# Ep 352: Visualizing Sound, and Windows 11 Is a Dog

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2026-01-09
- Length: 50m
- Episode: 352
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-09-ep-352-visualizing-sound-and-windows-11-is-a-dog
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2026/01/09/hackaday-podcast-episode-352-visualizing-sound-and-windows-11-is-a-dog/

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos review a week of hardware hacks, including Plasmatron X’s Schlieren imaging setup for visualizing ultrasound, Teddy Warner’s receipt-printing device for capturing apartment banter, and D-Ball Psalm’s method for painting images onto floppy disks. They also discuss device liberation efforts for Qingping air monitors and Amazon Echo Shows, benchmarking Windows performance on old hardware, and the history of mechanical time clocks.

## Chapters

- [0:03](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-09-ep-352-visualizing-sound-and-windows-11-is-a-dog#t=3) Introduction and Year in Review
- [8:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-09-ep-352-visualizing-sound-and-windows-11-is-a-dog#t=538) Visualizing Sound with Schlieren Imaging
- [16:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-09-ep-352-visualizing-sound-and-windows-11-is-a-dog#t=988) Receipt Printer and Device Liberation Hacks
- [22:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-09-ep-352-visualizing-sound-and-windows-11-is-a-dog#t=1364) Floppy Painting and Windows Benchmarking
- [30:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-09-ep-352-visualizing-sound-and-windows-11-is-a-dog#t=1847) Glitching JPEGs and Quick Hacks
- [37:48](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-09-ep-352-visualizing-sound-and-windows-11-is-a-dog#t=2268) Autopilot Safety and Time Clock History

## Topics

- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Plasmatron X (other)
- Schlieren (other)
- Raspberry Pi 4 (chip)
- Raspberry Pi 5 (chip)
- Qingping (product)
- Amazon Echo Show (product)
- Lineage OS (other)
- D-Ball Psalm (other)
- Windows 11 (other)
- Patrick Gillespie (other)
- ATtiny 85 (chip)
- RP2040 (chip)
- Maya Posh (other)
- Willard Legrand Bundy (other)
- Daniel M. Cooper (other)

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