EPISODE: #144 DATE: May 7, 2013 TITLE: Hoodied HP Hijinks PRESENTERS: Chris Gammell, Chris Gammell’s Analog Life Dave Jones, EEVBlog GUEST: Bob Davidson, Ambient Sensors SOURCE FILE: http://traffic.libsyn.com/theamphour/TheAmpHour-144-HoodiedHPHijinks.mp3 FILE ARCHIVE: https://theamphour.com/the-amp-hour-144-hoodied-hp-hijinks/ (TC 0:00:00) INTRODUCTION: Welcome to The Amp Hour, I’m Dave Jones from the EEVBlog. And I’m Chris Gammell of Chris Gammell’s Analog Life. And this is […]
#143 – PCBs, Tektronix & Ham Radio – Habitual Handicraft Hangups
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Do you find yourself pigeonholed into a certain aspect of electronics? Have you ever moved? That, plus old magazine ads, low cost manufacturing questions & more!
The Amp Hour #142 – Kickstarter, IndieGoGo & Ignite – Jasperated Jimswinger Jobbery
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Paying for help can make sense, especially for artistic and design work (like our new t-shirt!). Also: cheap hardware, new hardware and shonky hardware.
Be one of the first to own the Black “Keep Current” T-shirt
We’re trying out a relatively new service in town called Tee Spring, with a familiar idea behind it: We’ll be “crowd funding” the first round of t-shirts for listeners of The Amp Hour! Basically it’s just us setting a threshold we must cross in terms of commitments to t-shirts. If 100 or more people purchase before […]
First Round of T-shirts!
We’ve been dragging this out for far too long, but wanted to finally share the t-shirt design we like best. We hope to have a few designs released before the big shows coming up in May (Maker Faire, Hamvention, HIW) and encourage everyone to try to wear a shirt there (easier to find each other!). […]
#141 – FPGAs, Robots & Thermocouples – Wampum’s Wavering Worth
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If you make design decisions based on finances, it might be time to start buying connectors. Also, listener questions about FPGAs and Op Amps,iterations, prototypes, robots, thermocouples and much more!
#140 – Project Management, Lasers & Robots – Staunch Specialty Sanctanimity
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Is it better to run the project and be blamed or to keep your head down and focus on the details? That plus current sources, lasers, robots, manufacturing and more.
#139 – Google Glass & Adafruit – Obtaining Ostentatious Oculiforms
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Winning Google Glass is an interesting proposition, since you still need to buy them. Cloud based tools and registration walls also provide dicey propositions.
#138 – An Interview with Ryan Brown – Effortless Equipment Extensibility
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Ryan Brown of National Instruments joins Chris to talk about FPGAs, LabView software, the Austin hardware scene, hardware startups, home projects and lots more!
#137 -Mars, System Design & NAND – Mercurial Mars Mission
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Whether or not to volunteer to die on Mars is one thing; what electronics to bring with you is an entirely different (more important?) decision.