# Ep 252: X1Plus Hacks Bambu, Scotto Builds a Katana Keyboard, and Bass Puts out Fire

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2024-01-12
- Length: 45m
- Episode: 252
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-01-12-ep-252-x1plus-hacks-bambu-scotto-builds-a-katana-keyboard-and-bass-puts-out-fire
- Listen: https://hackaday.libsyn.com/ep-252-x1plus-hacks-bambu-scotto-builds-a-katana-keyboard-and-bass-puts-out-fire

## Summary

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review CES news, including an AI pet door and transparent OLEDs, before diving into community hacks. They highlight the X1Plus project's open-source firmware jailbreak for Bambu Lab 3D printers, Joe Scotto's symmetric 'Katana' keyboard, and various LED strip physics simulations. The episode concludes with a discussion on using sound waves to extinguish fire and Jenny List's rants on browser monocultures and planned obsolescence.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-01-12-ep-252-x1plus-hacks-bambu-scotto-builds-a-katana-keyboard-and-bass-puts-out-fire#t=1) Introduction and CES News: AI Pet Door and Transparent Displays
- [5:56](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-01-12-ep-252-x1plus-hacks-bambu-scotto-builds-a-katana-keyboard-and-bass-puts-out-fire#t=356) What's That Sound and X1Plus Bambu Lab Firmware Jailbreak
- [12:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-01-12-ep-252-x1plus-hacks-bambu-scotto-builds-a-katana-keyboard-and-bass-puts-out-fire#t=721) Joe Scotto's Katana Keyboard and LED Strip Physics Simulations
- [27:15](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-01-12-ep-252-x1plus-hacks-bambu-scotto-builds-a-katana-keyboard-and-bass-puts-out-fire#t=1635) Sound Wave Fire Extinguisher and Assistive Tech
- [33:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-01-12-ep-252-x1plus-hacks-bambu-scotto-builds-a-katana-keyboard-and-bass-puts-out-fire#t=2015) Jenny List's Rants on Browser Monoculture and Planned Obsolescence

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Mechanical engineering](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/mechanical-engineering)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Bambu Lab (company)
- X1Plus (product)
- Joe Scotto (other)
- Katana Keyboard (product)
- WS2812 (chip)
- ESP8266 (chip)
- Home Assistant (other)
- Zigbee (other)
- Jenny List (other)
- Firefox (other)
- Chrome (other)
- AirPods (product)
- John Deere (company)

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- [532: It's Still Real Fire](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2026-08-20-532-its-still-real-fire) (Embedded.fm)

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