What’s better? Harmonic or cycloidal drive? We aren’t sure, but we know who to ask. [How To Mechatronics] 3D printed both kinds of gearboxes and ran them through several tests. You …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/23/harmonic-vs-cycloidal-show-down/)

Chainless “Digital Drive” Bikes Use Electric Power Transmission Instead
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/23/chainless-digital-drive-bikes-use-electric-power-transmission-instead/

We’re all familiar with how regular bikes work, with the pedals connected to the rear wheel via a simple chain drive. This setup is lightweight, cheap, and highly efficient. It’s …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/23/chainless-digital-drive-bikes-use-electric-power-transmission-instead/)

An (Almost) Single-Chip Apple IIe
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/23/an-almost-single-chip-apple-iie/

The Apple II is one of the most iconic microcomputers, and [James Lewis] decided to use the Mega-II “Apple IIe on a chip” from an Apple IIgs to build a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/23/an-almost-single-chip-apple-iie/)

CoreFreq Gives Peek at CPU Performance Info on Linux
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/corefreq-gives-peek-at-cpu-performance-info-on-linux/

The CPU is the part of the computer that makes everything else tick. While GPUs have increasingly become a key part of overall system performance, we still find ourselves wanting …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/corefreq-gives-peek-at-cpu-performance-info-on-linux/)

How To Restore a Musical Amiga
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/how-to-restore-a-musical-amiga/

Despite the huge strides in computing power and functionality that have been achieved in the past few decades, there are still some things that older computers can do which are …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/how-to-restore-a-musical-amiga/)

A Hacker’s Christmas Story
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/a-hackers-christmas-story/

Twas the night before Christmas, and because I decided to make everyone’s presents myself this year, I’m still working like mad to get everything done before the big deadline. Why …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/a-hackers-christmas-story/)

Blinky Project Is 6502s All The Way Down
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/blinky-project-is-6502s-all-the-way-down/

Virtually any platform you might find yourself programming on has some simple method of running a delay. [Joey Shepard] got rather creative on a recent project, though, relying on a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/blinky-project-is-6502s-all-the-way-down/)

Spotify Player Brings Back Physical Media
https://hackaday.com/2022/12/24/spotify-player-brings-back-physical-media/