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Ep 289: Tiny Games, Two Modern Modems, and the Next Big Thing

Hackaday Podcast · 20 Sept 2024 · 39m · Episode 289

What this episode covers

Hosts Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review the 2024 Tiny Games Contest winner, Alan Wilson’s subsurface Simon, and discuss two modern modem projects: a USB-to-RS232 adapter using Skyworks chips and a Wi-Fi Hayes modem clone for the John Conn badge. They explore non-planar ironing in 3D printing via the Curve Slicer software, data archiving on paper using QR codes and Optar, and the Cast 21 medical cast. The episode concludes with a deep dive into grounding USB-C shields and speculation on the 'next big thing' in hardware, such as ASICs and biohacking.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
DigiKey, Skyworks, John Conn, DIY Espresso Group
Products
Cast 21, Optar
Chips
STM32G030F6, ESP32
Tools
Curve Slicer, Nano VNA
Also
Alan Wilson, Marion, Zach, HamRadio DX, Trung Tron, Vincent Strong, Zach Friedman, Arya Voranova, Matt Van

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