Trying To Answer All Your Pip-boy Questions

[@jasonburbank2047]

Consumer product design engineer here - Die cast Zinc (what the Wand company is saying they will use for the metal component) is a fairly dense metal, and will likely have fairly thick walls. Aluminum (the sensible choice for in-game) is quite a bit lighter. Steel (the metal that appears to be canon based on the rust evident in game pip boys) is fairly dense, but can have very thin walls if the parts are produced via stamping.

[@MassiveDMG]

That sounds like a cool job! Thanks for the insight. Designed any stuff us geeks might use on the daily?

[@jasonburbank2047]

@@MassiveDMG 😅 nothing as cool as a pipboy, but lots of kitchen and bathroom organizers.

[@YourGeekFix]

Yeah

[@Rikkuness]

Thanks for the feature! The past month has become somewhat of a Pip-boy obsession for me, hoping one day to be able to share my code and designs with the community

[@YourGeekFix]

Thanks for sharing

[@Flamejumper]

That would be really appreciated!

[@YourGeekFix]

@@Flamejumper sure

[@FireKeep]

I was just binging all your Pip-Boy related videos, perfect timing haha! Edit: Glad to hear the radio is an actual proper FM radio, was getting a lot of mixed information from people online. Also glad that that menu will work like in the games. Hoping that we''ll be able to figure out a way to mod the pip-boy screen to have our own custom ones, like the Fallout3/NV style menus.

[@MassiveDMG]

I have a feeling you won't be short on Pip-Boy videos for a while 😅

[@YourGeekFix]

Understood.

[@J.L.smith5712]

same here, im also glad to hear the pop up notifications are just a bonus not a set screen

[@YourGeekFix]

@@J.L.smith5712 yeah.

[@MassiveDMG]

⚠️ @29:55 headphone warning, sorry!

[@MassiveDMG]

I sound like the dog from Wacky Racers!

[@YourGeekFix]

Oh

[@YourGeekFix]

@@MassiveDMG lol

[@kingwingin9277]

I am beyond pumped for this Pip-Boy. Can’t wait for you to show it off!

[@YourGeekFix]

Ok

[@Sjeedughait]

29:17 a mister handy replica is just a small grey or gray metal painted helium balloon with dreadlocks.

[@MassiveDMG]

He be jammin'

[@MassiveDMG]

My (Vinz') channel is now at 444 subscribers! Those are rookie numbers! And as a KZbin Rookie I am happy to see an influx of a larger audience! Let me know what you like to see on this YourGeekFix spin-off channel of mine!

[@poptop89]

The power for Portable Pis I have found have been extremely problematic. I used a 5v 3a battery pack, and it works, problem is it is bulky. Li-Ion charging boards and voltage regulators help hide the components, but they're unstable it seems and I have found that of all things, USB hubs make my pi draw too much for that, but the battery pack remains working. And CM4s fit great in a lot of places, and can be adapted with small boards ir custom circuitry for it and with the extra power the Raspi 4 in a smaller compact size. But a zero is the way to go if you can make programs from scratch that are less resource intensive

[@MassiveDMG]

Thanks for the real-world insights into that! There are some more barebone arduino boards out there like the SEEED Studio Xiao, but those lack the (literal) power for the fancy GUI we want on the screen, not to mention the lack of a screen driver board. Still a fun problem to hack away at. Thanks for commenting!

[@YourGeekFix]

It's a space problem.

[@MassiveDMG]

@@YourGeekFix isn't everything in space... Technically? 🌌

[@YourGeekFix]

@@MassiveDMG wa wa

[@freemansteinslab]

May the 4th is only Star Wars Day purely because it sounds like "May the Force". The first public screening of Star Wars took place on May the 1st 1977, subsequently going out for general release in the US on the 25th. So there is no actual special date connection.

[@YourGeekFix]

Prior to the fourth it wasn't it still called "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller"

[@cheeky_emz]

Glad to see more content about it

[@YourGeekFix]

More to come!

[@MassiveDMG]

Come to think of it... I've never seen IT. I do work in IT

[@cheeky_emz]

@@YourGeekFix can't wait!

[@Kazoontight]

Pretty sure its been answered but hoping they let us change the color of the screen. Would love to switch between Fallout 3 green to New Vegas Orange

[@YourGeekFix]

It doesn't because they are only green in the show

[@Ty-er5ok]

I saw one of the first showings of Star Wars May 22, 1977 at the Coronet theater in San Francisco. This was three days before opening day. I won tickets from a radio station. I was 16 years old and it was the first time my mom let me take the car out at night. I still have my "May The Force Be With You" button they gave us as we went in. Oh and to me it will always simply be "Star Wars." None of this "A New Hope" nonsense.

