Between the era of the CD and the eventual rise and domination of streaming music platforms, there was a limbo period of random MP3 players mixed in with the ubiquitous …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/14/minidisc-player-supports-full-data-transfer/)

Balloon Guitar Is An Absolute Gas, Helium Or Not
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Guitars are most typically built out of wood. Whether it’s an acoustic guitar with a big open cavity, or a solid-body electric, there’s generally a whole lot of wood used …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/14/balloon-guitar-is-an-absolute-gas-helium-or-not/)

Running ARM Chips on Algae Power
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/14/running-arm-chips-on-algae-power/

What’s the size of an AA battery and can run an ARM Cortex M0+ for six months? Well… probably an AA battery, but obviously, that wouldn’t be worth mentioning. But …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/14/running-arm-chips-on-algae-power/)

The Explosive Art of Detonographs
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/the-explosive-art-of-detonographs/

CREATOR: gd-jpeg v1.0 (using IJG JPEG v62), quality = 90
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pixoverviewjpg2401024102490CNNNN0000Nimg-1.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/pixoverviewjpg2401024102490CNNNN0000Nimg-1.jpg?w=800">The visual arts are a broad field, encompassing everything from the chiselling of marble sculptures to the creation of delicate landscapes in charcoal on paper. However, [Evelyn Rosenberg] has experimented …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/the-explosive-art-of-detonographs/)

Upcycling a Flat Bed Scanner
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/upcycling-a-flat-bed-scanner/

[Piffpaffpoltrie] had a 20-year-old Acer flatbed scanner that they just couldn’t justify keeping. But it does seem a shame to throw away a working piece of gear. Instead, the old …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/upcycling-a-flat-bed-scanner/)

E-Paper Clock Displays Things In A Battery-Friendly Manner
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/e-paper-clock-displays-things-in-a-battery-friendly-manner/

Clock builds are a hacker staple, and many overflow with power-thirsty LEDs and network features. This build from [mattwach] takes quite the opposite approach, sipping away at its batteries thanks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/e-paper-clock-displays-things-in-a-battery-friendly-manner/)

Vicious Little Desktop Shredder Pulverizes Plastic Waste
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/vicious-little-desktop-shredder-pulverizes-plastic-waste/

We’ve all likely seen video of the enormous industrial shredders that eat engine blocks for lunch and spit out a stream of fine metal chips. The raw power of these …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/vicious-little-desktop-shredder-pulverizes-plastic-waste/)

Computer Thing Might be Garbage
https://hackaday.com/2022/05/15/computer-thing-might-be-garbage/