Hacking toys with Energia
We talked with Robert Wessels, and Adrian Fernandez, about the TI Launchpad and the Energia Project, and about the hacked Hexbug toys they’ve brought with them to Maker Faire this year.
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
Bob Ross “The Joy of Painting” Smartphone and Tablet Apps
I just thought you all should know that a Bob Ross app now exists for iPhone, iPad, and Android.
I’m Happy to Burst Your Bubble: Multiplayer Audience Interaction via Mobile Web
Cloud-based carnival game brings crowds together for collaborative play.
Let Your E Go Free: Day Against DRM
Imagine if you bought a book, read and loved it, and wanted to share it — but couldn’t. Imagine that the publisher was somehow able to prevent you from physically handing that book to someone else. Perhaps they padlocked it in your bookcase; perhaps they weighted it with some gravitational magic; perhaps there are thugs […]
Will the new MetaWear board make wearables the next big thing?
People have been predicting wearables would be the next big thing for about as long as I’ve been involved in technology, but this time they might be right.
5 Cool Participatory Space Projects
From discovering supermassive black holes to saving Earth from deadly asteroids, here are five ways you can make scientific discoveries and actively contribute to space exploration.
Makers in Space: What Was Old Is New Again
Setting the record straight on the history of Do-It-Yourself satellites.
