Hackaday Links: April 19, 2026
Hackaday • • general
Key Points:
- NASA has shut down Voyager 1’s Low-energy Charged Particles (LECP) instrument to conserve power from its aging radioisotope thermoelectric generator, aiming to extend the mission by about a year with hopes of reactivating some systems later.
- Amazon will discontinue the current Kindle software for PCs in June, replacing it with a new client compatible only with Windows 11, likely to enhance digital rights management and limit DRM stripping.
- Researchers from Quarkslab demonstrated that used vehicle electronic control units (ECUs) can reveal detailed GPS logs and personal data, raising privacy concerns about secondhand automotive electronics.
- Škoda Auto developed a bike bell designed to penetrate active noise cancellation (ANC) headphones by exploiting a frequency gap between 750 and 780 Hz, improving pedestrian safety by alerting headphone users to approaching bicycles.
- PBS released the documentary "Artemis II: Return to the Moon" on YouTube, providing an in-depth look at NASA’s recent Moon mission and building anticipation for future Artemis missions.
