Week 33, 2026

A thread accumulating hardware notes and firmware dumps for one camera SoC (AK3918). in Hardware, CAD & Embedded →

Custom firmware for Anyka-based cameras. Unlike OpenIPC it targets this family, which OpenIPC does not cover — and most cheap Chinese cameras use it. in Hardware, CAD & Embedded →

Open firmware for IP cameras that removes the vendor cloud and exposes the RTSP stream directly on your own network. in Hardware, CAD & Embedded →

Moves between camera firmwares and back to stock. in Hardware, CAD & Embedded →

The supported chipset list and build instructions for open IP-camera firmware. in Hardware, CAD & Embedded →

The flashing steps and, more importantly, the way back. in Hardware, CAD & Embedded →

Video surveillance software with a Turkish interface covering camera management and recording. in Hardware, CAD & Embedded →

A step-by-step build starting from components rather than a kit. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

An open-source alternative to the vendor app, aimed at unlocking restricted features and removing the cloud dependency. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A video on building open-source glasses. Unlike success-story showcases it is honest about which parts are genuinely… in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A step-by-step build guide for open-source smart glasses with a bill of materials and assembly order. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A glasses maker that publishes both hardware schematics and software. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

Community projects around Ray-Ban Meta glasses. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A live list of tagged open-source projects that stays current by itself, unlike curated lists — the way to catch new arrivals. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A cross-platform SDK for HeyCyan glasses. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

Connects HeyCyan glasses to a browser over Web Bluetooth. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A technical note on how media transfer from glasses to phone is structured — control over BLE, bulk data over Wi-Fi. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A starter kit for connecting to glasses over BLE from Android. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

An open operating system for smart glasses unifying different vendors’ hardware under one app layer — aimed at the… in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

Meta’s display glasses controlled by an EMG wristband. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A wearable that listens to conversations and summarises them, capturing context rather than vision. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

An all-day wearable open-source glasses design with schematics, PCB and software published — so unlike closed products… in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

Converts an existing pair of glasses by attaching a camera and board, on a parts list of roughly $25. in Smart Glasses & Wearables →

A free book on simulating natural systems in code — forces, particles, flocking, cellular automata — delivering the… in Free Books & Long Reads →