[@MassiveDMG]

That's awesome. Sounds like a really cool memory! I'm younger than you, so my 1st experience with Star Wars was Star Tours at Euro Disney in the 90s, getting fully physically immersed in the world and after that I watched the trilogy (not the Special Edition) taped from tv when it was on at night, without having Vader's real identity spoiled. My parents did miss recording the Tantive V scene, so 'my' Star Wars starts at Tatooine 😅. The draft script we saw at Propstore said it was (partially) called "The Adventures of Luke Starkiller: as taken from the Journal of the Whills Saga 1: Star Wars". Try putting that on merchandise!

[@Ty-er5ok]

@@MassiveDMG Very cool!

[@S.I.S.Martin]

You still haven't said when you're releasing the next step for the Pip-boy 2000, how far did you get with the 3D modelling?

[@YourGeekFix]

June... yes.. also may be releasing a specialized board for it. So, adjusting.

[@Wasteland_Wanderer76]

I'm amazed he got it working on raspberry pi zero. I tried to zero 2 with mine but it was way too laggy. So i went to 4. Definitely harder to fit like you said.

[@MassiveDMG]

Guess he got lucky on the skill check

[@Wasteland_Wanderer76]

@@MassiveDMG or a higher intelligence stat lol

[@MassiveDMG]

@@Wasteland_Wanderer76 Time to nom some Mentats

[@YourGeekFix]

True

[@Rikkuness]

@@MassiveDMG I can promise there were no chems involved in the making, probably 👀

[@pip00]

I hope they add a little flashlight. If not it's the only modification I'd really care to have added. Holotapes be damned

[@YourGeekFix]

No flashlight. But you could add one.

[@pip00]

@@YourGeekFix I didn't think they'd have any plans for modifications this late into the production. Definitely thinking about adding one myself but I'd hate to do any damage to it. I'm considering an easy magnetic attachment but we'll see when I finally have it lol

[@YourGeekFix]

@@pip00 good idea.

[@Sjeedughait]

34:09 too power a raspberry pi portabel we xan recommend a 12-18 volt electricap drill battery with a 12 volt usb adapter wired too it.

[@Sjeedughait]

those lithium ion or lifepo portable electrical powertools batteries. about the size of an orange.

[@Sjeedughait]

a power source is also a , container for fourtimes 1.5 volt double AA battery, they have 1 amps a piece, and connected too a usb plug deliver power within the 4.8 and 6 volt usb trashhold. and connected in serie these easy too get disposeable AA batteries are a good source of power for the raspberry pi. not all the raspberries uses the same amount of wattages. some raspberries uses more power then others.

[@Sjeedughait]

computer programs do use power each. so if you runneing more programs then the computer uses more power and visa versa

[@Sjeedughait]

uses programs at the Same time. see cpu useage wich determines the power consumption.

[@Sjeedughait]

there are "normal" USB POWERBANKS, in every online store. for 20 bucks or so. wich is a big brick with an usb port with lithium something in it, wich can be charged also with usb !!! how fun. too power a raspberry pi, there is also a ,,,,, banana pie and a,,,,, orange pie... watch next ?!

[@Sjeedughait]

34:09 yeah it is called "a power bank" and it can power your portable computer thru usb. and itbcan be recharged.

[@MassiveDMG]

What is this magic you speak of

[@YourGeekFix]

Just doesn't fit well in the pipboy

[@shaneheffernan9011]

Hear anything about flashlight functionality with new pip boy?

[@MassiveDMG]

That's a good one. It's featured quite a lot in the show (ha!). I honestly don't know, but perhaps Jeromy can shine a light on it when he's with Chris next week.

[@YourGeekFix]

The power draw was too much.

[@thomgizziz]

IS THIS GOING TO BE SOLD AT RETAIL ON A CONTINUING BASIS? ARE THEY JUST GOING TO KEEP MAKING THEM AFTER PREORDERS AND KEEP SELLING THEM ON THE WEBSITE?

[@YourGeekFix]

No, just pre-order. They are making then to the exact number ordered and stopping.

[@john-rossharring9442]

Quick question! I remember hearing about a possible light on the Pip Boy for when it's on display? DO you know if they canned that idea?

[@YourGeekFix]

Canned, yes.

[@darthvexsa5709]

Wait is the Pip-boy coming sooner for the earlier pre-orderers? Also I’m hoping we see a return of the Pip-boy 3000a from 3/NV

[@YourGeekFix]

For people who ordered in early March, comes in Nov

[@cheeky_emz]

Say for instance there was a higher budget would Bluetooth work? Glad to see the FM radio works, that's awesome regardless

[@YourGeekFix]

The experience they had after the stand and watch, they felt bluetooth was not something worth doing in general.

[@cheeky_emz]

@@YourGeekFix ah, shame. Still awesome regardless

[@YourGeekFix]

@@cheeky_emz yup

[@Cheeky_emz_ASMR]

That would be really cool to have Bluetooth. Would be like the better faulty pipboy Bluetooth from fallout 4 we got.

