Since the 1980s, we’ve seen innumerable attempts to revolutionize the way we interact with computers. Since the advent of keyboards and mice, we’ve seen everything from magic wands to electric …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/2022-sci-fi-contest-cyberglove-tests-your-reactions/)

Hackaday Links: April 24, 2022
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/hackaday-links-april-24-2022/

Wait, what? Is it possible that a tech company just killed off a product with a huge installed base of hardware and a community of dedicated users, and it wasn’t …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/hackaday-links-april-24-2022/)

IBM PCjr Types Again, Thanks to KeybJr
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/ibm-pcjr-types-again-thanks-to-keybjr/

Most of us think of keyboards — even vintage ones — as being fairly standardized and interchangeable, but that isn’t the case for the IBM PCjr. Its keyboard was quite …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/ibm-pcjr-types-again-thanks-to-keybjr/)

All Dressed Up and Nowhere To Flow: Russia’s Nord Stream 2 Pipeline
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/all-dressed-up-and-nowhere-to-flow-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline/

At over 1230 km (764 mi) in length, $10 billion in cost, and over a decade in the making, the Nord Stream 2 pipeline was slated to connect the gas …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/24/all-dressed-up-and-nowhere-to-flow-russias-nord-stream-2-pipeline/)

Testing 7 Wago-like Wire Connectors For Science And Fire
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/25/testing-7-wago-like-wire-connectors-for-science-and-fire/

At the intersection of saving a few bucks and expensive home insurance claims due to a house fire, we find clones of certified and tested electrical connectors, even when many …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/25/testing-7-wago-like-wire-connectors-for-science-and-fire/)

Insteon Abruptly Shuts Down, Users Left Smart-Home-Less
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/25/insteon-abruptly-shuts-down-users-left-smart-home-less/

In today’s “predictable things that happened before and definitely will happen again”, Insteon, a smart home company boasting the Insteon ecosystem of devices built around their proprietary communication standards, has …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/25/insteon-abruptly-shuts-down-users-left-smart-home-less/)

Axiom’s Private ISS Mission Was No Space Vacation
https://hackaday.com/2022/04/25/axioms-private-iss-mission-was-no-space-vacation/

In an era where anyone with deep enough pockets can hitch a ride to the edge of space and back, you’d be forgiven for thinking that Axiom’s Ax-1 mission to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/04/25/axioms-private-iss-mission-was-no-space-vacation/)