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Ep067: Winking Out of IoT, Seas of LEDs, Stuffing PCBs, and Vectrex is Awesome

Hackaday Podcast · 15 May 2020 · 1h 00m

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss the cancellation of DEF CON, the announcement of the Teensy 4.1 microcontroller with fast Ethernet, and the Wink Hub's controversial shift to a $5/month subscription model. They also review several community hacks, including Hammond Pierce's reverse-engineered LED panels, Leo Frenke's projection-mapped LED sign, and Arcade Jason's Vectrex-to-oscilloscope adapter.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Products
Wink Hub, Vectrex, Stanford Pupper, Mini Cheetah, Generation Next, Ploopy
Chips
Teensy 4.1, Arduino Pro Micro, ESP32
Also
DEF CON

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