[@MassiveDMG]

@@Cheeky_emz_ASMR If you buy it and turn it into a Raider Pip-Boy you can add all the teeth you want. Even Nuka Cola Quantum blue ones!

[@Lemoncoder103]

I actually finally got my hands on a sugar bombs pip boy from eBay! It’s incredible to have finally found one for an ok price. Excited to get my TV pip boy in December (I ordered mine a day after you haha). I wonder if there’s any fifties themed radios near me so I can listen to Fallout music on my pip boy 🤔

[@YourGeekFix]

Idk. That would be cool.

[@MassiveDMG]

There used to be Bluetooth to radiowave (forgot if it was AM or FM) adapters that you could plug into your car lighter. They (said). they would broadcast in a small bubble around your car so your in-car radio picks it up. Not sure if they are legal or available, but. it could be a way to let the Pip-Boy play your kinda radio.

[@YourGeekFix]

@@MassiveDMG there was

[@squidlit4308]

I have one! It works great and runs on AAA batteries. (Get rechargeable ones of course).

[@MassiveDMG]

@@squidlit4308 Cool! Got a brand name?

[@Omega_Mart_Employee_K1Z]

Hopefully by “authentic broadcasts” they not only mean noises and such, but also older music

[@MassiveDMG]

Here's hoping! I personally think it will be like the 2000 Radio Module and have some in-universe chatter through your actual radio broadcasts, but having some Public Domain songs on it would be sweet. Not sure how that works for the international market though.

[@YourGeekFix]

I'll find out soon

[@VT-49]

I still praying or a gps map in th pipboy

[@YourGeekFix]

Good dream. My 2000 has one.

[@Sjeedughait]

in reality, are you not deadly dead before thr geigercounter jumps ? that things only works (after philosphy, deadly radiation)

[@Sjeedughait]

useless

[@MassiveDMG]

Not a nuclear physics engineer, but here's my two Vin-cents. There's background radiation all around us, and different kinds of radiation do different things. Some of it doesn't even penetrate your skin. Depending on where in the world you are, you might get some peeps and pips from building materials. Apparently bananas cause it to beep as well. But you're right, an actual geiger counter wouldn't be so useful as a daily driver (thankfully!). There is a lot more theory behind it. The Modern Rogue channel covers a lot of ground on radiation in some of their videos, so check that out!

[@thomgizziz]

Haslab made a full proton pack for 400 and the trap and pke meter for 300... those are huge and built like tanks. 200 dollars isn't quite the bargain you pretend it is.

[@MassiveDMG]

It's not cheap, that's true. It's a premium item. And a bargain is subjective, because this could feed a whole family for a week depending on where you live. However, considering what is being put into the Pip-Boy on that scale, you have to take miniaturization into account. Small things doing a lot of stuff are expensive, especially for a niche audience and perhaps usecases. Electronics and programming-wise the Haslab Proton Pack is a bunch of buttons and lights with a speaker encased in plastic, nothing too complex. I actually had to buy a 300+ dollar lights and sound kit from GPStar to make it do what I want it to do. But that's me. Space was also no issue for the Proton Pack electronics. The Pip-Boy that you can preorder now is a much smaller footprint, and a wearable with a working screen and die-cast metal front with a lot more functionality in it. That gets expensive fast. Knowing Chris a bit, he won't skimp on the packaging either unless it's really necessary. Oftentimes the box it comes in is just as valid of a replica or prop as the toy itself (it's still a toy peeps 😅). Also, based on publicly available data: Hasbro: 8.9 Billion net worth The Wand Company: around 3-5 Million net worth That's not a really fair comparison in my book when it comes to economy of scale. It might be Bethesda granting the license, but it's still The Wand Company putting their hands in the fire producing such an item for us at built to order manufacturing. For a smaller company that means footing the bill for production beforehand and hoping to recuperate the cost afterwards. I bet Hasbro has an easier time floating monies towards production lines than The Wand Company does. Heck, they probably own some lines themselves. Either way, I hope you get to experience the Pip-Boy in person somehow once it's out. I got burned on the Starfield watch so I am still a bit sceptical, but I do think the above should be taken into account, and trust Chris and the rest to deliver a top notch product as they did with all their other Fallout products. Because he's a friend of the channel doesn't mean I'll handwave away any issues I might've got with the product. Like if the clock can't do dd-mm-YYYY, I'll flip! 😉 Whether it's a bargain will depend on the actual final product and how much they'll be going for on the secondary market once they're all sold out and out of production. Thanks for the comment though, and the opportunity for discussion. I appreciate the comparison, and the above is how I justified the price for myself. It doesn't invalidate your opinion, by no means! Let's look back at this topic after the release and I'll let you know if I still think it was a bargain or not in a later video 😅. All the best! -Vinz

[@YourGeekFix]

It's funny you didn't mention the price of the wand of the proton pack, with pulse membership by itself was almost 200.

