Hardware Podcasts

Ep082: DJ CNC, NFC Black Box, Sound of Keys, and Payin' for 3D Prints

Hackaday Podcast · 28 Aug 2020 · 57m

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams review several hardware hacks, including Paul McClay's DJ CNC, which repurposes CD-ROM stepper motors and a Dremel to mill acrylic by mounting the tool horizontally. They also discuss a security research project by Sundaria, Ramesh, Harini, Ramprasad, and Jun Han that reverse-engineers house keys from the sound of pins clicking in a lock, and Christopher Wade's DEF CON talk on breaking proprietary NFC firmware in smartphones. Finally, they highlight a cardboard RC car built by the Kryser channel and a starburst display by mangy dog using laser-cut acrylic and UV resin.

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makers and hobbyists

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Companies
Hackaday, Samsung
Products
Dremel, JPEG Deck
Also
Paul McClay, CD-ROM, Sundaria, Ramesh, Harini, Ramprasad, Jun Han, Kryser, Christopher Wade, DEF CON, NFC, Mangy Dog, Larry Bank, Anthony Dickens, Dris Deporter, Donald Papp, Thingiverse, Arecibo Observatory

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