The Amp Hour Electronics Podcast

A weekly show about the trends in the electronic industry.

  • For Us
    • Donate
    • Link Here!
    • Suggest
      • Guest Suggestions
      • Story Suggestions
      • Feature My Workbench!
    • Advertising
  • For You
    • Episode Index
    • Guest Episodes
    • Buy Stuff
  • About
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
You are here: Home / Archives for Radio Show

#249 – Wearables Might Have Limited Fashion Options – Lachrymogenic Lane Language

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

This week Dave and Chris talk about failing hardware startups, building hardware overnight, the future of wearables, distributed computing, solar efficiencies and (even more!) consolidation in the industry.

#248 – An interview with Greg and Tim of Backyard Brains – Boethetic Bug Brainwaves

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

Greg Gage and Tim Marzullo of Backyard Brains talk about using low cost electronics to read the electrical signals of the body and using them to control other things.

#246 – Robots are coming – Ominous Operational Overhaul

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

Chris and Dave discuss the rise of robots and automation, new quadcopter technology, the Star Wars trailer and the associated robot and the intellectual property of tractors.

#245 – An interview with Akiba from Freaklabs – Dimissory Diagraphical Debt

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

Akiba from FreakLabs discusses wireless networks, dealing with standards, equipping labs with manufacturing equipment and creating a community haven for technology in the Japanese countryside.

#244 – The Art Of Staying Interested In Electronics – Exponible Electronics Ennui

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

Feeling down about the electronics industry is a symptom of not having a direct product goal. Dave is making one, Chris is trying to find his. Startups keep proposing silly ones.

#243 – An interview with Macrofab – Macro Manufacturing Mechanization

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

Chris Church and Parker Dillmann of Macrofab talk to us about the future of software enabled contract manufacturing. They focus on low quantity and quick turn production of your next project!

#242 – Can’t We All Just Get Arduino? – Tardiloquent Trademark Tirade

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

More discussion about test equipment on the road, how to create 3D models and some talk about what happens when an open source hardware project goes awry.

#241 – An Interview With Chuck Peddle – Charismatic Chipmaking Coryphaeus

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

Chuck Peddle tells us all about his days inventing the 6502, launching the personal PC revolution, working with other giant names in early technology. Also, a bit about his new work!

#240 – Compare and Contrast Tech Entitlement – Worldly Working Wonks

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

A discussion of the wide gap between the design decisions of a company like Apple and low cost innovations that are needed to move all of humanity forward. Also mergers, foundry models, USB Type C, logistics, work proximity and more!

#239 – An Interview with Colin O’Flynn – Aspirated Adamantine Attacks

Play

Podcast: Play in new window | Download

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | RSS

Colin O’Flynn joins to talk about embedded device security, using high speed ADCs to do sidechannel attacks and how to script the ChipWhisperer to crack AES256 encryption.

« Previous Page
Next Page »

Copyright © 2025