# Ep 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, and Supercon Talks Galore

- Show: [Hackaday Podcast](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast)
- Published: 2026-10-30
- Length: 1h 08m
- Episode: 393
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore
- Listen: https://hackaday.com/2026/10/30/hackaday-podcast-episode-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore/

## Summary

Hosts Elliot Williams and Jenny List discuss recent hardware hacks, including Bo Made's work on driving e-paper displays at high frame rates without degrading them, and Boris Digital's recreation of a 1990s TV broadcast rack using Raspberry Pis. They also cover Mountain DS Lab's repurposing of a Xiaomi smartphone motherboard as an RC flight controller, and Squalius's hacking of the Tamagotchi Paradise to run arbitrary code and emulators. The episode concludes with a deep dive into infrared protocols and a review of the abandoned Google Lenovo Mirage Solo VR headset.

## Chapters

- [0:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=1) Introduction: Supercon Announcement and Mailbag
- [3:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=200) E-Paper Speed: Bo Made's Ink Boy Follow-up
- [10:53](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=653) E-Paper Mechanics and Driver Circuitry
- [16:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=961) Boris Digital's Raspberry Pi TV Broadcast Rack
- [20:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=1201) Mountain DS Lab's Xiaomi RC Flight Controller
- [27:49](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=1669) Oldest Windows App on Windows 11
- [30:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=1858) Tamagotchi Paradise Hacking and Emulation
- [39:10](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=2350) 12km Bluetooth Range and Link Budget
- [46:47](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=2807) Quick Hacks: Cyberdeck, Planet Tracker, Helicopter
- [50:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=3031) Google Lenovo Mirage Solo VR Headset Review
- [59:14](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-10-30-ep-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore#t=3554) Infrared Protocols: IRDA and Modern Uses

## Topics

- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Industrial & consumer product design](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/industrial-design)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Wireless & RF](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/wireless-and-rf)
- [Debugging & failure analysis](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/debugging-and-failure-analysis)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Hackaday (other)
- Supercon (other)
- Bo Made (other)
- Ink Boy (product)
- ESP32 S3 (chip)
- Boris Digital (other)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- Mountain DS Lab (other)
- Xiaomi 8 Note (product)
- Squalius (other)
- Tamagotchi Paradise (product)
- NKT Builds (other)
- Google (company)
- Lenovo Mirage Solo (product)
- IRDA (other)

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- [111: Potty Train Your Tamagotchi](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-07-29-111-potty-train-your-tamagotchi) (Embedded.fm)
- [039 - Changing the Nature of Reality](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2020-09-13-039-changing-the-nature-of-reality) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
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