Spin the Black Circle
S04:E30

Spin the Black Circle

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Episode description

Paul and Tod chat about an open source record player, MicroPython’s new operating system, 3D printing news, and you won’t believe who is going to Eurovision.

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Show Notes

00:00 Welcome

00:19 The Statimatic STM-01 Automatic Turntable

5:00 MicroPythonOS and WaveShare ESP32-S3-Touch-LCD-2

10:16 3D Printing News Roundup

  • Tool Trace AI is a site that allows you to upload a picture of your tools and it will create foam shadowboxes or grifinity inserts you can 3D print to hold your tools.
  • 3D printing uses AI to fix prints in real time - using multiple LLMs, researchers have created a way for AI to monitor, correct, and fix your 3D prints in real time.
  • Creality Filament maker - Creality has introduced a filmament shredder for your old filament and a filament maker to use from the shredded filament. It can create up to 1 kilo of filament per hour.

14:37 Teenage Engineering Ting EP-2350

20:248 OpenSplit Deck and JoyPad OS

  • The OpenSplitDeck is a home built gamepad controller inspired by Valve’s Steam Controller. It features two trackpads, joysticks, and more and can also split into two halves to make it more ergonomic. Linus Tech Tips YouTube video
  • Joypad OS (Adafruit coverage) allows you to build a dongle to connect your game controller to other platforms. The dongle is powered by the rp2040 and you can buy a dev kit for $50 at Joypad.AI.

24:46 LOOKMUMNOCOMPUTER is going to Eurovision 2026