Sony had the most popular design for CD caddies, which was
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cd_caddies_JPG.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Cd_caddies_JPG.jpg?w=800">These days, very few of us use optical media on the regular. If we do, it’s generally with a slot-loading console or car stereo, or an old-school tray-loader in a …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/why-did-early-cd-rom-drives-rely-on-awkward-plastic-caddies/)

Enabling NVMe on the Raspberry Pi 500 With a Handful of Parts
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/enabling-nvme-on-the-raspberry-pi-500-with-a-handful-of-parts/

The added 3.3v rail on the Raspberry Pi 500 PCB. (Credit: Samuel Hedrick)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/raspberry_pi_500_PCIe_3.3v_added_samuel_hedrick.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/raspberry_pi_500_PCIe_3.3v_added_samuel_hedrick.jpg?w=800">With the recent teardown of the Raspberry Pi 500, there were immediately questions raised about the unpopulated M.2 pad and related traces hiding inside. As it turns out, with the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/enabling-nvme-on-the-raspberry-pi-500-with-a-handful-of-parts/)

Upper Room UV-C Keeps Air Cleaner
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/upper-room-uv-c-keeps-air-cleaner/

2020 saw the world rocked by widespread turmoil, as a virulent new pathogen started claiming lives around the globe. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a rush on masks, air filtration systems, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/upper-room-uv-c-keeps-air-cleaner/)

Push for On, Hold for Off, AC Edition
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/push-for-on-hold-for-off-ac-edition/

A common theme in modern consumer electronics is having a power button that can be tapped to turn the device on, but needs to be held down when it’s time …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/push-for-on-hold-for-off-ac-edition/)

FLOSS Weekly Episode 813a: Happy Holidays!
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/floss-weekly-episode-813a-happy-holidays/

This week and next we take off for the holidays! We have an exciting schedule after the break, so stay tuned! Did you know you can watch the live recording …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/floss-weekly-episode-813a-happy-holidays/)

Simple Fluorometer Makes Nucleic Acid Detection Cheap and Easy
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/simple-fluorometer-makes-nucleic-acid-detection-cheap-and-easy/

Back in the bad old days, dealing with DNA and RNA in a lab setting was often fraught with peril. Detection technologies were limited to radioisotopes and hideous chemicals like …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/simple-fluorometer-makes-nucleic-acid-detection-cheap-and-easy/)

Bacterium Demonstrates Extreme Radiation Resistance Courtesy of an Antioxidant
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/bacterium-demonstrates-extreme-radiation-resistance-courtesy-of-an-antioxidant/

Survival mechanisms in Deinococcus radiodurans bacterium. (Credit: Feng Liu et al., 2023)
" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/deinococcus_radiodurans_survival_mechanisms_extremophile.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/deinococcus_radiodurans_survival_mechanisms_extremophile.jpg?w=691">Extremophile lifeforms on Earth are capable of rather astounding feats, with the secret behind the extreme radiation resistance of one of them now finally teased out by researchers. As one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/bacterium-demonstrates-extreme-radiation-resistance-courtesy-of-an-antioxidant/)

Back to the Future of Texting: SMS on a Panasonic Typewriter
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/18/back-to-the-future-of-texting-sms-on-a-panasonic-typewriter/