Podcast Episodes

Cars that Suck, a Synth Packed with 555s, X-ray Letter Reading, and Pecking at a PS/2 Keyboard

Season 3 Episode 109

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams riff on the week's most interesting hacks. It's hard to imagine a more perfect piece of art than an original Pong circuit board mounted in a shadow bo…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

Eulogizing Daft Punk Helmets, Bitcoin Feeling the Heat, Squeezing Soft Robots, and Motorizing Ice Skates

Season 3 Episode 108

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys travel through the greatest hacks the week had on offer. Charge up your ice skates (literally) by adding spiked electric motors to push you across the…

Published on 4 years, 9 months ago

FTDI Plays Music, LED Dimming Ain't Easy, Measuring Poop Calories, and Sketchy Laser Cutters

Season 3 Episode 107

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams gab about all of the geeky things. We had a delightful time watching NASA bring Perseverance down to the Red planet. In Kristina's words, we pour one …

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Connector Kerfuffle, Tuning Fork Time, Spinach Contact Prints, and Tesla's Permanent Memory

Season 3 Episode 106

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys recount the coolest hacks from the past week. Most clocks keep time with a quartz crystal, but we discuss one that uses a tuning fork... like the kind…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

486 Doom on FPGA, How Thick is Your Filament, Raspberry Pi Speaks Android Auto, and We're Headed to Mars

Season 3 Episode 105

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams unpack great hacks of the past week. We loves seeing the TIL311 -- a retro display in a DIP package -- exquisitely recreated with SMD electronics and …

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Delicous AI, DVD Scanning Microscope, and Battery-Friendly Microcontroller Designs

Season 3 Episode 104

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys spin the wheel of hardware hacking brilliance. We're enamored with the quest for a root shell on a Nissan Xterra infotainment system, and smitten with…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Antennas for Everyone, a Clock Made of Chains, Magic Eye Tubes, and a Little Google Bashing

Season 3 Episode 103

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and  Elliot Williams discuss the greatest hacks of the week that was. Antennas aren't rocket science, so this week we really enjoyed a video that demystifies antenna desi…

Published on 4 years, 10 months ago

Raspberry Pi Microcontroller, Microphone Killswitch, and a 45-Degree 3D-Printer

Season 3 Episode 102

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys sift through a week of excellent hacks. Big news is of course the Raspberry Pi microcontroller which Elliot had a few weeks to play around with on the…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

Lasering and Milling Absolutely Everything

Season 3 Episode 101

Hackaday editors Mike Szczys and Elliot Williams discuss our favorite hacks of the past week. We accidentally chose a theme, as most of the projects use lasers and are about machining work. We lead o…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago

Arduino Plays CDs, Virtual Reality in the 60s, and Magical Linear Actuators

Hackaday editors Elliot Williams and Mike Szczys kick off the first episode of the new year with the best hacks the internet has to offer. There's a deep dive into water-level sensing using a Christm…

Published on 4 years, 11 months ago