Donald Bell Maker Update: That's the Spirit

2026-01-29 | By Maker.io Staff

Raspberry Pi SBC

This week on Maker Update: Japanese demon juggling, more AI for Raspberry Pi, reality-blocking glasses, lighting up the RF spectrum, and 1-dimensional Space Invaders.

+Show Notes [Maker Update Ep.468]+

=Project of the Week=

Synthetic Spirits: Bakezōri & Kameosa by Neil Mendoza
https://www.neilmendoza.com/portfolio/synthetic-spirits-bakezori/
https://www.neilmendoza.com/portfolio/synthetic-spirits-kameosa/

Creative Applications writeup

=News=

Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2

Buy Raspberry Pi AI HAT+ 2 from DigiKey

AI this, AI that, Here's Raspberry Pi's new AI HAT by Jeff Geerling

=More Projects=

These Glasses Hide Your Messy Room by Marina Fujiwara (MUDA-ZUKURI)

I Built a Light That Can See Radio Waves by Rootkid

1D RGB Invaders - ESP32 Arcade Game by Achim Weis

=Tips & Tools=

USB Gadget Mode in Raspberry Pi OS: SSH Over USB

Fixing Breadboards for Wide Microcontrollers – Pico & ESP32 Edition by lhm0

=DigiKey Spotlight=

Adding LIDAR to a Robot - The Byte Sized Engineer

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