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Ep 174: Breaking into the Nest, The Cheapest 3D Printer, A Spy in Your HDMI, and AI All Over the Place

Hackaday Podcast · 24 Jun 2022 · 1h 08m · Episode 174

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss recent community projects, including Robin Carey’s guide to designing PCBs with Ball Grid Array (BGA) components and Frederick’s successful exploitation of a buffer overflow in a Google Nest Hub using a Raspberry Pi Pico. They review the sub-$100 3D X13D printer as a novelty, examine the 'Nokia' project which repurposes a Nokia 1680 case for a Linux handheld, and analyze an HDMI firewall designed to prevent network infiltration via video projectors. The episode concludes with discussions on AI capabilities, specifically the Google LaMDA chatbot and AI-generated content, and the use of automotive alternators as motors in European 'Hacky Racer' competitions.

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Hackaday
Products
Google Nest Hub, 3D X13D, Nokia 1680, Google LaMDA
Chips
Raspberry Pi Pico, RP2040

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