Hardware Podcasts

Ep030: 7 Years of RTL-SDR, 3D Prints Optimized for the Eye, Sega Audiophile, Swimming in Brighteners

Hackaday Podcast · 9 Aug 2019 · 49m

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams review a week of hardware hacks, including the legacy of RTL-SDR, 3D printed topology optimization, and Sega audio analysis. They discuss Ben Krasnow's discovery of optical brighteners in paper and detergent, and MD Fourier's project measuring the sonic differences between Sega Genesis models. The episode also covers a CNC painting robot, a ping-pong ball PID tuning demo, and the restoration of the 1958 FACOM 128 computer.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Yamaha, Fujitsu, Noaa
Products
RTL-SDR, Sega Genesis, Amazon Dash Button, Osmo FL2K, FACOM 128, HackRF, Raspberry Pi
Chips
ESP32, STM32
Tools
Lib RTL-SDR, Fusion 360, Universal Radio Hacker

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