Randomly, from Slashdot today, a story about running Doom on a chip out of an LED lightbulb.
The system runs a downsized version of Doom that requires less RAM. The chip from the Ikea lamp has enough processing power to play the game at 35 frames per second over a cheap 160-by-128-pixel display.
Remember when Doom was used as a benchmark so you could brag how awesome your PC was? Now it can run on part of a lightbulb that costs $15 at Ikea.
Kinda makes me wonder what else an enterprising lad could fit in a cheap lightbulb. Microphone? Camera? Internet connection via Ethernet over powerline?
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You can see an esp32 board there which does WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity. This appears to be one of those remote controllable smart bulbs with a website you can activate to turn it on and off. Yep something else that can be booted against you.
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