Ep104: Delicous AI, DVD Scanning Microscope, and Battery-Friendly Microcontroller Designs

Hackaday Podcast · 5 Feb 2021 · 55m · Episode 104

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Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys discuss several hardware hacks, including a Nissan Xterra infotainment system rooted via a USB drive, a scanning laser microscope built from DVD drive components, and a low-power ESP32 jukebox. They also cover a trackball mouse using an nRF52840 IMU, an ESP8266-based gas meter reader using an ATtiny13, and a multi-function 'logic meter' tool. The episode concludes with commentary on AI-generated recipes and hearing aid design.

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Companies: Adafruit, Tesla, Gaudy Labs, Toshiba
Products: Nissan Xterra
Chips: ESP32, PHR 803 T, nRF52840, ATtiny13, ESP8266

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Ep104: Delicous AI, DVD Scanning Microscope, and Battery-Friendly Microcontroller Designs

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