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Steam Deck? Flipper Zero? A 3D printer kit? A thermal camera? Airpods? Exotic HOTAS joysticks or fancy steering wheels and pedals? SpaceMouse (3d controllers)?
by solardev 3y ago
Steam Deck? Flipper Zero? A 3D printer kit? A thermal camera? Airpods? Exotic HOTAS joysticks or fancy steering wheels and pedals? SpaceMouse (3d controllers)? At least those are what I'd get if I had money to throw away, lol.
Depends on your hobbies, I guess. VR is kinda janky IMO and gets old pretty quickly, especially if it's not connected to a powerful gaming PC.
- giantg2 3y agoFYI thermal camera is likely to be export controlled and seized at customs.
- solardev 3y agoReally? I was thinking of the kind you plug in to the bottom of a phone, not a big ol' military style NVG or anything. Would customs care about that?
- giantg2 3y agoYes, those use a Flir Lepton (generally). Many of those have frame rates high enough to be export controlled. I think some countries are off limits even if the frame rate is below the standard limit too.
- solardev 3y agoI would never have known. Thanks for telling me!
- leros 3y agoI think they sell a lower quality version that is allowed to be exported.
- giantg2 3y agoYou can get a lepton with <10fps for export (with the right paperwork I think). But I think even then there are some countries that are off limits (like Russia right now). And most of the commercial cameras that work with phones are around 25fps (above the limit).
- solardev 3y agoNot really planning on doing an export business or anything. Just thought it'd be a fun tool to have for home inspections (to catch insulation, HVAC, draft, solar, etc. issues). It's just one of billions of little gadgets I always wish I had, but never had the disposable income for :) In some states you can actually borrow one for free, like PG&E's tool lending library (https://pge.myturn.com/library/ https://pge.myturn.com/library/) in some parts of California.