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AI Generative Camera, Pi Pico W Bluetooth, Swift on Hardware, and more!

The Electromaker Show · 14 Jun 2023 · 35m · Episode 112

What this episode covers

The host discusses the Raspberry Pi Pico W gaining full Bluetooth support in MicroPython, followed by Paragraphica, a generative AI camera by Bjorn Carmen that uses location data and Stable Diffusion to create images without capturing light. The episode also covers CNLohr's addition of USB programming to a 10-cent RISC-V MCU, the Grove IR Camera, and the SwiftIO Playground, a hardware dev kit for Swift programmers. Finally, the host reviews the Inkplate 5 e-paper display and the Unihiker single-board computer from DFRobot, highlighting their features and pricing.

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makers and hobbyists

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Companies
Seeed Studio, Mad Machine, NXP, SOLID, DFRobot
Products
Raspberry Pi Pico W, Paragraphica, Grove IR Camera, SwiftIO Playground, Inkplate 5, Unihiker
Also
Bjorn Carmen, Stable Diffusion, CNLohr

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