Hardware Podcasts

Ep 381: Airless Tires, Full-color Prints, and 28 MW of LEDs

Hackaday Podcast · 9 Aug 2026 · 56m · Episode 381

What this episode covers

Elliot Williams and Jenny List review the week's hacks, starting with a 3D-printed airless mountain bike tire by Berm Peak that uses TPU springs, and a hybrid UV/SLA printer from Hey Gear that combines color inkjet printing with 3D resin curing. They discuss Omega Corporation's press release clarifying the licensing of Commodore and Amiga intellectual property, and analyze the massive scale of the Las Vegas Sphere's 28 MW LED display. The episode concludes with coverage of a fully analog FM radio station at the BornHack hacker camp and various smaller community projects.

Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Hey Gear, Omega Corporation, Commodore International Corporation, Hyperion Entertainment
Products
Las Vegas Sphere
Also
Berm Peak, BornHack, Bitbang

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