The Musical Instrument Digital Interface has a great acronym that is both nice to say and cleanly descriptive. The standard for talking to musical instruments relies on a serial signal …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/15/you-can-send-midi-over-i2c-if-you-really-need-to/)

VR Display Shows CNC Lathe Operations In Real Time
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/vr-display-shows-cnc-lathe-operations-in-real-time/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqa2grG0XtA
" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Snap-2022-02-14-at-21.17.55.png?w=400" data-large-file="https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Snap-2022-02-14-at-21.17.55.png?w=800">[Kent VanderVelden] has come up with an interesting VR system to assist operators who are monitoring CNC lathes. (video, embedded, below) The idea is to first produce a ‘frozen’ video …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/vr-display-shows-cnc-lathe-operations-in-real-time/)

Classic iPods Are Super Upgradeable in 2022
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/classic-ipods-are-super-upgradeable-in-2022/

The classic iPod was the MP3 player to beat back in the day, loaded with storage and with its characteristic click-wheel interface. [Ellie] had an iPod Video laying around, one …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/classic-ipods-are-super-upgradeable-in-2022/)

Teardown: Alcatel Telic 1 Minitel Terminal
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/teardown-alcatel-telic-1-minitel-terminal/

For British teenagers in the 1980s, the delights of 8-bit computers such as the Sinclair Spectrum, Commodore 64, or BBC Micro were firmly restricted to the offline arena. We would …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/teardown-alcatel-telic-1-minitel-terminal/)

When Battery Rebuilds Go Wrong: Understanding BMSs, Spot Welders, and Safety
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/when-battery-rebuilds-go-wrong-understanding-bmss-spot-welders-and-safety/

Batteries are amazing. Batteries are horrible. Batteries are a necessary evil in today’s world of portable everything. If you’re reading this sentence, even if it’s not on a mobile device, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/when-battery-rebuilds-go-wrong-understanding-bmss-spot-welders-and-safety/)

Linux Fu: Fusing Hackaday
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/linux-fu-fusing-hackaday/

Unix and, by extension, Linux, has a mantra to make everything possible look like a file. Files, of course, look like files. But also devices, network sockets, and even system …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/linux-fu-fusing-hackaday/)

Tiny Ethernet Cable Arms Race Spawns From Reddit Discussion
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/tiny-ethernet-cable-arms-race-spawns-from-reddit-discussion/

If you’ve had any dealings with Cat 5 and Cat 6 cable, and let’s be honest, who hasn’t, you’ve probably wrestled with lengths anywhere from 1 meter to 25 meters …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/tiny-ethernet-cable-arms-race-spawns-from-reddit-discussion/)

Put a Little Piece of the James Webb on your Wall
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/16/put-a-little-piece-of-the-james-webb-on-your-wall/