If you get a chance to visit a computer history museum and see some of the very old computers, you’ll think they took up a full room. But if you …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/11/step-into-my-particle-accelerator/)

DIY Synth Takes Inspiration From Fretted Instruments
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/11/diy-synth-takes-inspiration-from-fretted-instruments/

There are a million and one MIDI controllers and synths on the market, but sometimes it’s just more satisfying to make your own. [Turi Scandurra] very much went his own …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/11/diy-synth-takes-inspiration-from-fretted-instruments/)

Consider This Pocket Machine For Your iPhone Backups
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/consider-this-pocket-machine-for-your-iphone-backups/

What if you find yourself as an iPhone owner, desiring a local backup solution — no wireless tech involved, no sending off data to someone else’s server, just an automatic …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/consider-this-pocket-machine-for-your-iphone-backups/)

NASA May Have Lost the MAVEN Mars Orbiter
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/nasa-may-have-lost-the-maven-mars-orbiter/

When the orbit of NASA’s Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) spacecraft took it behind the Red Planet on December 6th, ground controllers expected a temporary loss of signal (LoS). …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/nasa-may-have-lost-the-maven-mars-orbiter/)

This Week in Security: Hornet, Gogs, and Blinkenlights
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/this-week-in-security-hornet-gogs-and-blinkenlights/

Microsoft has published a patch-set for the Linux kernel, proposing the Hornet Linux Security Module (LSM). If you haven’t been keeping up with the kernel contributor scoreboard, Microsoft is #11 …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/this-week-in-security-hornet-gogs-and-blinkenlights/)

Weird Email Appliance Becomes AI Terminal
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/weird-email-appliance-becomes-ai-terminal/

The Landel Mailbug was a weird little thing. It combined a keyboard and a simple text display, and was intended to be a low-distraction method for checking your email. [CiferTech] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/weird-email-appliance-becomes-ai-terminal/)

Hackaday Podcast Episode 349: Clocks, AI, and a New 3D Printer Guy
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/hackaday-podcast-episode-349-clocks-ai-and-a-new-3d-printer-guy/

Hackaday Editors Elliot Williams and Al Williams met up to cover the best of Hackaday this week, and they want you to listen in. There were a hodgepodge of hacks …read more (https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/hackaday-podcast-episode-349-clocks-ai-and-a-new-3d-printer-guy/)

Review: Cherry G84-4100 Keyboard
https://hackaday.com/2025/12/12/review-cherry-g84-4100-keyboard/