I'd be curious for a collection of such project in order to step back, see how many are genuinely new, seem how many rely on drivers from other platforms, or existing hacks that didn't yet have a popular interface.

I'm speculating here but I also love how a new tool, despite it's obvious limitations and side effects, can open up a whole workflow and liberate device. Yet... most projects like this I have seen are not as novel as they seem. They mostly seem to democratize or popularize hard work done elsewhere.