-jason-calicanis-the-owner-of-hack-a-day/|title = A Letter from Jason Calacanis, the Owner of Hack a Day|date = July 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=A Letter From Jason Calacanis, The Owner Of Hack A Day|url=https://hackaday.com/2010/07/12/a-letter-from-jason-calicanis-the-owner-of-hack-a-day/|last=By|date=July 12, 2010|website=Hackaday|language=en-US|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref> In 2007 ''[[Computerworld]]'' magazine ranked Hackaday #10 on their list of the top 15 geek blog sites.<ref name=CW>{{cite web|last=Computerworld staff|title=Top 15 geek blog sites|url=http://www.computerworld.com/article/2545070/data-center/top-15-geek-blog-sites.html|work=Computerworld|access-date=August 29, 2017|date=May 1, 2007}}</ref> |
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Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io {{!}} Make |
Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014 under the name of Hackaday Projects.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io {{!}} Make|url=https://makezine.com/2020/05/09/project-community-profile-hackaday-io/|date=May 9, 2020|website=[[Make (magazine)|Make]]: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|language=en|access-date=June 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2014/02/18/hackaday-launches-our-own-hosting-site/|title=Introducing: Hackaday Projects| work=Hackaday|date=February 18, 2014|access-date=June 23, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=https://apps.who.int/iris/handle/10665/330372 |title=Global perspectives on assistive technology: proceedings of the GReAT Consultation 2019, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 22–23 August 2019. Volume 2 |date=2019 |publisher=World Health Organization |hdl=10665/330372 |isbn=978-92-4-000026-1 |language=en}}</ref> It allows users to upload open-source hardware designs.<ref name=":0" /> As of 2015, it had grown into a social network of 100,000 members.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2015/10/29/hackaday-io-just-passed-100000-members/|title=HACKADAY.IO JUST PASSED 100,000 MEMBERS|work=Hackaday|date=October 29, 2015|access-date=December 3, 2015}}</ref> |
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In 2015, Hackaday acquired hardware marketplace Tindie.<ref>{{Cite web|title= |
In 2015, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, acquired the hardware marketplace Tindie.<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=August 5, 2015|title=Tindie Becomes A Part Of The Hackaday Family|url=https://hackaday.com/2015/08/05/tindie-becomes-a-part-of-the-hackaday-family/|access-date=June 2, 2020|website=Hackaday|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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In 2021, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, was acquired by Siemens.<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=May 17, 2021|title=Siemens accelerates digital marketplace strategy with acquisition of Supplyframe|url=https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-accelerates-digital-marketplace-strategy-acquisition-supplyframe?linkId=300000001169307|website=Siemens|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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=== Hackaday Prize === |
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The Hackaday Prize was founded in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackaday Prize Is Looking for Products—and Profitability|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/geek-life/hands-on/hackaday-prize-is-going-for-products|last=Schneider|first=David|date=|website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> |
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== See also == |
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* In 2014 it was awarded to someone who developed a [[satellite ground station]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hackaday Prize Awarded to Satellite Ground Station Project|url=https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/the-hackaday-prize-awarded-to-satellite-ground-station-project|website=IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> |
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* The prize for "Best Product" was awarded to the Vinduino project in 2015.<ref>{{Cite web|title=An Engineer Shows How Data Can Trump Conventional Wisdom|url=https://www.electronicdesign.com/content/article/21801308/an-engineer-shows-how-data-can-trump-conventional-wisdom|last=|first=|date=|website=[[Electronic Design]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Water-Saving Agricultural System Wins Best Product|url=https://hackaday.com/2015/11/18/water-saving-agricultural-system-wins-best-product/|last=By|date=2015-11-18|website=Hackaday|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> Another winner was the inventor of an eye-driven wheelchair.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-11-18|title=Eye-driven wheelchair scoops US prize|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-somerset-34858765|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> |
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* [[Instructables]] |
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* The 2016 Hackaday Prize was awarded to Dtto, a modular [[open-source robotics]] platform.<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2016-11-29|title=Awarding The 2016 Hackaday Prize|url=https://hackaday.com/2016/11/29/awarding-the-2016-hackaday-prize/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Hackaday|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* [[Thingiverse]] |
