We notice there are a lot of hacks on YouTube lately, but we don’t share enough hacks about YouTube. That’s why [PortalRunner]’s latest oeuvre is interesting: it’s a video that …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/10/hacked-video-file-holds-multiple-films-on-youtube/)

Mermaid Clutch-Purse Cyberdeck is Unappologetically Girly
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/mermaid-clutch-purse-cyberdeck-is-unappologetically-girly/

We feature a lot of DIY portable computers — rehash the “is that a cyberdeck” in the comments to your heart’s content — but how many of them are explicitly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/mermaid-clutch-purse-cyberdeck-is-unappologetically-girly/)

Honda Wants to Complicate Your E-Motorcycle
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/honda-wants-to-complicate-your-e-motorcycle/

If you ride a motorcycle, you know it is a bit of an art to manage the transmission on a typical bike. Electric motorcycles lose some of that. You usually …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/honda-wants-to-complicate-your-e-motorcycle/)

The Walls Don’t Have Ears, But Fiber Optic Does
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/the-walls-dont-have-ears-but-fiber-optic-does/

You normally think of fiber optic as something used in network cables. However, scientists employ dedicated fibers to detect earthquakes. In simple terms, they fire a laser down the fiber …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/the-walls-dont-have-ears-but-fiber-optic-does/)

Reverse-Engineering and Documenting the Fisher Price Pixter
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/reverse-engineering-and-documenting-the-fisher-price-pixter/

Mattel Pixter – case opened
" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/Mattel_Pixter_-_case_opened-1727_compressed.jpg?w=800">Between 2000 and 2002 the Fisher Price Pixter was sold to children as an educational handheld toy with a touch screen that enabled drawing and listening to music in addition …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/11/reverse-engineering-and-documenting-the-fisher-price-pixter/)

Another Gift To The World From CERN: Their Entire Set Of KiCad Libraries
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/another-gift-to-the-world-from-cern-their-entire-set-of-kicad-libraries/

As the foremost boffins of Europe toil deep underneath the border between Switzerland and France in their never-ending quest to truly understand the fabric of the Universe, they rely on …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/another-gift-to-the-world-from-cern-their-entire-set-of-kicad-libraries/)

This (Pseudo) Random Number Generator Does It With Neon
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/this-pseudo-random-number-generator-does-it-with-neon/

The quest for true randomness has roots in cryptography and is a rabbit hole that gets surprisingly deep with alarmingly rapidity. Still, the generation of random-enough numbers is a popular …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/this-pseudo-random-number-generator-does-it-with-neon/)

The History of Altec Lansing
https://hackaday.com/2026/05/12/the-history-of-altec-lansing/