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Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io {{!}} Make:|url=https://makezine.com/2020/05/09/project-community-profile-hackaday-io/|date=2020-05-09|website=[[Make (magazine)|Make]]: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> under the name of Hackaday Projects<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2014/02/18/hackaday-launches-our-own-hosting-site/|title=Introducing: Hackaday Projects| work=Hackaday|accessdate=23 June 2014}}</ref> to provide a hosting space for documenting hardware and software projects. It has now 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|accessdate=3 Dec 2015}}</ref>
Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014<ref>{{Cite web|title=Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io {{!}} Make:|url=https://makezine.com/2020/05/09/project-community-profile-hackaday-io/|date=2020-05-09|website=[[Make (magazine)|Make]]: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers|language=en|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref> under the name of Hackaday Projects<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hackaday.com/2014/02/18/hackaday-launches-our-own-hosting-site/|title=Introducing: Hackaday Projects| work=Hackaday|accessdate=23 June 2014}}</ref> to provide a hosting space for documenting hardware and software projects. It has now 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|accessdate=3 Dec 2015}}</ref>


In 2015, Hackaday acquired hardware marketplace Tindie.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackaday Acquires DIY Hardware Marketplace Tindie|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2015/08/06/hackaday-acquires-diy-hardware-marketplace-tindie/|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref>
In 2015, Hackaday their owner Supplyframe acquired hardware marketplace Tindie.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Hackaday Acquires DIY Hardware Marketplace Tindie|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2015/08/06/hackaday-acquires-diy-hardware-marketplace-tindie/|website=TechCrunch|language=en-US|access-date=2020-06-01}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=By|date=2015-08-05|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=2020-06-02|website=Hackaday|language=en-US}}</ref>


=== Hackaday Prize ===
=== Hackaday Prize ===

Revision as of 14:33, 2 June 2020

Hackaday
File:Hackaday logo.png
Type of site
Weblog
Available inEnglisch
OwnerSupplyframe Inc.[1]
HerausgeberMike Szczys[2]
URLhackaday.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedSeptember 2004[3]
Current statusOnline

Hackaday is a hardware hacking website.[4] It was founded in 2004 as a web magazine.

History

Hackaday was founded in 2004 as a web magazine for Engadget devoted to publishing and archiving "the best hacks, mods and DIY (do it yourself) projects from around web".[3] Hackaday has since split from Engadget and its former parent company Weblogs, Inc..[5] In 2007 Computerworld magazine ranked Hackaday #10 on their list of the top 15 geek blog sites.[6]

Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014[7] under the name of Hackaday Projects[8] to provide a hosting space for documenting hardware and software projects. It has now grown into a social network of 100,000 members[9]

In 2015, Hackaday their owner Supplyframe acquired hardware marketplace Tindie.[10][11]

Hackaday Prize

The Hackaday Prize was founded in 2014.[12]

  • In 2014 it was awarded to someone who developed a satellite ground station.[13]
  • The prize for "Best Product" was awarded to the Vinduino project in 2015.[14][15] Another winner was the inventor of an eye-driven wheelchair.[16]
  • The 2016 Hackaday Prize was awarded to Dtto, a modular open-source robotics platform.[17]
  • In 2017, Antonio Regueira was nominated with a robot arm, but he did not won the prize.[18][19] It was awarded to an open source underwater glider.[20]
  • In 2018, the prize was awarded to Dexter, an open-source robotic arm.[21]
  • In 2019 the prize was awarded to FieldKit, a modular sensor system.[22][23]

References

  1. ^ "Hello from SupplyFrame – your new evil overlords!". Hackaday.com. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Mike Szczys's Profile". hackaday.io. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  3. ^ a b Phillip Torrone (October 2004). "Introducing Hack A Day, the gadget hack archive". Engadget. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  4. ^ Constantin, Lucian (2015-03-13). "Here's a USB flash drive that could fry your laptop". Computerworld. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  5. ^ By (2010-07-12). "A Letter From Jason Calacanis, The Owner Of Hack A Day". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  6. ^ Computerworld staff (1 May 2007). "Top 15 geek blog sites". Computerworld. Retrieved 29 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Project Community Profile: Hackaday.io | Make:". Make: DIY Projects and Ideas for Makers. 2020-05-09. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  8. ^ "Introducing: Hackaday Projects". Hackaday. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  9. ^ "HACKADAY.IO JUST PASSED 100,000 MEMBERS". Hackaday. Retrieved 3 Dec 2015.
  10. ^ "Hackaday Acquires DIY Hardware Marketplace Tindie". TechCrunch. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  11. ^ By (2015-08-05). "Tindie Becomes A Part Of The Hackaday Family". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  12. ^ Schneider, David. "Hackaday Prize Is Looking for Products—and Profitability". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 2020-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  13. ^ "The Hackaday Prize Awarded to Satellite Ground Station Project". IEEE Spectrum: Technology, Engineering, and Science News. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  14. ^ "An Engineer Shows How Data Can Trump Conventional Wisdom". Electronic Design. Retrieved 2020-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ By (2015-11-18). "Water-Saving Agricultural System Wins Best Product". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  16. ^ "Eye-driven wheelchair scoops US prize". BBC News. 2015-11-18. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  17. ^ By (2016-11-29). "Awarding The 2016 Hackaday Prize". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  18. ^ "Premio a un robot correcaminos de dos alumnos de la Politécnica de Ferrol". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2017-05-10. Retrieved 2020-06-01.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  19. ^ By (2015-12-26). "Project Giant Robot Arm". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-01.
  20. ^ By (2017-11-12). "Open Source Underwater Glider Wins 2017 Hackaday Prize". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  21. ^ By (2018-11-04). "Dexter Robotic Arm Wins The 2018 Hackaday Prize". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  22. ^ By (2019-11-17). "FieldKit Is The Grand Prize Winner Of The 2019 Hackaday Prize". Hackaday. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
  23. ^ "Welcome to the new FieldKit". FieldKit. 2020-01-11. Retrieved 2020-06-02.
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