# An Interview with Jeff Keyzer and Jeremy Blum - Audacious Arduino Arguments

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2011-05-17
- Length: 1h 06m
- Episode: 43
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-05-17-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jeremy-blum-audacious-arduino-arguments
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-43-audacious-arduino-arguments/

## Summary

Guests Jeff Keyzer and Jeremy Blum join Dave Jones and Chris Gammell to discuss the recent Google Android Development Kit (ADK) announcement and the new Microchip/Digilent ChipKit Arduino-compatible boards. The group debates the $400 price tag of the Google reference design, the fragmentation of the Arduino ecosystem with new 32-bit PIC options, and the technical implications of high-speed signals on shield headers. They also touch on the broader industry trend of engineering graduates entering finance and the physics of cosmic rays affecting computer memory.

## Chapters

- [0:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-05-17-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jeremy-blum-audacious-arduino-arguments#t=28) Introduction and Shout-outs
- [8:34](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-05-17-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jeremy-blum-audacious-arduino-arguments#t=514) Engineering Education and Career Choices
- [19:20](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-05-17-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jeremy-blum-audacious-arduino-arguments#t=1160) High Altitude Balloons and Cosmic Rays
- [29:16](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-05-17-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jeremy-blum-audacious-arduino-arguments#t=1756) XPRIZE Competitions
- [35:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-05-17-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jeremy-blum-audacious-arduino-arguments#t=2107) Google Android Development Kit (ADK) Analysis
- [44:06](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-05-17-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jeremy-blum-audacious-arduino-arguments#t=2646) Microchip/Digilent ChipKit and Arduino Fragmentation
- [1:01:32](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-05-17-an-interview-with-jeff-keyzer-and-jeremy-blum-audacious-arduino-arguments#t=3692) Maker Faire and Show Wrap-up

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Arduino (product)
- Google (company)
- Android Development Kit (product)
- Microchip (company)
- Digilent (company)
- ChipKit (product)
- SparkFun (company)
- XPRIZE (company)
- Altium (tool)
- Circuits at Home (company)

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