# Amazing Adafruit Sensors, Sign Language Interpreting Glasses, Cellular IoT Devkits and More!

- Show: [The Electromaker Show](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show)
- Published: 2024-07-22
- Length: 30m
- Episode: 147
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-07-22-amazing-adafruit-sensors-sign-language-interpreting-glasses-cellular-iot-devkits
- Listen: https://electromaker.libsyn.com/amazing-adafruit-sensors-sign-language-interpreting-glasses-cellular-iot-devkits-and-more

## Summary

The host reviews the CODIS Tech Cafe sign language translating glasses, which use a Raspberry Pi 0 2W and Viam's cloud-based AI to convert sign language to speech in real time. He highlights the Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout for its ease of use and pre-filtered data, and the Conexio Stratus Pro, a development board featuring the nRF9161 cellular IoT chip. The episode concludes with the Electromaker of the Month winners for June 2024, including an ESP32-S3 power profiling tool, a polyphonic drum machine, and a BLE door/window alert system.

## Chapters

- [0:00](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/the-electromaker-show/2024-07-22-amazing-adafruit-sensors-sign-language-interpreting-glasses-cellular-iot-devkits#t=0) Introduction and Show Overview

## Topics

- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Microcontrollers & dev platforms](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/microcontrollers-and-platforms)
- [PCB design & layout](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/pcb-design)
- [Sensors & measurement in products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sensors)
- [Crowdfunding & preorders](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/crowdfunding)

## Most relevant to

makers and hobbyists

## Mentioned

- CODIS Tech Cafe (company)
- Raspberry Pi 0 2W (chip)
- Viam (tool)
- Adafruit (company)
- Adafruit 9-DOF Absolute Orientation IMU Fusion Breakout (product)
- Bosch (company)
- BNO 055 (chip)
- Conexio (company)
- Stratus Pro (product)
- nRF9161 (chip)
- Nordic (company)
- Circuit Dojo (company)
- nRF9160 (chip)
- ESP32-S3 (chip)
- Power Feather (product)
- Wave Trigger (product)
- Arduino Nano (product)
- Particle Photon (product)
- Shelly (company)
- Push Bullet (tool)

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