E-bikes combine a bicycle with a big lithium battery, a speed controller, and a motor. What you get from that combination is simple, efficient transportation. [Tom Stanton] wanted to build …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/electric-bike-uses-no-electronics-weird-motor/)

Raspberry Pi 500 and the Case of the Missing M.2 Slot
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/raspberry-pi-500-and-the-case-of-the-missing-m-2-slot/

Raspberry Pi just dropped the new Raspberry Pi 500, which like its predecessor puts the similarly named SBC into a keyboard. In a detailed review and teardown video, [Jeff Geerling] …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/raspberry-pi-500-and-the-case-of-the-missing-m-2-slot/)

PlayStation Motherboard Sanded and Scanned, But There’s More To Do
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/playstation-motherboard-sanded-and-scanned-but-theres-more-to-do/

If you want to reverse engineer the boards in a modern console, you’d better have a lab, a lot of fancy gear, and a good few months to dedicate to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/playstation-motherboard-sanded-and-scanned-but-theres-more-to-do/)

Smartphone Runs Home Server
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/smartphone-runs-home-server/

It’s one of the great tragedies of our technological era. Smartphones that feature an incredible amount of computational power compared to computers the past, are largely locked down by carriers …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/smartphone-runs-home-server/)

A Simple Robot For Learning About Robotics
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/a-simple-robot-for-learning-about-robotics/

Robots are super interesting, but you probably shouldn’t start learning about them with a full-sized industrial SCARA arm or anything. Better to learn with something smaller and simpler to understand. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/09/a-simple-robot-for-learning-about-robotics/)

An Engineer’s Perspective on Baking Gingerbread Houses
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/10/an-engineers-perspective-on-baking-gingerbread-houses/

If you’ve ever wanted to merge the worlds of holiday cheer and clever geometry, [Kris Wilk]’s gingerbread house hack is your ultimate inspiration. Shared in a mesmerising video, [Wilk] showcases …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/10/an-engineers-perspective-on-baking-gingerbread-houses/)

Updated Mouse Ring Does It With a Joystick
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/10/updated-mouse-ring-does-it-with-a-joystick/

Have you ever wished for easy mouse controls to go along with your VR headset experience? Or maybe you just want a cooler way to mouse in general. In any …read more (https://hackaday.com/2024/12/10/updated-mouse-ring-does-it-with-a-joystick/)

Disc Film,When Kodak Pushed Convenience Too Far
https://hackaday.com/2024/12/10/disc-filmwhen-kodak-pushed-convenience-too-far/