[@keeganzimmerer3823]

Will the pip boy have a flashlight?

[@YourGeekFix]

They tried. Was a power sucker. A battery operated one would be difficult to add batteries.

[@armin_0]

​​@@YourGeekFixI think a good idea is to increase the screen brightness even more when flashlight is turned on in the pip-boy, so that kinda acts like a flashlight, just like in the games.

[@YourGeekFix]

@@armin_0 ok

[@WonderstoneWonders]

I would like to set up a meeting. I have been in development of a pit boy that I have been somewhat mass producing and my own custom app with features such as step counter., Geiger counter, Ability to have working FM radio, and much much more. Y’all have been popping up on my feed more and I would love to discuss or talk more about a collaboration.

[@YourGeekFix]

@@WonderstoneWonders ok

[@Sjeedughait]

is there a place where a wrist computer is mandatory in real life ? like a school or a town or a bar ? there was this rfid chip implant FIASCO. WHERE everybody is silent about.

[@YourGeekFix]

Amazon shipping centers have wrist worn computers with scanners.

[@MassiveDMG]

​@@YourGeekFixYeah check out the Zebra WT6400 for an example.

[@Sjeedughait]

where is the other guy...

[@SithLord_Miguel]

James had a slip and fall and fractured his leg quite badly he's recovering as we speak with the cast show I'm sure he'll return as he's able to we wish him all the best.

[@MassiveDMG]

@@SithLord_MiguelYeah James is/was recovering when we recorded this. Send him good vibes!

[@Sjeedughait]

how come that only nerds and geeks can survive a nucleair war ... that is suspecious.

[@YourGeekFix]

Very funny! Lol!

[@MassiveDMG]

Warhammer... Warhammer never changes.

[@apershin77]

31:48

[@YourGeekFix]

@@apershin77 yup

[@disqorddoge1101]

It’s such a shame that so much work is being put into the TV show PipBoy because it is a truly ugly design. I’m still trying to figure out what the prop department was smoking when they came up with that turd. The only thing I can imagine is they said “oh we’ll just port the 3000 Mk4 into 3D software, separate it into sections and then resize all those sections entirely randomly and then we’ll just paint the whole thing knobs and all a dull silver. Thing looks like one of those handmade cosplay pieces made of cardboard and silver duct tape.

[@YourGeekFix]

Todd and the art department at Bethesda designed it.

[@Sjeedughait]

:-)

[@MassiveDMG]

(-:€

[@lamanews1185]

First :) i love these videos. thank you very much my guy

[@YourGeekFix]

Thank you!

[@MassiveDMG]

Appreciate it!

[@J.L.smith5712]

I sent the diagram

[@YourGeekFix]

Got it.

[@thomgizziz]

Did you not pay attention? There were two reasons not to do it. One, they didn't do it in the show. Two, the one everybody seems to be missing, is that they don't have LCD screens in fallout. They use CRTs which are thick so even if you could open in up it wouldn't fit behind the screen, at best you could try and squeeze in into the right or put it where the fallout 4 one is on the top.

[@J.L.smith5712]

@@thomgizziz i was the one who sent the diagram that he talked about, i sent SO much

[@J.L.smith5712]

@@YourGeekFix im glad👍

[@MassiveDMG]

@@J.L.smith5712 You're freaking awesome! Also my armchair engineer remark was by no means meant as a jab. It's honestly admirable to see so much thought go into fixing the problem. Happy to have you on board looking for solutions 🫡.

[@rv553]

So it would be too costly to make the Geiger counter work? Again, I know the average Joe wouldn’t need it but it would still be a cool touch for accuracy 😂 I know you can get small Geiger counters that are fairly cheap. But I suppose I would get it if they can’t do that😅🥲

[@YourGeekFix]

So, we did a real one on the 2000, but it didn't do much. Emg was more interesting. I eventually made it a fake geigercounter with moving needle.

[@MassiveDMG]

I want an H.R. Giger counter for when I watch Alien

[@thomgizziz]

@@YourGeekFix All you would have to do is change the programming so it clicks more with less radiation detected. You don't have to have it do a click per a count... It averages out the counts and you could have it do 10x or 100x the clicks. Which would make it a bit less useful if you ever actually need to know if you are dealing with dangerous radiation... but if you are in that situation things are pretty bad.

[@YourGeekFix]

@@thomgizziz the key was... who wants to carry radiation around? I didn't.

[@quinnpurcell3984]

Thank you pip boy tech support geeks 🫡🫡🫡 you guys are awesome and I’m SO excited for the pip boy

[@MassiveDMG]

Thanks! We do our best to keep you informed and entertained!

[@YourGeekFix]

You are awesome!