Hackaday Podcast Episode Ep 358: Soft Displays, LCD Apertures, and Mind Controlled Toys
For today’s podcast Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List, and we’re pushing the limits of mobile connectivity as Jenny’s coming to us from a North Sea ferry. We start by looking forward to the upcoming Hackaday Europe, with a new location in Lecco, Italy. We hope you can join us there!
There’s a bumper collection of hacks to talk about, with a novel soft pneumatic display, a CRT-based VR headset, an LCD photographic aperture, and a novel time-of-flight sensor array in the line-up.Then there are 3D printed PCBs, Scotch tape for a lens, and a project to map farts. We kid you not. Finally we wrap up with mind controlled toys, and a a treatise on requirements and specifications in an age of AI.
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Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- Real-Time 3D Room Mapping With ESP32, VL53L5CX Sensor And IMU
- A Computer That Fits Inside A Camera Lens
- Microfluidic Display Teaches The Basics
- 3D Printed Jack Mixes Two Filaments For Great Performance
- Custom VR Headset Uses Unconventional Displays
- Bruteforcing Accidental Antenna Designs
Quick Hacks:
- Elliot’s Picks:
- Taking Photos With Scotch Tape Instead Of A Lens
- New Tool Makes 3D Printed PCBs, Fast
- Using 3D Printed Breadboards To Accommodate Wide Boards
- Jenny’s Picks:
- Nobody Can Complain When You Fart, If It’s For Science!
- Can A Scan Tool Kill A Car?
- Retro Rover: LT6502 Laptop Packs 8-Bit Power On The Go
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