Lewin Day

1 day ago | hackaday.com | Lewin Day

Garage doors! You could get out of your vehicle and open and close them yourself, but that kinda sucks. It’s much preferable to have them raise and lower courtesy some mechanical contrivance, and even better if that is controlled via the web. [Juan Schiavoni] shows us how to achieve the latter with their latest project. The web-based controller is based around a Xiao ESP32 microcontroller board, chosen for its baked-in WiFi connectivity.

3 days ago | theautopian.com | Lewin Day

When it comes to cars, each country tends to develop its own unique tuner culture. Americans love their muscle cars and lifted trucks, Australians specialize in rorty V8 sedans, and Japan pioneered the turbocharged sports car. Over in Iran, though? There’s a bit of a movement centered around the wonderful Peugeot 405 and, in particular, with a style that’s not common almost anywhere else. We first explored the Iranian connection with the tasteful French sedan a couple of years ago.

3 days ago | theautopian.com | Lewin Day

For American kei car owners, the last few years have been tough. Many have been hit with surprise registration bans, and faced all kinds of struggles in dealing with hostile bureaucracies intent on demonizing their legally imported vehicles. For those in the state of Colorado, though, salvation is in sight, with a new law giving kei cars the legal status they deserve. As reported by Car & Driver, Colorado governor Jared Polis signed a new bill, HB25-1281, into law on Friday.

6 days ago | theautopian.com | Lewin Day

The Jeep Wrangler is one of those vehicles that owners love to customize. You can get all kinds of lift kits, chunky tires, and lighting packages to make your rig your own. You can even get all kinds of grille treatments with angry eyes or teeth to make it more vicious. Or, for whatever reason, you could buy this rather awkward grille that makes your Wrangler look like the back of an old TV set.

6 days ago | hackaday.com | Lewin Day

When you’ve had some kind of injury, rehabilitation can be challenging. You often need to be careful about how you’re using the affected parts of your body, as well as pursue careful exercises for repair and restoration of function. It can be tedious and tiring work, for patients and treating practitioners alike. Juan Diego Zambrano, Abdelrahman Farag, and Ivan Hernandez have been working on new technology to aid those going through this challenging process.