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Uncle Al's Eating Garbage Again

The Amp Hour · 13 Feb 2024 · 1h 07m · Episode 658

What this episode covers

Chris Gammell of Contextual Electronics and Dave Jones of EEVlog discuss various hardware topics, including Gammell's work with the CH32V003 microcontroller and RISC-V ecosystem, and Jones's troubleshooting of a Maddie Mac pool robot. They explore the technical details of 32-bit audio recording in microphones, the ease of setting up a Home Assistant smart home system using Zigbee, and the reliability issues of wireless light controllers. The conversation also covers the use of NRF24 radio modules, the physics of relativistic time dilation, and critiques of consumer devices like the Humane AI Pin and Apple Vision Pro.

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early-stage companies

Topics

Mentioned

Companies
Contextual Electronics, EEVlog, Silicon Labs, WCH, Nordic Semiconductor
Products
Maddie Mac, Humane AI Pin, Apple Vision Pro, Google Glass, Narrative Pin
Chips
Raspberry Pi, EFR32, CH32V003, NRF24
Also
Home Assistant, Zigbee

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