See You At Supercon!

Meanwhile, the Halloween Hackfest continues until October 31st. [Digi-Key is a proud sponsor of the 2023 Hackaday Prize]( [3602421454791242043.png] Wednesday, October 25, 2023 [Musical Jack-o-Lanterns Light Up and Delight »]( Spooky Cons and Supercons Can you believe it? It's almost here! Just one more week and change until Supercon. Are you ready for the nerdiest, most fun-filled three days of your life? While we can't exactly promise you that, we can guarantee that there will be enough [talks]( nerdy networking, and alley tomfoolery afoot to really register on your scale. But before all of that can happen, we've got to wrap up the 2023 Halloween Hackfest! That's right, you've got until 9AM PT on October 31st to [enter your spookiest hack](. Not sure when that is? [Here's a handy countdown timer to help](. We've once again teamed up with our friends at DigiKey to provide $150 gift certificates to the top three winners in one of five categories: Costume, Pumpkin, Kid-Pleaser, Hallowed Home, and Spooky. Need some more inspiration? Look no further than the entries below. Highlights from the IO POPULAR BITS [project thumbnail]( [Kids' Proton Pack Could Be a Real Movie Prop]( In a bid for Father of the Year, our own [Tom Nardi] turned a kids' proton pack toy into a wired-up, blinking delight that now looks much more like the real thing. It even has a 7-segment that fits right in and lets Dad check the battery level as the night goes on. [project thumbnail]( [Hacked Toy Becomes Muscle-Brain Interface]( This "Tales From the Loop"-inspired device has a purpose beyond Halloween, and that's learning. Attaching sensors to your muscles and watching a brain light up in response to twitching them is year-round fun, really. But it's pretty spooky-looking, too. [project thumbnail]( [RIP Skeleton Does Nothing in Spooky Style]( This Halloween-themed useless box is hiding a cool secret -- the mechanism inside. Instead of a microcontroller or even a 555, the skeleton raises from his tomb to shut it again using a dual-lobe cam that activates a pair of roller switches. These handle the candles and lower him back into his crypt. 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 [All Glory to the Motion-Triggered Hypnotoad]( [Terrifying Automata Askes Questions, Dispenses Tricks and Treats]( [This Candy Basket Gives Trick-or-Treaters the Green Light]( [3D-Printed Halloween Decor Gives Delights, Not Frights]( Live Events MEETUPS, CONFERENCES AND WORKSHOPS [The Hackaday Superconference - Nov. 3-5]( Supercon is by far the most awesome hardware hacker con of the year, and if you love Hackaday, you definitely want to be there. Honestly, just the crowd that Supercon brings together is reason enough to attend, but then you throw in the talks, the badge-hacking, the food, and the miscellaneous shenanigans… it’s an event you really don’t want to miss. [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