Podcasts are an amazing way to extend your knowledge in any subject. This (generally) free content is updated often, comes in a variety of formats, and covers nearly every subject.
Your definition of Podcast might vary from mine. So for this list it means: content regularly produced with the intention of informing on a particular subject which is available either as audio, video, and ideally a RSS feed.
Keep reading to see the different electrical engineering podcasts I listen to.
The first time I saw the VirtualBench from NI, I was amazed by its shear size—or lack of size. At the time, the unit I had access to an uncalibrated pre-release unit at the Austin TechShop. So I didn’t think it was fair to do a full review. Fast forward to today. Now that I’ve spent a week working with the VirtualBench I have some comments and thoughts. What follows is a review of this “All-In-One Instrument” that runs $1999 USD.
When you first get started with a Raspberry Pi, there are a number of operating system images already available. The one most people start with is Raspbian, which is based on Debian Linux.
Adafruit created a fork of Raspbian which they called Occidentalis. Their aim, of course, was for hardware hacking with the Pi. Included are some patches that help make accessing the breakout pins easier.
Their latest project is the Adafruit Pi Finder, which makes it easier to configure a Pi over a network. Check out the details on Adafruit’s blog.
In this “Will It Blend?” Tom takes on neodymium magnet balls. This is a fun one to watch because the balls spark up while flying around. Some really good slow motion replay work here.
If you aren’t familiar with “Will It Blend”, it is a video series presented by the blender maker Blendtec. Tom Dickson attempts to bend various items. Not only the star of the clips, Tom is also the Founder of Blendtec. You can find all their videos at willitblend.com.
