With the holiday season fast approaching, there’s a good chance that some well-meaning friend or relative might buy a toy musical instrument for your children, safe in the knowledge that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/15/a-kids-toy-guitar-turned-into-an-electric-ukulele/)

Two-Thirds Keyboard Is Inspired By The Typesetting Era
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/two-thirds-keyboard-is-inspired-by-the-typesetting-era/

We see all kinds of custom keyboard builds around here. Most of them are intended to optimize typing to the user’s desires. This glorious build from [Attoparsec] isn’t one of …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/two-thirds-keyboard-is-inspired-by-the-typesetting-era/)

Mazda Patents Spinning Dorito to Extend EV Range
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/mazda-patents-spinning-dorito-to-extend-ev-range/

OK, so a Wankel engine doesn’t really use a Dorito as its cylinders, but it sure looks like one. The company has announced it will offer a range extender rotary …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/mazda-patents-spinning-dorito-to-extend-ev-range/)

This Week In Security: Scamming the FBI, In The Wild, and AI Security
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/this-week-in-security-scamming-the-fbi-in-the-wild-and-ai-security/

If you’re part of a government alphabet agency, particularly running a program to share information to fight cybercrime, make sure to properly verify the identity of new members before admission. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/this-week-in-security-scamming-the-fbi-in-the-wild-and-ai-security/)

Motion-Activated Clock Only Lights Up On Command
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/motion-activated-clock-only-lights-up-on-command/

While some of us can fall asleep anywhere from a noisy auditorium to a brightly lit train station, others are more fussy, requiring quiet and dark to nod off. [Craig …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/motion-activated-clock-only-lights-up-on-command/)

Hackaday Podcast 197: Decoding VHS, Engineering the TV Guardian, and Gitting Code Into Your ESP32s
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/hackaday-podcast-197-decoding-vhs-engineering-the-tv-guardian-and-gitting-code-into-your-esp32s/

This week, Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Assignments Editor Kristina Panos delighted in the aural qualities of Kristina’s brand new, real (read: XLR) microphone before embarking on creating a podcast highlighting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/hackaday-podcast-197-decoding-vhs-engineering-the-tv-guardian-and-gitting-code-into-your-esp32s/)

Battery Engineering Hack Chat Gets Charged Up
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/battery-engineering-hack-chat-gets-charged-up/

Turn the clock back a couple of decades, and the only time the average person would have given much thought to batteries was when the power would go out, and …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/battery-engineering-hack-chat-gets-charged-up/)

Footpedal Ups Vim Productivity, Brings Ergonomic Benefits
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/footpedal-ups-vim-productivity-brings-ergonomic-benefits/