# Vafrous Video Vaniloquence

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2011-07-12
- Length: 1h 06m
- Episode: 51
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-51-vafrous-video-vaniloquence/

## Summary

Dave Jones and Chris Gammell experiment with Google+ Hangouts to record a video episode, discussing the technical limitations of the platform and the cancellation of smart meter initiatives by Google and Microsoft. They analyze the decline of NASA's space program, suggesting a renewed space race with China is necessary to restart funding, while highlighting Neil deGrasse Tyson's advocacy for science. The hosts also explore the democratization of product design through open-source hardware, citing CERN's new license and community projects like 3D-rendered multimeters using Google SketchUp, and discuss the shifting dynamics of the global semiconductor industry.

## Chapters

- [0:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence#t=28) Introduction: Google+ Hangouts Experiment
- [1:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence#t=100) This Day in Nerd History: Tesla, Bowie, and NASA
- [1:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence#t=100) Smart Meters: Google and Microsoft Cancellations
- [19:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence#t=1185) NASA Funding, China, and Neil deGrasse Tyson
- [19:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence#t=1185) Open Source Hardware: CERN License and 3D Modeling
- [35:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence#t=2141) USB Protocol Details and ER Semiconductor
- [35:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence#t=2141) Global Chip Industry: Philippines, Huawei, and Talent Churn
- [35:41](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2011-07-12-vafrous-video-vaniloquence#t=2141) Ham Radio Culture and 1982 Internet Prediction

## Topics

- [Open-source hardware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/open-source-hardware)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Careers & education](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/engineering-careers-and-education)
- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

founders before launch

## Mentioned

- Google+ (other)
- Microsoft (company)
- CERN (company)
- Huawei (company)
- ER Semiconductor (company)
- Google SketchUp (tool)
- NASA (company)
- Altium (company)

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