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/)

Hackaday Links: February 27, 2022
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/hackaday-links-february-27-2022/

If there’s one thing that can trigger people, it’s the printer racket. Printer manufacturers who put DRM-like features into their consumables are rightly viewed as Satan’s spawn, and while these …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/hackaday-links-february-27-2022/)

Neon, Ukraine, And The Global Semiconductor Industry
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/neon-ukraine-and-the-global-semiconductor-industry/

On our news feeds and TV channels at the moment are many stories concerning the war in Ukraine, and among them is one which may have an effect on the …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/neon-ukraine-and-the-global-semiconductor-industry/)

Simple DRAM Tester Built With Spare Parts
https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/simple-dram-tester-built-with-spare-parts/

Some of the most popular vintage computers are now more than forty years old, and their memory just ain’t how it used to be. Identifying bad memory chips can quickly …read more (https://hackaday.com/2022/02/27/simple-dram-tester-built-with-spare-parts/)