2022 Hackaday Prize Winners Announced

It wasn't easy, but our judges selected five winners from over 300 projects. [3602421454791242043.png] Wednesday, November 9, 2022 [Supercon 2022 Badge Card Reader Uses Sharpies, Not Buttons »]( And the Winners Are. . . Unless you've been living under a rock, you know that the 2022 Hackaday Prize season has just wrapped, and the winners were announced this past weekend at Supercon. In case you missed the Prize ceremony, here are the winners: Taking the Grand Prize this year was [Adrian Cubas]' [3D-Printed Portable Wind Turbine](. Whereas most systems that use natural, renewable sources of energy can be expensive to install, this lightweight and portable solution could be just the thing for off-grid applications like disaster recovery. In second place comes [Atte Linna]'s [Bloft Large-Format Waste Printer](. What if you could throw plastic waste in one end of a printer and get something new out the other? That's the idea behind this project, which is loosely based on the Hangprinter. [2022 Hackaday Prize Wildcard Round]( On the smaller scale of roughly the same idea comes [Reiten Cheng] and [Swaleh Owais]' [Polyformer]( which is designed to turn plastic water bottles from waste into workable filament. In fourth place comes [Project Boondock Echo]( which comes courtesy of [Mark J Hughes] and [Kaushlesh Chandel]. Boondock Echo is Internet-backed time-shift radio for emergency workers who can't let things like mountains and poor radio reception get in their way. Finally in fifth place comes [Roddy "Rags" Read]'s [Kite Turbine]( is a way to bring your own clean power wherever you go for energy-independent adventures. Meanwhile, the hacks continue on Hackaday.IO. You never know what the next contest could be, so it's good to keep those soldering irons hot with projects. If you need some inspiration, check out some of the latest hacks from the community below. Highlights from the IO POPULAR BITS [project thumbnail]( [Home Buttons Brings Tactility to Home Assistant]( This right-sized home automation controller features six irresistably clicky buttons and a crisp e-ink display down the center for labeling them. [project thumbnail]( [Pico-Powered Portable Pomodoro]( If you think about it, all we really have in life is time. So why not spend a little bit of that time building something that'll ultimately help you use all of your time better? That's what we thought. [project thumbnail]( [Mobile Morse Machine Has the Cutest Key]( Need to get the word out from behind enemy lines? Just want to send messages using security through obscurity? Do it in style with this portable, Pi-powered Morse code keyer. Hack Chat LIVE CHAT WITH LEADING EXPERTS EVERY WEDNESDAY You Should Host a Hack Chat! If you've been thinking about hosting a Hack Chat, here's your chance. Do you work in an interesting field that people would love to hear about? Do you have a cool project you're working on? Or maybe there's just something you'd like to discuss? Then host a Hack Chat! Check out [our FAQ]( for all the details. And if there's someone you're just dying to see on the Hack Chat, let us know and we'll try to make it happen. [Send us your ideas](mailto:tips@hackaday.com?subject=Hack Chat Tip) and we'll see what we can do. Featured Projects POPULAR BITS [Sputtering Magnetron Deposits Thin Conductive Films on Surfaces]( [CircuitPython Macropad Has Nice Vintage Look and Feel]( [Small Breathing Light Provides Peace On the Go]( [RetroCART Enclosure Mimics the Look of a 5.25" Drive]( Live Events MEETUPS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS [Electronica Nov. 15-18]( Dubbed the world's leading trade fair and conference for electronics, this four-day event on the outskirts of Munich marks the beginning of many things to come in the world of ones and zeroes. [twitter]( [facebook]( [instagram]( [Terms of Use]( [Privacy Policy]( [Hackaday.io]( [Hackaday.com]( This email was sent to {EMAIL} [why did I get this?]( [unsubscribe from this list]( [update subscription preferences]( Hackaday · 61 South Fair Oaks Avenue · Suite 200 · Pasadena, CA 91105 · USA