Weekly #5
Weekly updates from the Makerville community - things we are reading, watching and building!
Launches
- Opulo launched Lumen PnP v4 for 2k USD - @lorforlinux has experience with buying and using a Chinese PnP in India, and he shared that this price is affordable!
- FreeCAD 1.0 RC1 is out! Try it out!
- iFixit launched their first electronic product - a portable soldering gun!
- Hackaday did an in-depth review
- It runs Zephyr!
Reads
- Anool shared a post about how Google Maps localized their offering for India
- Zetwerk is planning to make servers, laptops and more in India
Discussions
- Noufal is looking to get his kid his first 3D printer and that obviously led to everyone recommending their favorite model (I am a diehard Prusa Mini+ guy in case you are wondering)
- Zoho founder's power tools brand is rolling out its first devices
- Chinmay is figuring how to solder a small resistor using a non-optimal nozzle on his hot air
- Dhiru showed his recent scope setup that he is using to solder small components
- I am trying to figure how to fix this old camera I found - with a roll intact inside it. Fortunately there weren't any batteries installed and hence no leakage.
Memes
