Type of site | Weblog |
---|---|
Available in | English |
Owner | Supplyframe Inc. [1] |
Founder(s) | Phillip Torrone [2] |
Editor | Elliot Williams [3] |
URL |
hackaday |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | September 2004 [2] |
Current status | Online |
Hackaday is a hardware hacking website. [4] It was founded in 2004 as a web magazine. [5] Since 2014, Hackaday also hosts a community database of open-source hardware designs. [6] [5]
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". [2] Hackaday was since split from Engadget and its former parent company Weblogs, Inc. by its at the time owner Jason Calacanis. [7] [8] In 2007 Computerworld magazine ranked Hackaday #10 on their list of the top 15 geek blog sites. [9]
Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014 under the name of Hackaday Projects. [10] [11] [12] It allows users to upload open-source hardware designs. [6] As of 2015, it had grown into a social network of 100,000 members. [13]
In 2015, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, acquired the hardware marketplace Tindie. [14]
In 2021, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, was acquired by Siemens. [15]
Type of site | Weblog |
---|---|
Available in | English |
Owner | Supplyframe Inc. [1] |
Founder(s) | Phillip Torrone [2] |
Editor | Elliot Williams [3] |
URL |
hackaday |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | September 2004 [2] |
Current status | Online |
Hackaday is a hardware hacking website. [4] It was founded in 2004 as a web magazine. [5] Since 2014, Hackaday also hosts a community database of open-source hardware designs. [6] [5]
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". [2] Hackaday was since split from Engadget and its former parent company Weblogs, Inc. by its at the time owner Jason Calacanis. [7] [8] In 2007 Computerworld magazine ranked Hackaday #10 on their list of the top 15 geek blog sites. [9]
Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014 under the name of Hackaday Projects. [10] [11] [12] It allows users to upload open-source hardware designs. [6] As of 2015, it had grown into a social network of 100,000 members. [13]
In 2015, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, acquired the hardware marketplace Tindie. [14]
In 2021, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, was acquired by Siemens. [15]