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A Meeting Of The Davids

The Amp Hour · 6 Aug 2017 · 1h 10m · Episode 354

What this episode covers

Dave Jones and David Ledger of EEVblog discuss the development of the EEVblog multimeter app, detailing the technical challenges of implementing Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) on Android and the decision to use the Mono framework for cross-platform compatibility. They also cover the resolution of the trademark dispute between Arduino founders Massimo Banzi and Federico Musto, news of Qualcomm's acquisition of NXP, and Samsung surpassing Intel in chip sales volume. The conversation concludes with a debate on the feasibility of autonomous vehicles and a tribute to analog guru Bob Pease.

Most relevant to

early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
EEVblog, Arduino, Qualcomm, NXP, Samsung, Intel, Freescale
Chips
BLE 112
Tools
Mono, Visual Studio
Also
Bob Pease

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