# My Toothbrush Is Broadcasting

- Show: [The Amp Hour](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour)
- Published: 2024-03-05
- Length: 1h 06m
- Episode: 660
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting
- Listen: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-660-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting/

## Summary

Chris Gammell and Dave Jones discuss the privacy implications of smart home devices, specifically highlighting how an Oral-B toothbrush broadcasts data via Bluetooth and can be monitored through Home Assistant. They also cover the complexities of starting a business in Germany versus the US, the closure of Diode Magazine, and new features in KiCad 8 and the Zephyr RTOS. The conversation concludes with technical details on composite amplifiers and hardware validation for a CH32V003-based project.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting#t=0) Introduction and Smart Home Frustrations
- [1:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting#t=60) Garage Door Security and Key Fobs
- [13:28](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting#t=808) Smart Toothbrush Privacy and Home Assistant
- [27:44](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting#t=1664) Startup Paperwork: Germany vs. US
- [32:11](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting#t=1931) Diode Magazine Closure and Hardware Store Anecdotes
- [41:51](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting#t=2511) KiCad 8, Zephyr RTOS, and Intel/Altera News
- [47:35](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting#t=2855) Composite Amplifiers and Local AI
- [1:01:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-amp-hour/2024-03-05-my-toothbrush-is-broadcasting#t=3686) Hardware Validation and CH32V003 Project

## Topics

- [Connected products & IoT](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/connected-products-and-iot)
- [EDA & CAD tools](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/eda-and-cad-tools)
- [Policy, trade & tariffs](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/policy-trade-and-tariffs)
- [Analog & power electronics](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/analog-and-power-electronics)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Home Assistant (tool)
- Oral-B (product)
- KiCad (tool)
- Zephyr (tool)
- CH32V003 (chip)
- NRF24 (chip)
- Altium (tool)
- Diode Magazine (other)
- Silicon Chip Magazine (other)
- Abloy (product)
- Proxmark 3 (tool)
- Braun (product)
- Intel (company)
- Altera (company)
- NVIDIA (company)

## Related episodes from other shows

- [Ep 261: Rickroll Toothbrush, Keyboard Cat, Zombie Dialup](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2024-03-08-ep-261-rickroll-toothbrush-keyboard-cat-zombie-dialup) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [The Spark Gap - Episode 8](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-spark-gap/2014-08-05-the-spark-gap-episode-8) (The Spark Gap)
- [117: In as Much as Which](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/embedded-fm/2015-09-09-117-in-as-much-as-which) (Embedded.fm)
- [Ep064: The COBOL Cabal, the Demoscene Bytes, and the BTLE Cure](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/hackaday-podcast/2020-04-24-ep064-the-cobol-cabal-the-demoscene-bytes-and-the-btle-cure) (Hackaday Podcast)
- [Ep. 9 | Mesh Networking for IoT Smart Homes with ZigBee, Z-Wave, and Bluetooth](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/moores-lobby/2020-09-11-ep-9-mesh-networking-for-iot-smart-homes-with-zigbee-z-wave-and-bluetooth) (Moore's Lobby)

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