# #456.2 - Crossover Camp with Hackaday and Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcasts

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2019-09-01
- Length: 41m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts/

## Summary

Chris Campbell hosts a crossover episode with Alvaro Prieto of the Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast, Mike Szczys, and Elliot Williams of the Hackaday Podcast, discussing their experiences at Chaos Communication Camp. They describe the camp's unique infrastructure, including a GSM/DECT phone network, a working post office, and various DIY hardware projects like hoverboard-powered trains and a bartender robot. The group highlights the community-driven nature of the event, noting how attendees build and share quirky, functional art and technology, such as a GPS-based generative music player and POV displays.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=0) Introduction: Crossover Camp with Hackaday and Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcasts
- [1:43](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=103) Camp Layout and Infrastructure: GSM Networks and Post Office
- [6:42](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=402) Hardware Projects: Hoverboard Trains and Kids Zone Builds
- [9:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=565) Talks and Privacy: Face Recognition and Data Sets
- [14:12](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=852) Maker Culture: DIY Mug Factory and Jewelry from Scraps
- [17:40](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=1060) Lighting and Art: Projection Mapping and POV Displays
- [25:02](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=1502) Communication Tech: DECT Networks and Smart Plugs
- [27:31](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=1651) Bartender Robot and Food Hacking
- [32:25](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=1945) Generative Art: World O Techno and Annoying Buttons
- [38:58](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2019-09-01-456-2-crossover-camp-with-hackaday-and-unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcasts#t=2338) Conclusion: Podcast Promotion and Future Camps

## Topics

- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)
- [Embedded firmware](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/embedded-firmware)
- [Security & privacy](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/security-and-privacy)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Chaos Communication Camp (other)
- Hackaday (company)
- Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast (other)
- DECT (other)
- GSM (other)
- Osmocom (other)
- Google AI Kit (chip)
- Raspberry Pi (chip)
- World O Techno (product)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep 351: Hackaday Goes To Chaos Communication Congress](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2026-01-02-ep-351-hackaday-goes-to-chaos-communication-congress) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [006 - Marketing Via Stickers](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/unnamed-reverse-engineering-podcast/2017-12-06-006-marketing-via-stickers) (Unnamed Reverse Engineering Podcast)
- [Ep 232: Hackaday Podcast Chaos Camp Placeholder Edition](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2023-08-18-ep-232-hackaday-podcast-chaos-camp-placeholder-edition) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Happy Hacking Holidays](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-12-27-happy-hacking-holidays) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep 173: EMF Camp Special Edition](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2022-06-17-ep-173-emf-camp-special-edition) (Hackaday Podcast)

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