Hardware Podcasts

Ep 360: Cool Rubber Bands, Science-y Stuff, and the Whys of Office Supplies

Hackaday Podcast · 6 Mar 2026 · 57m · Episode 360

What this episode covers

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Kristina Panos discuss the Green-Powered Challenge, a contest for energy harvesting devices, and review a series of hacks including security vulnerabilities in cheap WiFi extenders, a vintage VendoVision pay-TV, and a solid-state elastocaloric cooler. They also cover articles on accidental climate engineering from disintegrating satellites and the psychological impact of 'everything devices' like smartphones on human attention and creativity.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Hackaday, Starlink
Products
VendoVision, Perseverance Rover
Chips
ESP32
Materials
Nitinol
Also
Ben Krasno, Sandesh Monique, Craig Hill

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