--- title: Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks,... description: Episode 393 of the Hackaday Podcast covers e-paper displays, Tamagotchi hacking, and Supercon speaker announcements. Elliot Williams and Jenny List discuss... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore-4qr4sltrv twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore | daily.dev og:description: Episode 393 of the Hackaday Podcast covers e-paper displays, Tamagotchi hacking, and Supercon speaker announcements. Elliot Williams and Jenny List discuss... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore-4qr4sltrv og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/4qr4sltRv.png og:image:alt: Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Episode 393 of the Hackaday Podcast covers e-paper displays, Tamagotchi hacking, and Supercon speaker announcements. Elliot Williams and Jenny List discuss whether running e-paper screens at 30 FPS shortens their lifespan. Other hacks include turning an old phone's motherboard into an RC plane flight controller, the oldest Windows app that still runs on Windows 11, a mini TV studio rack, and pushing Bluetooth range out to 12 kilometers. Quick hacks mention a swash plate-less helicopter, Commodore 64 keycaps, and the history of the mouse. The mailbag segment discusses lead-acid battery performance at low temperatures. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### Does running an e-paper display at high frame rates like 30 FPS damage the screen over time? This question was explored as a follow-up hack on the Hackaday podcast, examining whether techniques used to drive e-paper screens at high frame rates shorten the display's lifespan. The discussion builds on earlier coverage of e-paper screens being driven at high frame rates, investigating potential longevity tradeoffs from that approach. _Makers pushing e-paper hardware past its specs can track findings like this on daily.dev._ ### How far can Bluetooth range be extended beyond its typical limits? A hack demonstrated pushing Bluetooth range out to 12 kilometers, far beyond its typical short-range use case. It was featured as one of the standout hacks of the week on the Hackaday podcast, alongside projects like turning an old phone's motherboard into an RC plane controller. _Anyone experimenting with long-range wireless hacks can follow projects like this on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Hackaday Podcast Episode 379: Driving E-ink DIY, NES On ESP, And The Other IRC](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-379-driving-e-ink-diy-nes-on-esp-and-the-other-irc-mtdciszgi) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hackaday Podcast Episode 391: Tuned In To ESP32 SDR, New Old Pagers, And Bugs On Mars](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-391-tuned-in-to-esp32-sdr-new-old-pagers-and-bugs-on-mars-rt5bqu5x9) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hackaday Podcast Episode Ep 358: Soft Displays, LCD Apertures, And Mind Controlled Toys](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-ep-358-soft-displays-lcd-apertures-and-mind-controlled-toys-arv7spifc) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hackaday Podcast Episode 386: Doomscroll Tamagotchis, Clavichords, And Vibrotrucks](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-386-doomscroll-tamagotchis-clavichords-and-vibrotrucks-madc6j1g7) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Hackaday Podcast Episode 387: Superhuman Clocks, CAN In USB-C, And The Joys Of Bare Metal](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-387-superhuman-clocks-can-in-usb-c-and-the-joys-of-bare-metal-moyyh8saa) · Hackaday · 0 upvotes · 0 comments --- Tags: [#hardware](https://daily.dev/tags/hardware), [#bluetooth](https://daily.dev/tags/bluetooth) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore-4qr4sltrv) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"Hackaday Podcast Episode 393: Epaper, Tamagotchi Hacks, And Supercon Talks Galore","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore-4qr4sltrv","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/hackaday-podcast-episode-393-epaper-tamagotchi-hacks-and-supercon-talks-galore-4qr4sltrv"},"datePublished":"2026-10-30T18:04:03.976Z","dateModified":"2026-10-30T18:04:32.307Z","description":"Episode 393 of the Hackaday Podcast covers e-paper displays, Tamagotchi hacking, and Supercon speaker announcements. 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