The late 90s and early 2000s were a breakout time for mobile phones, with cheap GSM handsets ushering in the era in which pretty much everybody had a phone. Back …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/26/heres-how-those-battery-free-flashing-phone-stickers-worked/)

$60 PC Oscilloscope Review
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/26/60-pc-oscilloscope-review/

Owning an oscilloscope is a real gamechanger and these days, scopes are more capable and less expensive than ever before. However, there is a big difference between scopes that cost …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/26/60-pc-oscilloscope-review/)

Bionic Implants Can Go Obsolete And Unsupported, Too
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/26/bionic-implants-can-go-obsolete-and-unsupported-too/

When a piece of hardware goes unsupported by a company, it can be frustrating. Bugs may no longer get fixed, or in the worst cases, perfectly good hardware can stop …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/26/bionic-implants-can-go-obsolete-and-unsupported-too/)

AllSpice Building A Hardware Development Ecosystem For Companies
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/allspice-building-a-hardware-development-ecosystem-for-companies/

In our “hardware development gets serious” news, we’ve recently learned about AllSpice, a startup building hardware development collaboration infrastructure for companies. Hardware developers are great at building hardware tools for …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/allspice-building-a-hardware-development-ecosystem-for-companies/)

Retro and New Tech Combine in this Hybrid Ham Transmitter
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/retro-and-new-tech-combine-in-this-hybrid-ham-transmitter/

We’ve said it before and we’ll say it again: the best part about holding an amateur radio license is that it lets you build and use your own transmitting equipment. …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/retro-and-new-tech-combine-in-this-hybrid-ham-transmitter/)

Teaching You Everything You Might Have Missed About Addressable LEDs
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/teaching-you-everything-you-might-have-missed-about-addressable-leds/

Often, financial motivation results in people writing great educational material for hackers. Such is absolutely the case with this extensive documentation blog post on addressable LEDs by [DeRun]. This article …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/teaching-you-everything-you-might-have-missed-about-addressable-leds/)

Need To Probe Circuits? Remember About Clothespins!
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/need-to-probe-circuits-remember-about-clothespins/

After browsing Thingiverse for some printable PCB probe designs, [Henry York] looked around and found a wooden clothespin on his desk. After some collaboration between his 3D printer and his …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/need-to-probe-circuits-remember-about-clothespins/)

ESP32 Virtual Machine Lets You Change Programs On The Fly
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/esp32-virtual-machine-lets-you-change-programs-on-the-fly/

Often, reprogramming a microcontroller involves placing it in reset, flashing the code, and letting it fire back up. It usually involves shutting the chip down entirely. However, [bor0] has built …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/esp32-virtual-machine-lets-you-change-programs-on-the-fly/)