Hackaday

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2021}} {{short description|Hardware hacking website}} {{Infobox website | name = Hackaday | logo = Hackaday Jolly Wrencher BBG.svg | screenshot = | caption = | url = {{URL|hackaday.com}} | commercial = Yes | type = Weblog | language = English | registration = Optional | founder = Phillip Torrone<ref name="launch"></ref> | 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> | editor = Elliot Williams<ref>{{Cite web|title=Today 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> | launch_date = September 2004<ref name="launch"></ref> | current_status = Online | revenue = }} '''''Hackaday''''' is a hardware 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 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" />

==History== 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".<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>

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: 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>

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>

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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==External links== * {{Official website|hackaday.com}} * [http://hackaday.io/ Hackaday.io], Hackaday's online community

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