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Sending Data Using Sound for the Internet of Things

Sending Data Using Sound for the Internet of Things

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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With the release today of a free SDK for iOS, Android, and Arduino you can now connect the Internet of Things, not with wires, but with sound.

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Walking in a Maker Wonderland: Makerland Day 3

Walking in a Maker Wonderland: Makerland Day 3

By Ian Cole

Ian Cole

Ian is a co-founder of The Maker Effect Foundation, a non-profit group organized to amplify the effects of makers within their communities. The Maker Effect Foundation's programs include Maker Faire Orlando, and MakerFX makerspace in Orlando. Ian is also a board member of Nation of Makers, and a member of FamiLAB, Orlando's Hackerspace.

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What happens when 300 makers square off in a hackathon?

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Walking in a Maker Wonderland: Makerland Day 2

Walking in a Maker Wonderland: Makerland Day 2

By Ian Cole

Ian Cole

Ian is a co-founder of The Maker Effect Foundation, a non-profit group organized to amplify the effects of makers within their communities. The Maker Effect Foundation's programs include Maker Faire Orlando, and MakerFX makerspace in Orlando. Ian is also a board member of Nation of Makers, and a member of FamiLAB, Orlando's Hackerspace.

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Makers showed off some great projects at Poland’s Makerland conference.

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RobotsConf 2013: Mission Accomplished!

RobotsConf 2013: Mission Accomplished!

By Ian Cole

Ian Cole

Ian is a co-founder of The Maker Effect Foundation, a non-profit group organized to amplify the effects of makers within their communities. The Maker Effect Foundation's programs include Maker Faire Orlando, and MakerFX makerspace in Orlando. Ian is also a board member of Nation of Makers, and a member of FamiLAB, Orlando's Hackerspace.

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RobotsConf, a new conference designed to transform coders into makers, was a huge success!

I spoke with conference curators Chris and Laura Williams before the event. They had an audacious plan, and I wondered if it would work. I’ve attended many tech conferences and maker events, but never one with this format – a format which was later referred to as “sleep-away maker camp” by an attendee.

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Smart Metering for Makers?

Smart Metering for Makers?

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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In the closing hours of their Kickstarter campaign, Neurio is a smart meter with a difference. It doesn’t just monitor how much energy your homes is using, is tries to figure out the cost of running individual appliances.

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