If you're looking to jumpstart an ambient lighting project and could use a controller with out-of-the-box iOS and Andriod support, you might want to check out the iGloLEDset from MEA...
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday December 11th, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: Home, Computers & Mobile | 3 Comments
This morning I was lazily browsing Reddit when I came across a project by the Imperial College Robotics Society in the UK. It’s code and instructions for using the Raspberry...
Posted by Matt Richardson | Monday December 10th, 2012 8:00 AM
Categories: General | 15 Comments
My college roommate, Mike Skalnik, a developer at GitHub, recently told me about their new MakerBot Replicator 2, which he and his coworkers have been working to automate so that...
Posted by Eric Weinhoffer | Tuesday November 27th, 2012 11:45 AM
Categories: General | 6 Comments
Looking for a way to network enable your Arduino projects without wires? Look no further, you need the Arduino WiFi Shield available in the Maker Shed! This shield fits atop...
Posted by Michael Castor | Friday November 16th, 2012 10:00 AM
Categories: General, Arduino | 5 Comments
Build a wireless "bug" by combining an amplified listener with a short-range FM transmitter. Hide the circuit in a book or other discreet object.
Posted by Nick Normal | Thursday November 15th, 2012 3:32 PM
Categories: General | 4 Comments
Do you want to add a simple wireless remote control to your Arduino projects without spending a bundle? The Minty Mote Kit (available in the Maker Shed) can be used...
Posted by Maker Shed | Thursday November 15th, 2012 8:00 AM
Categories: General, Arduino, Open Source Hardware | 1 Comment
PublicLaboratory is a fantastic citizen scientist organization with really useful projects like DIY spectrometers (for finding out what’s really in stuff) and aerial mapping for monitoring of oil spills, landfills, etc....
Posted by kevino | Thursday November 8th, 2012 2:52 PM
Categories: Art & Design, Fun & Games, Photography & Video, Raspberry Pi, Science | 10 Comments
The folks from UnconventionalHacker posted a fantastic Instructable on how to use the insides of an inexpensive wireless mouse to bring wireless to a classic, corded mouse.
Posted by Matt Richardson | Sunday September 9th, 2012 6:00 AM
Categories: Electronics | 4 Comments
Rob Faludi, author of Building Wireless Sensor Networks, is helping to light up the sky with XBees: This week I’m heading to Newcastle upon Tyne in the U.K. for Connecting...
Posted by Brian Jepson | Friday August 31st, 2012 1:30 PM
Categories: General | 5 Comments
Limerick area photographer and camera hacker, Dave Hunt, has managed to squeeze a Raspberry Pi SBC inside a detachable battery grip for his Canon 5D Mark II DSLR camera.
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Monday August 20th, 2012 2:00 AM
Categories: General | 11 Comments
Rob Faludi, author of Building Wireless Sensor Networks, is bringing some very cool bots to Digi’s Maker Faire Bay Area Booth: Say hello to Troy and Abed! They’re Digi International’s...
Posted by Brian Jepson | Friday May 18th, 2012 7:30 PM
Categories: Electronics | 1 Comment
Resonant wireless power transfer has been around for a long time, but it never fails to impress. For instance, take this cool DIY wireless iPod charger from instructables user Inducktion.
Posted by Adam Flaherty | Tuesday May 8th, 2012 4:00 AM
Categories: Computers & Mobile, Electronics | 8 Comments
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