It’s normal for a computer in 2022 to come with a fully-featured sound card containing a complete synthesizer as well as high-quality PCM sound recording and playback. It’s referred to …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/when-a-single-bit-was-enough-into-the-sound-of-the-zx-spectrum/)

Printing Your Own Exoskeleton
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/printing-your-own-exoskeleton/

While not quite in a cave, the idea of making your own exoskeleton with limited tools does have a Tony Stark esque vibe. [Andrew Piccinno] is a mechanical engineer pursuing …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/printing-your-own-exoskeleton/)

Unpicking The Hype Around Web 3, What’s The Tech?
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/unpicking-the-hype-around-web-3-whats-the-tech/

The buzzword of the moment in the frothier portions of the technology press is inescapable: “Web 3”. This is a collective word for a new generation of decentralised online applications …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/unpicking-the-hype-around-web-3-whats-the-tech/)

Congratulations Winners of the 555 Timer Contest!
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/congratulations-winners-of-the-2021-555-timer-contest/

Sometimes the best inspiration is limitation. The 555 timer does “one thing” — compares a voltage to a couple thresholds and outputs a signal accordingly. It’s two comparators, a voltage …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/congratulations-winners-of-the-2021-555-timer-contest/)

Remoticon 2021 // Debra Ansell Connects PCB in Ways You Didn’t Expect
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/remoticon-2021-debra-ansell-connects-pcb-in-ways-you-didnt-expect/

“LEDs improve everything.” Words to live by. Most everything that Debra Ansell of [GeekMomProjects] makes is bright, bold, and blinky. But if you’re looking for a simple string of WS2812s, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/remoticon-2021-debra-ansell-connects-pcb-in-ways-you-didnt-expect/)

Setup Menu Uses Text Editor Hack
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/setup-menu-uses-text-editor-hack/

Image from Amazon https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61a9wzv6VnL._AC_SL1500_.jpg
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/drok-feature.jpg?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/drok-feature.jpg?w=800">Many embedded devices that require a setup menu will use a USB serial port which you connect to your favorite terminal emulator. But we recently encountered a generic USB knob …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/setup-menu-uses-text-editor-hack/)

Bringing the Power of EDM to the Home Shop
https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/bringing-the-power-of-edm-to-the-home-shop/

When you see something made from metal that seems like it would be impossible to manufacture, chances are good it was made with some variety of electrical discharge machining. EDM …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/01/20/bringing-the-power-of-edm-to-the-home-shop/)