HackerThings - Products for hackers

In plain words

HackerThings is a product directory launched in 2011 that curates items and tools for people interested in hacking and technology. The site serves as a shopping guide for hackers looking to discover products relevant to their interests and projects. It functions as a catalog where users can browse and find tools, gadgets, and resources tailored to the hacking community.

written from the facts on this page · September 2026

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  HackerBooks.com2011 · hackerbooks.com · ▲351
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  Hacker Hunt2017 · hackerhunt.co · ▲483

  If Product Hunt and Hacker News had a baby

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  Product Hunt – Hacker News for Products2014 · producthunt.co · ▲360

  Product Hunt is a curation of the best new products, every day. Discover the latest mobile apps, websites, and technology products that everyone's talking about.

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  The Hack Stack2020 · thehackstack.com · ▲282

  Showcase of cool new products primarily from indie makers

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  Indie Hacker Stacks2024 · indiehackerstacks.com · ▲373

  See indie products and their tech stacks

• BM
  Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025Dec 2025 · hackernews-readings-613604506318.us-west1.run.app · ▲613

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  SimCity, but with Permits▲887

  A free city-building game in your browser. You are the mayor. You know what the city needs. Now get it past the zoning board, the neighbors, the appeals court and the next election.

  Life & fun · 23h ago · permit.petercai.com

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  I've been paying for a rural Tanzanian's education for 10 years▲778

  Life & fun · 13d ago · tanzaniaeducationproject.org

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  Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app▲728

  Turn a phone, tablet or TV into a sign. Type a message and it fills the screen: welcome signs, timers, Wi-Fi passwords and more. No app, no account, free.

  Life & fun · 14d ago · bigwords.page

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  Guitoro, a virtual guitar you strum with your keyboard▲573

  Play a free virtual guitar online with your keyboard or by touch. Slow songs down and see every chord, string and strum. Acoustic, classic, electric and bass.

  Life & fun · 8d ago · guitoro.com

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  See *almost* any carriers phone settings▲432

  Carrier settings from iPhone, Pixel and Galaxy firmware, decoded and compared: APNs, VoLTE, 5G and Wi-Fi Calling per carrier, and what each build changed.

  Life & fun · 12d ago · carrierexplode.com

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  The whole Solar System and every tracked satellite, live in the browser▲407

  Life & fun · 22d ago · space.bl2.net

• SF
  Smozzy (for Android/T-Mobile) - browse the web without a data plan▲293

  Life & fun · 2011 · smozzy.com

• WA
  Write a sort, watch it go▲292

  Life & fun · 2011 · visualsort.appspot.com

• PC
  PickHealthInsurance.com▲232

  Life & fun · 2011 · pickhealthinsurance.com

• HN
  Hacker News Mobile - A fast and readable mobile HN website▲209

  Life & fun · 2011 · hn.gethifi.com

• FT
  Final Touch▲194

  Life & fun · 2011 · finaltouchapp.com

• FI
  Fluid iPad App Concept▲179

  Life & fun · 2011 · momo.brauchtman.net