[hsgw] built a macropad in Python, and that’s not a strange language to choose to program the firmware in these days. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. The …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/02/the-whole-thing-in-python/)

All Aboard the Garbage Express
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/02/all-aboard-the-garbage-express/

Cog railways are a somewhat unusual way of train locomotion, typically only installed when a train needs to climb steep terrain. Any grade above about 10% needs the extra traction …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/02/all-aboard-the-garbage-express/)

What’s New, From 1927
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/02/whats-new-from-1927/

Here we are at the start of the new year, which for the Internet Archive means a note about what has just entered the public domain. 1927’s finest previously copyrighted …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/02/whats-new-from-1927/)

Holographic Cellphones Coming Thanks to AI
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/02/holographic-cellphones-coming-thanks-to-ai/

Issac Asimov foresaw 3D virtual meetings but gave them the awkward name “tridimensional personification.” While you could almost do this now with VR headsets and 3D cameras, it would be …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/02/holographic-cellphones-coming-thanks-to-ai/)

A Single Ended Vacuum Tube Amplifier with a Modern Twist
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/03/a-single-ended-vacuum-tube-amplifier-with-a-modern-twist/

Despite the oldest solid state audio circuitry now qualifying for a pension and a bus pass where this is being written, the thermionic tube retains a foothold in the world …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/03/a-single-ended-vacuum-tube-amplifier-with-a-modern-twist/)

Wearable SkoBots full of STEAM and Vanishing Indigenous Languages
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/03/wearable-skobots-full-of-steam-and-vanishing-indigenous-languages/

Danielle Boyer and mentee Vinaya Gunasekar build robots together at The STEAM Connection. (Courtesy of Danielle Boyer)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/The-STEAM-Connection-Danielle-Boyer-and-mentee-Vinaya-Gunasekar-build-robots.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/The-STEAM-Connection-Danielle-Boyer-and-mentee-Vinaya-Gunasekar-build-robots.jpg?w=800">[Danielle Boyer] is Ojibwe: Sault Ste Marie Tribe and passionate about preserving vanishing indigenous languages. She’s invented a shoulder-worn talking companion, called a SkoBot, to teach STEAM to children through …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/03/wearable-skobots-full-of-steam-and-vanishing-indigenous-languages/)

2022: As The Hardware World Turns
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/03/2022-as-the-hardware-world-turns/

Well folks, we made it through another one. While it would be a stretch to call 2022 a good year for those of us in the hacking and making community, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2023/01/03/2022-as-the-hardware-world-turns/)

Veteran Polaroid Camera Lives Again, With Film Conversion
https://hackaday.com/2023/01/03/veteran-polaroid-camera-lives-again-with-film-conversion/