''Hackaday'' is a hardware hacking website. It was founded in 2004 as a

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. Since 2014, Hackaday also hosts a community database of

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designs.

History

Hackaday was founded in 2004 by Phillip Torrone as a web magazine for

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, devoted to publishing and archiving "the best hacks, mods and DIY projects from around web". Hackaday was since split from Engadget and its former parent company

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by its at the time owner

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. In 2007 ''

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'' magazine ranked Hackaday #10 on their list of the top 15 geek blog sites. Hackaday.io started as a project hosting site in 2014 under the name of Hackaday Projects. It allows users to upload open-source hardware designs. As of 2015, it had grown into a social network of 100,000 members. In 2015, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, acquired the hardware marketplace Tindie. In 2021, Hackaday's owner, Supplyframe, was acquired by Siemens.

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