This week’s podcast comes from Europe, as Elliot Williams is joined by Jenny List, who wishes to apologies for the poor sound quality from her headset microphone. The news this week is our Supercon conference which is upcoming, we’ve released more speaker details.
We start the hacks with a follow-up to an exciting development. We’ve seen e-paper screens driven at high frame rates, but do the techniques used shorten the life of these displays? Then we have Tamagotchi hacking, re-using an old mobile phone as a flight controller, the oldest Windows app to run on Windows 11, and probably the prettiest mini TV studio rack you will ever see. Pushing Bluetooth out to 12 kilometres is the cherry on the cake.
In quick hacks there’s a swash plate-less helicopter, Commodore 64 keycaps, and the history of the mouse, before our can’t-miss look at infra-red transmission, and a forgotten Google VR headset.
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Episode 392 Show Notes:
News:
Mailbag:
- [Stefan] asked us about the performance of lead-acid batteries at lower temperatures. This prompted an interesting discussion of the subject, with the discovery that they are rated for surprisingly low temperature working. Battery University remains your best bet though, as always.
Interesting Hacks of the Week:
- Does Running An E-Paper Display At 30 FPS Destroy It?
- An Analog TV Station For Anyone
- Turning An Old Phone’s Motherboard Into An RC Plane Controller
- The Oldest Windows App To Still Run On WIndows 11
- Hacking The Modern Tamagotchi With UART
- Pushing Bluetooth Out To 12 Kilometers
Quick Hacks:
- Elliot’s Picks:
- Jenny’s Picks:
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