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NESIT Hackerspace in Meriden, CT, is building a RFID-equipped security system to secure the space. Starting the project I needed to figure out how to interface a RFID reader with the Pi. I wanted to interface it with the UART pins but due to time constraints I ended up using... Read more »
Categories: Raspberry Pi, Hackerspaces | 1 Comment
TechShop Raleigh-Durham is closing, effective Saturday, April 20, 2013. In an email to MAKE, Dan Woods, chief operating officer and VP of business development at TechShop, said "In the final analysis, it is obvious that the location is not convenient enough to the vast majority of the maker community in... Read more »
Categories: General, Hackerspaces | 30 Comments
Today is the 117th running of the Boston Marathon on Patriot's Day. More than 27,000 people entered the race. The Boston Marathon is the nation's first and most prestigious marathon, but now there are over 3,000 such marathons world wide. There are more people running marathons today than ever before.... Read more »
Categories: Hackerspaces, Makers, Open Source Hardware | 6 Comments
The BeagleBone is the perhaps the least known of these platforms, but an incredibly capable board worthy of consideration for many projects. It is a powerful Linux computer that fits inside an Altoid's mint container. All three boards features that make them valuable to the hobbyist. Below is a chart... Read more »
Categories: Arduino, Electronics, Open Source Hardware, Raspberry Pi | 57 Comments
The UDOO is a ARM based Linux board like the Raspberry Pi, with a second ARM processor onboard to mimic the Arduino Due, that is now raising money on Kickstarter. Read more »
Categories: Arduino, Crowdfunding, Raspberry Pi | 21 Comments
"Helping the next generation of humans build the next generation of robots." From the editors of MAKE magazine, The Maker Pro Newsletter is about the impact of makers on business and technology. Our coverage includes hardware startups, new products, incubators, innovators, along with technology and market trends. Read more »
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Early bird registration for MAKE's Hardware Innovation Workshop ends Monday, April 15. The second annual event, May 14-15 in San Mateo, Calif., comes right before Maker Faire and it will feature new hardware products and services and the makers who have created them. More than 30 speakers will share the... Read more »
Categories: Open Source Hardware, Maker Pro | No Comments
The MAKE Hardware Innovation Workshop, set for May 14-15, 2013, has just issued a call for prototypes of early stage products, projects, and ideas. Selected prototypes will be presented at the opening session of the workshop, and featured in the Innovation Showcase on Tuesday, May 14. Each winning entrant will... Read more »
Categories: Makers, Open Source Hardware, Maker Pro | No Comments
This 3-hour(!) video covers the meaty parts of HackPHX’s 8-hour Arduino hackathon, which had ten teams of hackers playing with the ShieldBot Arduino shield. See photos of the event for more hackathon goodness. Read more »
Categories: Hackerspaces | No Comments
If you've been to your local hacker/makerspace and there weren't many women, did you stop and wonder about that? I hope so, but unfortunately a common reaction is to think, “I guess women just aren’t into building stuff.” As one of the few women directors of a U.S. makerspace, I... Read more »
Categories: Makers, Hackerspaces | 29 Comments
MAKE publisher Dale Dougherty looks at the current state of the 3D printing industry and asks: "How soon do you think we'll get to one million printers and what will drive those sales?" Read more »
Categories: 3D Printing, Maker Pro | 36 Comments
As educators, we are always seeking subjects that are robust enough to allow children to have choices and are gender neutral to maximize engagement. The Exploratory specializes in developing projects that incorporate several learning opportunities into one project. This week, we introduced circuits and robotics and continued woodworking skills all... Read more »
Categories: Education, Hackerspaces | No Comments
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