# The Watch that Never Needs Charging, Raspberry Pi 5 Speed Check, Open source Rockchip NPU, and more!

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2024-03-20
- Length: 32m
- Episode: 139
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-03-20-the-watch-that-never-needs-charging-raspberry-pi-5-speed-check-open-source-rockc
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/the-watch-that-never-needs-charging-raspberry-pi-5-speed-check-open-source-rockchip-npu-and-more

## Summary

The host of The Electromaker Show covers several maker projects and tech news, including a perpetual solar-powered watch by Suhi Trush and an Arduino-based meme machine using old keycap lamps by Alex Kout. The episode highlights the ESP32 C6 Bug on Crowd Supply, the Tinko HUSH EL light engine, and the overclocking of the Raspberry Pi 5 by Jeff Geerlings. It also discusses open-source efforts to reverse-engineer the Rockchip NPU and provides details on the upcoming Arduino Days 2024.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-03-20-the-watch-that-never-needs-charging-raspberry-pi-5-speed-check-open-source-rockc#t=0) Introduction and Keycap Lamp Project

## Topics

- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [Prototyping & iteration](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/prototyping)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)
- [Chips, FPGAs & semiconductors](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/chips-and-fpgas)
- [Maker community & events](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/maker-community)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- Alex Kout (other)
- DF Robot (company)
- Arduino Pro Micro (product)
- Suhi Trush (other)
- ATtiny13 (chip)
- IQAudio DAC Pro Pi HAT (product)
- ESP32 C6 Bug (product)
- Tinko HUSH (product)
- Raspberry Pi 5 (product)
- Jeff Geerlings (other)
- Rockchip (company)
- Arduino (company)

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