Hardware Podcasts

Ep 229: DIY VR, Gutting Voice Assistants, and ChatGPT Failing Its Summer Internship

Hackaday Podcast · 28 Jul 2023 · 42m · Episode 229

What this episode covers

Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a week of hardware hacks, highlighting Charlie Piatt's DIY VR headset that adds AR capabilities through a stereo camera and custom 3D-printed face mask. They also discuss Justin Alvey's gutted Google Nest Mini running an ESP32 and GPT-3.5, and Daniel's root exploit for Amazon Echo Dot 2nd generation devices. The episode concludes with a critique of ChatGPT as a 'summer intern' for OpenSCAD design and a debate on the definition of Linux distributions like ChromeOS and Android.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Van Moof, Cowboy
Products
Crosley, Google Nest Mini, Amazon Echo Dot, Playdate, Oculus 2, Sony PSVR 2
Chips
ESP32, Raspberry Pi, Teensy, OV7670
Tools
GG Wave, OpenSCAD, Fusion 360
Also
ChatGPT, ChromeOS, Android

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