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* In 2017, Antonio Regueira was nominated with a robot arm, but he did not won the prize.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Premio a un robot correcaminos de dos alumnos de la Politécnica de Ferrol|url=https://www.lavozdegalicia.es/noticia/sociedad/2017/05/10/premio-robot-correcaminos-dos-alumnos-politecnica-ferrol/0003_201705G10P28993.htm|last=|first=|date=2017-05-10|website=[[La Voz de Galicia]]|language=es|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Project Giant Robot Arm|url=https://hackaday.com/2015/12/26/project-giant-robot-arm/|last=By|date=2015-12-26|website=Hackaday|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> It was awarded to an open source [[underwater glider]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2017-11-12|title=Open Source Underwater Glider Wins 2017 Hackaday Prize|url=https://hackaday.com/2017/11/11/open-source-underwater-glider-wins-2017-hackaday-prize/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Hackaday|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* [[TorrentFreak]] |
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* In 2018, the prize was awarded to Dexter, an open-source [[robotic arm]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2018-11-04|title=Dexter Robotic Arm Wins The 2018 Hackaday Prize|url=https://hackaday.com/2018/11/03/dexter-robotic-arm-wins-the-2018-hackaday-prize/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Hackaday|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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* In 2019 the prize was awarded to FieldKit, a modular [[sensor]] system.<ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2019-11-17|title=FieldKit Is The Grand Prize Winner Of The 2019 Hackaday Prize|url=https://hackaday.com/2019/11/16/fieldkit-is-the-grand-prize-winner-of-the-2019-hackaday-prize/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=Hackaday|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-01-11|title=Welcome to the new FieldKit|url=https://www.fieldkit.org/blog/welcome-to-the-new-fieldkit/|access-date=2020-06-02|website=FieldKit|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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Latest revision as of 02:14, 4 December 2022
Type of site | Weblog |
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Available in | English |
Owner | Supplyframe Inc.[1] |
Founder(s) | Phillip Torrone[2] |
Editor | Elliot Williams[3] |
URL | hackaday |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | September 2004[2] |
Current status | Online |
Hackaday is a hardware hacking website.[4] It was founded in 2004 as a web magazine.[5] Since 2014, Hackaday also hosts a community database of open-source hardware designs.[6][5]
History
[edit]Hackaday was founded in 2004 by Phillip Torrone as a web magazine for Engadget, devoted to publishing and archiving "the best hacks, mods and DIY projects from around web".[2] Hackaday was since split from Engadget and its former parent company Weblogs, Inc. by its at the time owner Jason Calacanis.[7][8] In 2007 Computerworld magazine ranked Hackaday #10 on their list of the top 15 geek blog sites.[9]
Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014 under the name of Hackaday Projects.[10][11][12] It allows users to upload open-source hardware designs.[6] As of 2015, it had grown into a social network of 100,000 members.[13]
In 2015, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, acquired the hardware marketplace Tindie.[14]
In 2021, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, was acquired by Siemens.[15]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hello from SupplyFrame – your new evil overlords!". Hackaday.com. July 25, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c Phillip Torrone (October 2004). "Introducing Hack A Day, the gadget hack archive". Engadget. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
- ^ "Todsy Is My Last Day At Hackaday; Thanks For All The Hacks!". hackaday.com. December 10, 2021. Retrieved December 10, 2021.
- ^ Constantin, Lucian (March 13, 2015). "Here's a USB flash drive that could fry your laptop". Computerworld. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ a b Global perspectives on assistive technology: proceedings of the GReAT Consultation 2019, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 22–23 August 2019. Volume 2. World Health Organization. 2019. hdl:10665/330372. ISBN 978-92-4-000026-1.
- ^ a b White, Samantha R.; Amarante, Linda M.; Kravitz, Alexxai V.; Laubach, Mark (August 9, 2019). "The Future Is Open: Open-Source Tools for Behavioral Neuroscience Research". eNeuro. 6 (4): ENEURO.0223–19.2019. doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0223-19.2019. ISSN 2373-2822. PMC 6712209. PMID 31358510.
- ^ "A Letter from Jason Calacanis, the Owner of Hack a Day". July 12, 2010.
- ^ By (July 12, 2010). "A Letter From Jason Calacanis, The Owner Of Hack A Day". Hackaday. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ Computerworld staff (May 1, 2007). "Top 15 geek blog sites". Computerworld. Retrieved August 29, 2017.
- ^ "Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io | Make". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. May 9, 2020. Retrieved June 1, 2020.
- ^ "Introducing: Hackaday Projects". Hackaday. February 18, 2014. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
- ^ Global perspectives on assistive technology: proceedings of the GReAT Consultation 2019, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland, 22–23 August 2019. Volume 2. World Health Organization. 2019. hdl:10665/330372. ISBN 978-92-4-000026-1.
- ^ "HACKADAY.IO JUST PASSED 100,000 MEMBERS". Hackaday. October 29, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
- ^ By (August 5, 2015). "Tindie Becomes A Part Of The Hackaday Family". Hackaday. Retrieved June 2, 2020.
- ^ By (May 17, 2021). "Siemens accelerates digital marketplace strategy with acquisition of Supplyframe". Siemens.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Hackaday.io, Hackaday's online community