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/

Vim is the greatest or the worst text editor of all time, depending on the tribe you’re in. Either way, members of both camps can appreciate this build from [Chris …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/footpedal-ups-vim-productivity-brings-ergonomic-benefits/)

A Simple High-Fidelity DIY Mic Pre Amp
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/a-simple-high-fidelity-diy-mic-pre-amp/

If you’re doing any serious work with microphones, you’ll typically find yourself in want of a dedicated preamp. [ojg] needed just such a thing for acoustic measurement duties, and set …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/a-simple-high-fidelity-diy-mic-pre-amp/)

Antenna Mount Designed For On-The-Go SDR
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/antenna-mount-designed-for-on-the-go-sdr/

METADATA-START
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/antenna-mount-main.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/antenna-mount-main.jpg?w=634">Software-defined radio is all the rage these days, and for good reason. It eliminates or drastically reduces the amount of otherwise pricey equipment needed to transmit or even just receive, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/antenna-mount-designed-for-on-the-go-sdr/)

What Happens when Implants Become Abandonware?
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/what-happens-when-implants-become-abandonware/

You’ve probably had a company not support one of your devices as long as you’d like, whether it was a smart speaker or a phone, but what happens if you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/what-happens-when-implants-become-abandonware/)

Kids’ Jukebox Based on Arduino with RFID
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/16/kids-jukebox-based-on-arduino-with-rfid/