Editor-in-Chief Elliot Williams is joined this week by newly minted Development Editor (and definitely not brother) Al Williams to bring you the weekly highlights from our little corner of the Internet. Between the rapidly approaching deadline for the Low-Power Challenge to Samsung creating a fake Moon with artificial intelligence, there’s plenty in the news to get this episode started. From there, the Williams plural discuss using a webcam for cheap virtual reality thrills, an impressive expansion for the Flipper Zero, and whether or not finding a bug in the Nintendo DSi browser counts as retrocomputing. Stick around to hear about the fascinating work Joshua Vasquez has been doing with DIY light guide plates, and Arya Voronova’s deep-dive into PCI-Express.
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!
2023 Hackaday.io Low-Power Challenge
Congratulations to [Tjørnild] for knowing what Tom’s radiator sounds like!
AI And Savvy Marketing Create Dubious Moon Photos
Is The IPhone Camera Too Smart? Or Not Smart Enough?
Hacking Sony Alpha for clean HDMI / waxy skin workaround – YouTube
Immersive Virtual Reality From The Humble Webcam
Flipper Zero Mayhem Hat Adds Camera, More Radios
A Love Letter To The Sphere Computer
Breaking Into The Nintendo DSi Through The (Browser) Window
Elliot’s Picks:
Building The Sanni Cartridge Reader To Back Up And Restore Games And Saves
A Pi Calculating Pi For Pi Day
Solar Powered Split Wireless Mechanical Keyboard
Al’s Picks:
A Fancy Connected Caliper For Not A Lot
A Retro-Style Trainer For Motorola’s 1-Bit Chip
Hack Your Heathkit To Trace MOSFET Curves
A Hacker’s Introduction To DIY Light Guide Plates
PCIe For Hackers: The Diffpair Prelude
