This week on the Podcast, it’s Kristina’s turn to ramble on alongside Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams. First up in the news: Paul Allen’s Living Computers Museum + Labs is being liquidated at auction after just 12 years of being open to the public. In Hackaday news, the 2024 Business Card Challenge ends next Tuesday, July 2nd, so this is your weekend to shine! Also, you’ve got about two weeks to get your talk proposals in for this year’s Supercon. (Can you believe it’s only four months away?)

Then it’s on to What’s That Sound, at which Kristina made a couple of close-but-no-cigar guesses. Can you get it? Can you figure it out? Can you guess what’s making that sound? If you can, and your number comes up, you get a special Hackaday Podcast t-shirt.

Then it’s on to the hacks, beginning with a $3 smartwatch that can run Python, and a completely DIY analog tape recording solution. We’ll talk about making your wireless keyboard truly low power, all the steps you can take to produce perfect PCBs at home, and AI in a font. Finally, we talk about the dangers of a curious childhood, and talk about a dotcom hardware solution that could have gone far, given the right business model.

Check out the links below if you want to follow along, and as always, tell us what you think about this episode in the comments!

Download and savor at your leisure.

Episode 277 Show Notes:

News:

• Paul Allen’s Living Computers Museum And Labs To Be Auctioned
• 2024 Business Card Contest
• Hackaday Supercon 2024 Call For Participation: We Want You!

What’s that Sound?

• Fill out this form with your best guess, and you might win!

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

• The Best DIY PCB Method?
• One-handed PS-OHK Keyboard Doesn’t Need Chording Or Modifier Keys
• $3 Smartwatch Can Run Python
  • Reverse Engineering the M6 Smart Fitness Bracelet
• Build Your Own Tape Recorder/Player
• Making Your Wireless Keyboard Truly Low-Power
  • How Much Current Do WS2812 / NeoPixel LEDs Really Use?
• 2024 Business Card Challenge: NoiseCard Judges The Sound Around You

Quick Hacks:

• Elliot’s Picks:
  • Enjoy Totality Every Day With This Personal Eclipse Generator
  • Llama.ttf Is AI, In A Font
  • Bats Can No Longer Haunt Apple VR Headsets Via Web Exploit
  • Adding Texture To 3D Prints
• Kristina’s Picks:
  • Tired With Your Robot? Why Not Eat It?
  • Using The Wind And Magnets To Make Heat
  • The SpinMeister, For A Perfect Pizza Every Time!

Can’t-Miss Articles:

• The Book That Could Have Killed Me
• The Amstrad E-m@iler, The Right Product With The Wrong Business Model