Ep039: Elliot <3 Lightning Detector, Ikea Dark Mode, Smartest Watch, Solar Sailing, VAWT Controversy

Hackaday Podcast · 10 Oct 2019 · 1h 02m

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss a variety of hardware hacks, including a lightning detector circuit, IKEA Tradfri LED hacking, and a solar-powered RC plane with no battery storage. They analyze the engineering behind a quirky IoT egg tray by the bankrupt company Quirky and debate the merits of vertical-axis wind turbines versus horizontal ones. The episode concludes with a discussion on Pine64's potential open-source smartwatch and the challenges of right-to-repair legislation in the EU.

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Companies: Hackaday, IKEA, Silicon Labs, Quirky, Pine64
Products: Tradfri, Blitzortung, Eggminder, Pine Watch, Pebble, TI Kronos, RigPie
Chips: EFR32, Electric Imp, ESP8266

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Ep039: Elliot <3 Lightning Detector, Ikea Dark Mode, Smartest Watch, Solar Sailing, VAWT Controversy

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