Hardware Podcasts

464: Please Make This Monster Look Scary

Embedded.fm · 16 Nov 2023 · 59m · Episode 464

What this episode covers

Elecia White and Christopher White discuss Elecia's upcoming third edition of 'Making Embedded Systems' and Christopher's contract work with Logical Elegance. They debate the design of a potential embedded.fm branded PCB, weighing the utility of a simple radio against the complexity of a full development board, and explore the ethical implications of using Large Language Models for creative and professional tasks. Christopher also provides an update on his progress assembling a QRP Labs QCX+ transceiver for amateur radio communication with his father.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
OpenAI
Products
Power Profiler Kit II, QRP Labs QCX+, ChatGPT, Google Bard, Adobe Firefly, OpenAI Whisper, DALL-E, Nordic Thingy:52, Arduino Uno, Raspberry Pi Pico, Making Embedded Systems
Chips
STM32, TI Piccolo
Also
CircuitPython, Byte Magazine

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