What will you do in 2023? Get inside to get inspired!🎉

Here's to a new year of new hardware hacks! [3602421454791242043.png] Wednesday, January 4, 2023 [Open Source Two-Wheeled, Self-Balancing Robot Uses Bluetooth »]( Three Cheers For the New Year Although it's true that nothing changes on New Year's Day (except for the calendar), there may be brighter days ahead. With a little luck, the parts shortage will peter out sometime this year, and the spice will flow once more. Well, one can hope, anyway. So what lies ahead in 2023? We don't really know, either, but at least we can make plans. For starters, our FPV Contest wrapped up this week, and while it's not technically the first contest of the year, we're certain that the next one is right around the corner. And even though winter technically just started in the Northern Hemisphere, spring is not far off, and you know what that means -- the return of the Hackaday Prize, which is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. But before we kick off A Very Special Hackaday Prize this spring, there's plenty of time to keep those soldering irons warmed up with interim projects. May you find inspiration below, and have a great year ahead. Highlights from the IO POPULAR BITS [project thumbnail]( [Droplet Is the Total Plant Care Package]( This open-source, all-in-one plant monitoring solution may be just the thing you need to turn that brown thumb to green. If your plant is already on the brink of death, Droplet is available on Tindie. Just sayin'. [project thumbnail]( [Domestic Acoustic Cannon Disperses Miscreants]( What do you do when a gang of trapitos continually threaten your parked car unless you give them "protection" money? If you can't kill them with kindness, annoy them with acoustics. [project thumbnail]( [Simple Nixie Clock Uses Four Tubes]( A special set of sockets make it super easy to swap out the tubes should one of them break. You'll be back up and running in no time. 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 [MCLZ8 Z80 Emulator Uses a Teensy]( [Monitor Your Prints Remotely With An ESP32 Cam]( [3D-Printed Kinetic Marble Machine Features Dual-Axis Gimbal]( [Drone LED Strips Light Up the Night]( Live Events MEETUPS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS [Trenton Computer Festival - Mar. 18]( The longest running computer festival in the world will return for its 47th year in 2023. We don't have a schedule this far out, but expect a full-day of talks and workshops, with a streaming component for those who can't make the trip to The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) in person. [Los Angeles Maker Faire - Apr. 1]( The downtown LA Mini Maker Faire returns for its third year, this time at the Los Angeles State Historic Park. Mark your calendars and fire up your soldering irons now. Don't you want to have something to show off? [VCF East - Apr. 14 - 16]( The Vintage Computer Festival East will be a hybrid event, with talks streamed worldwide from the InfoAge Science and History Museum in Wall, New Jersey. An absolute must-see event for anyone with a love of vintage hardware. [OSHW Summit 2023 - Apr. 28 - 29]( This year's Open Source Hardware Summit will be held in New York, both remotely and in person. More details to come. [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