Hackaday Podcast 132: Laser Disco Ball, Moore’s Law in Your Garage, Cheap Cyborg Glasses, and a Mouse That Detects Elephants

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys debate the great mysteries of the hacking universe. On tap this week is news that Sam Zeloof has refined his home lab chip fabrication process and it’s incredible! We see a clever seismometer built from plastic pipe, a laser, and a computer mouse. There’s a 3D printed fabric that turns into a hard shell using the same principles as jamming grippers. And we love the idea of high-powered lasers being able to safely direct lighting to where you want it.

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Episode 132 Show Notes:
What’s that Sound?

That sound was from Doom 3
Unfortunately nobody got this one right. Tune in next week for a new What’s That Sound for your next chance!
Sad trombone, not sad trumpet.

New This Week:

Tesla Automatic Driving Under Scrutiny By US Regulators

Alfred Jones Talks About The Challenges Of Designing Fully Self-Driving Vehicles

Take Note: An E-Ink Tablet From Pine64

reMarkable 2

Mike finally made a mechanical “keyboard”

Photo of the 5-key macro keyboard
miniMACRO5 – custom programmable keypad from Leaf Cutter Labs on Tindie
QMK firmware

Interesting Hacks of the Week:

Robot Pet Is A Chip Off The Old Logic Block
The Zeloof Z2 Intergrated Circuit Has 100 Transistors
3D Printed Smart Glasses Put Linux In Your Face

This Wearable Computer SUCKS (on purpose) – YouTube

Light Painting With An 19th Century Inspired Plotter
USB Mouse Hack For Pachyderm Protection
3D Printed Fabric Stiffens On Demand

Robotic Gripper From A Squishy Ball

Quick Hacks:

Elliot’s Picks

The Faux-Vintage Becomes Vintage
Spiffy Summer Project Sources Solar Sounds From Scraps
Hacked IKEA Air Quality Sensor Gets Custom PCB
DIY Handheld Game Puts Its Brains On A Removable Cart

Mike’s Picks:

DOOM On A Desk Phone Is Just The Tip Of The Iceberg
Xbox Flexure Joystick Puts You In The Pilot’s Seat
Who Needs Pin Headers?

Can’t-Miss Articles:

Teardown: 3D Printed Space Shuttle Lamp
Of Lasers And Lightning: Thwarting Thor With Technology

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