You will learn how to: Power a circuit with a bike dynamo Get CO2 and GPS sensor data Communicate using a GSM module Set up a database and log data...
Posted by Bill Olson
Categories: Arduino, Computers & Mobile | No Comments
This is a step-by-step guide to how I built a GPS-based puzzle box. It’s more of an example than a strict how-to. Whilst I’ll show you everything and include my...
Posted by Fred Murphy
Categories: Arduino, Computers & Mobile | No Comments
It's hard to find a good, reliable GPS module, which is why haven't carried one. But when when we tested the Adafruit Ultimate GPS, we knew it was worthy enough...
Posted by Maker Shed | Friday September 7th, 2012 10:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, General | 6 Comments
Becky Stern is up to some really cool stuff over at Adafruit. This GPS Dog Collar (as shown on her adorable dog, Olive) uses a a GPS sensor, OLED display,...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Wednesday July 11th, 2012 7:30 PM
Categories: Craft, Home | 2 Comments
Here is the fifth video in Engineer Guy Series #4. The element of the week is cesium, as in "cesium fountain atomic clock." Watching it, my jaw was on the...
Posted by Sean Michael Ragan | Wednesday June 13th, 2012 6:29 AM
Categories: Education, Science | 10 Comments
It's absolutely incredible that the most accurate atomic clocks lose only about 1 second over 138 million years. But how exactly do they work? Bill Hammack, The Engineer Guy, explains...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Wednesday June 13th, 2012 4:00 AM
Categories: Electronics, Science | No Comments
Have you ever wanted your very own Street View camera to capture the places not yet covered by Google Maps? With this DIY Street View Kit from German designer Jan...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Friday June 8th, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Home, Tools | 5 Comments
Using an octocopter UAV and its 123D Catch software, CAD software maker Autodesk was able to capture a 3D model of its corporate headquarters in San Rafael, CA. The model...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday April 10th, 2012 4:00 AM
Categories: 3D Printing, Fun & Games | 5 Comments
Folks have been speculating about Google's foray into wearable computing for some time now. The wait is over. Google has released details about Project Glass, their super-secret augmented reality project...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Wednesday April 4th, 2012 3:30 PM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Craft | 37 Comments
Relays can do cool stuff when you hook them up to the Internet. Check out XDA member JsChiSurf demonstrate his Android controlled garage door opener. Using an old Linux box...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Friday February 3rd, 2012 4:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Craft | 3 Comments
Tony asks: I am really interested in learning about electronics and how to make kits and potentially make things with my kids. However, I am more creative than technical and...
Posted by Michael Colombo | Thursday January 19th, 2012 1:30 PM
Categories: Arduino, Electronics, General | 12 Comments
Eric S. Raymond, hacker icon, open source scholar, and lead developer of GPSD (an open source program used to communicate with GPS devices) is in need of a weatherproof enclosure...
Posted by Max Eliaser | Monday January 16th, 2012 2:00 PM
Categories: General, Hackerspaces | 2 Comments
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