Computers & Mobile

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Salvage Neodymium Magnets from an Old Hard Drive

Learn how to locate and salvage super-strong rare-earth magnets from an old, broken hard drive.

The PINE64 board is a $15 quad-core 64-bit 1.2GHz computer with 512MB of RAM, which is quite a bit of power at a very low price.

It’s never been easier to jump into the world of computer science. This week is the perfect opportunity to learn programming for Hour of Code.

p5.js is a library of resources for artists and designers who want to learn how to create interactive graphics with JavaScript and Processing.

Google and Zac Posen designed a light-up LED dress to promote Made with Code, a new non-profit inspiring more young girls to learn computer science.

Now there are two capable, sub-$10 computers for Makers — the $5 Pi Zero and the $9 C.H.I.P. — we compare the specs of each.

The Jetson TX1 Developer Kit makes it more practical to develop super-smart bots and other ‘autonomous’ devices