Putting Linux on a Payphone Is Like Giving a Mouse a Cookie
This project simply wanted more and more and more
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Hacker Convention EHSM Issues Call for Proposals
Exceptional Hardware Software Meeting #2, aka EHSM, has issued a call for proposals in preparation of their June convention. This time it’s held in a particle physics laboratory!
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Maker Pro Newsletter #9
“To not be amazed is to be numb to the technology of our day.” 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.
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A month of hackerspaces
Bilal is heading off for a month-long adventure exploring the hackerspaces of America. We will be documenting the projects they make, and recording the change inducing social movement that’s spreading across the USA. Maker/Hackerspaces come in all sorts of packages and flavors, each with it’s own quirks. Let’s figure out how they tick, what goes […]
Continue ReadingPlam Pre hacked to run on Verizon
Here’s a short video from PreCentral user Cleanser showing off his Palm Pre hacked to run on Verizon’s network. It’s not perfect. Apparently the data portion isn’t working, but at least it’s a start.
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“Repurpose”, an awesome little documentary short by Jack Oatmon. The video is centered around Montreal’s Foulab hardware hacking group and aims to introduce the hackerspace concept to newcomers. Why are more and more hobbyists experimenting with hacks and circuit bends? What relationship does this imply about consumer society and technological advancement? Is this a real-world […]
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GPS on iPod nano
Using a GPS reference board and an Atmel ATMEGA324 micro-controller engineer Bengamin Kokes has created a prototype GPS peripheral for his iPod nano.
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