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#252 – An Interview with Eric Bogatin – Tilded Thumb Tenets
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Signal integrity expert Eric Bogatin stops by the show to talk about rules of thumb for making electronics, especially with regard to high speed, wide bandwidth signals.
#251 – Shifting Away From DIY – Pedetentious PnP Progress
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Chris recaps a visit to Maker Faire and the variety of robots seen, both pro and DIY. Dave talks about automation with new CAD software and the value of getting started in electronics.
#250 – An Interview with Vic Aprea – Federated Firmware Functionalism
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Vic Aprea of WickedDevice.com talks about weather balloons, federated firmware programming, building distributed air quality sensors and doing it all from manufacturing up through high level web software.
#249 – Wearables Might Have Limited Fashion Options – Lachrymogenic Lane Language
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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
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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.
#247 – An Interview with Voja Antonic – Gerontogenous Galaksija Genesis
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Voja Antonic, the inventor of the the Galaksija 8-bit computer, talks about working on electronics in Yugoslavia (now Serbia) in the 80s and his continuing passion for creating electronics.
#246 – Robots are coming – Ominous Operational Overhaul
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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
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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
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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.