Tonight!
On 7/26/24 14:53, Russell Senior wrote:
Who: Joe Grand https://grandideastudio.com/
What: Fresh Beats: Creating The World's Thinnest Boombox
Where: 5500 SW Dosch Rd, Portland
When: Thursday, August 1, 2024 at 7 PM
Why: The pursuit of technology freedom
https://calagator.org/events/1250481171
Combining 1980s music culture with a retro future, The World's
Thinnest Boombox is a portable Linux-based sound system featuring
active electronics mounted onto an artistically designed printed
circuit board. In this presentation, Joe will discuss his engineering
process, the complex circuit board fabrication techniques used in the
project, and the challenges he faced along the way.
Bio: (scraped from https://grandideastudio.com/about/)
Joe Grand is a product designer, hardware hacker, and the founder of
Grand Idea Studio. He specializes in creating, exploring,
manipulating, and teaching about electronic devices.
Also known as Kingpin, Joe was a member of the legendary hacker group
L0pht Heavy Industries, where he helped raise awareness of the hacker
ethos and the importance of independent security vulnerability
research. He also brought engineering to the masses as a co-host of
Discovery Channel’s Prototype This, which followed the real-life
design process of a unique prototype every episode.
Joe holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from
Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts and a Doctorate of Science
in Technology (Honorary) degree from the University of Advancing
Technology in Tempe, Arizona.
