Makerspace in the Classroom
This is why the marriage between the classroom and the Makerspace is so potent.
Computers & Mobile
The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for digital gadgetry, open code, smart hacks, and more. Processing power to the people!
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.
High School Students Launch Satellite With NASA
Brace yourselves, history’s first high school-built satellite is set for launch! At 7:30PM ET today, TJ3Sat (pronounced TJ-cube-sat) will launch from the Wallops Flight Facility alongside 27 other satellites. Our small, 10cm x 10cm x 11cm satellite will orbit the Earth at 500km and will function as an educational tool for schools and the general public worldwide.
