Hardware Podcasts

Ep 200: Happy New Year, the Ultimate Game Boy, and Python All the Things

Hackaday Podcast · 6 Jan 2023 · 1h 05m · Episode 200

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi review the week's top hacks, including Stephen Bennett's DIY Dyson Light Cycle lamp, Bucket Mouse's ultimate Game Boy restoration, and HSGW's Python-defined macro pad. They discuss a minimalist 6502 breadboard computer, an Ollie Krauss SMD soldering jig, and updates to the NABU retrocomputer. The episode concludes with a 2022 year-in-review covering the chip shortage, the rise of cyberdecks, and the societal impact of generative AI tools like ChatGPT and GitHub Copilot.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Products
Dyson, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Atari 2600, NABU, Raspberry Pi
Chips
6502, 6507, 6532 R.I.O.T.
Tools
Skittle, PCB Flow, CAD Query, KiCad, OpenSCAD, GitHub Copilot
Also
ChatGPT

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