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NVMe solid state disk drives have become inexpensive unless you want the very largest sizes. But how do you get the most out of one? There are two basic strategies: …read more

Belting Out The Audio

Today, it is hard to imagine a world without recorded audio, and for the most part that started with Edison’s invention of the phonograph. However, for most of its history, …read more

Hackaday Links: December 7, 2025

We stumbled upon a story this week that really raised our eyebrows and made us wonder if we were missing something. The gist of the story is that U.S. Secretary …read more

This Week In Security: React, JSON Formatting, And The Return Of Shai Hulud

After a week away recovering from too much turkey and sweet potato casserole, we’re back for more security news! And if you need something to shake you out of that …read more

Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The Pretty Protoypes

Some like it flat, and there’s nothing wrong with that. What you are looking at is the first prototype of Atlas by [AsicResistor], which is still a work in progress. [AsicResistor] …read more

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Making Glasses That Detect Smartglasses

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By Donald Papp | December 9, 2025

[NullPxl]’s Ban-Rays concept is a wearable that detects when one is in the presence of camera-bearing smartglasses, such as Meta’s line of Ray-Bans. A project in progress, it’s currently focused …read more
G4 IMac Becomes A Monitor With A MagSafe Secret

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By Navarre Bartz | December 9, 2025

The G4 iMac is one of the more popular computers in the restomodding scene given its charm and unparalleled ergonomics. Most modern machines that people squeeze in don’t have a …read more
A Deep Drive Deep Dive Into A Twin-Rotor Motor

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By Tyler August | December 9, 2025

Compromise is key to keeping a team humming along. Say one person wants an inrunner electric motor, and the other prefers outrunner. What to do? Well, if you work at …read more
Keebin’ With Kristina: The One With The C64 Keyboard

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By Kristina Panos | December 9, 2025

[Jean] wrote into the tips line (the system works!) to let all of us know about his hacked and hand-wired C64 keyboard, a thing of beauty in its chocolate-brown and …read more
Super Simple Deadbuggable Bluetooth Chip

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By Arya Voronova | December 9, 2025

We’re all used to Bluetooth chips coming in QFN and BGA formats, at a minimum of 30-40 pins, sometimes even a hundred. What about ten pins, with 1.27 mm pitch? …read more
PCB Design Review: TinySparrow, A Module For CAN Hacking, V2

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By Arya Voronova | December 9, 2025

A year ago, I’ve design reviewed an MCU module for CAN hacking, called TinySparrow. Modules are plenty cool, and even more so when they’re intended for remaking car ECUs. For …read more
The EFF Nails It: What’s Wrong With UK Digital ID

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By Jenny List | December 9, 2025

It sometimes seems as though we are in a constant tussle over privacy between governments and the governed, with each year bringing fresh attempts to extend surveillance, and consequent battles. …read more

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