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Ep 249: Data by Laser and Parachute, Bluetooth Hacks, Google's Gotta Google

Hackaday Podcast · 22 Dec 2023 · 1h 09m · Episode 249

What this episode covers

Hosts Elliot Williams and Tom Nardi discuss the migration of the Floss Weekly podcast to Hackaday, followed by a deep dive into Gary's reverse engineering of the Google Stadia controller to extract its firmware. They cover NASA's Psyche mission laser communication test sending a cat video, DIY lithium battery upgrades for older Toyota Prius models, and a University of Surrey research paper on generating 3D wire art using diffusion models. The episode concludes with a look at a Raspberry Pi-based custom camera platform and NASA's use of parachute-dropped data cartridges from high-altitude balloons.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Products
Google Stadia, Toyota Prius, NASA Psyche, Avatar Shark, Wago connectors
Chips
Raspberry Pi, CH32
Tools
KiCad
Also
Floss Weekly

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