Upgrading An Old Macbook With an Old Processor
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/upgrading-an-old-macbook-with-an-old-processor/

The Core Duo processor from Intel may not have been the first multi-core processor available to consumers, but it was arguably the one that brought it to the masses. Unfortunately, …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/upgrading-an-old-macbook-with-an-old-processor/)

Upgrading The E-mu Audity 20 Years After Factory Support Ended
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/upgrading-the-e-mu-audity-20-years-after-factory-support-ended/

If you purchased an E-mu Audity 2000 ROMpler back in 1998, you almost certainly got a rig with the 1.00 firmware. It was fine, if a little limited, particularly where …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/upgrading-the-e-mu-audity-20-years-after-factory-support-ended/)

Investigating the Science Claims Behind the Donut Solid State Battery
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/investigating-the-science-claims-behind-the-donut-solid-state-battery/

Earlier this year Donut Lab caused quite the furore when they unveiled what they claimed was the world’s first production-ready solid state battery, featuring some pretty stellar specifications. Since then …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/investigating-the-science-claims-behind-the-donut-solid-state-battery/)

Habit Detection For Home Assistant
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/habit-detection-for-home-assistant/

Computers are very good at doing exactly what they’re told. They’re still not very good at coming up with helpful suggestions of their own. They’re very much more about following …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/habit-detection-for-home-assistant/)

Wooden Case Makes a 2026 TV Stylish
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/wooden-case-makes-a-2026-tv-stylish/

The middle of the 20th century produced a revolution in understated stylish consumer design, some of which lives on today. The reality of living in a 1950s or ’60s house …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/wooden-case-makes-a-2026-tv-stylish/)

Hackaday Links: February 8, 2026
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/

We start this week with a bit of a good news/bad news situation. On February 6th, the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) was shut down after 25 years of operation. Located …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/hackaday-links-february-8-2026/)

Kodak MC3: Everything But a Phone In 2001
https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/kodak-mc3-everything-but-a-phone-in-2001/

One of the constants in consumer electronics is that designers will try to put as many features into a single device as possible, whether it’s a Walkman with a radio …read more (https://hackaday.com/2026/02/08/kodak-mc3-everything-but-a-phone-in-2001/)