Building a Braille Smartphone
I got an idea of building a smartphone for the blind that is completely Braille-based. With absolutely no hint of how to make it, I started working on it.
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
Makerspace in the Classroom
This is why the marriage between the classroom and the Makerspace is so potent.
Hacking the CES Scavenger Hunt
It has just been announced that the this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) will feature a promotional scavenger hunt based around Apple’s iBeacon technology. Hypothetically speaking, what if you could win the hunt, without ever having to go to CES?
Reverse Engineering the Estimote
It’s actually fairly hard to get your hands on an Estimote developer preview kit—as its still shipping in limited numbers—but I managed to get one of the early developer kits and, predictably, took one of the beacons apart.
Upcycled-Computer Christmas Wreath
Louis Pelissier upcycled components from old computers to make a festive, red and green Christmas wreath. He spelled out “Merry Christmas” with keyboard keys, and made a red bow out of Cat5 network cable.
Holiday Gift Guide 2013: The Kano Christmas Special
Remember the Kano Kit we featured a last week? This week they’re doing a Christmas special.
MakerBot + RaspberryPi + Google Chrome = HappyMaker!
We recently acquired a MakerBot Replicator 2 here at Truth Labs. He is affectionately known as Arnold of Villanova II (Arnold for short). In the maker spirit, we rolled our own chrome extension to let us know what Arnold is up to. We used some cool tech – s3g Protocol, Raspberry Pi, Node.js and of course, Google Chrome Extensions. Here’s how we did it.