Edward Snowden: Can a Refrigerator Function as a Faraday Cage?
In a counter surveillance measure, Edward Snowden told some lawyers to put their cell phones in a refrigerator to block out surveillance. Does this really work?
Computers & Mobile
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Our Newest Training Camp: Making for Moms
M2 Bootcamp is designed to “reconnect” you with your inner Rosie the Riveter through discussions, worksheets/journal prompts, and projects straight from the MakerShed. This 3 week course of projects with the theme of “Connecting” will take students on a incremental journey through painted circuits, soldering, and a final wearable keepsake.
Bluetooth: The Next Generation
Bluetooth has never had a reputation as being easy to work with, but with the arrival of the Bluetooth LE standard, all that has changed. We look at two of the new Arduino-compatible micro-controller boards on Kickstarter with Bluetooth LE built-in.
OpenSkan: An Open Source Full Body 3D Scanner
HeatSync Labs’ Moheeb Zara built this full body scanner with a Kinect that raises and lowers on a gantry while a turntable rotates the subject
Teardown of Google Glass
A beautifully presented and detailed teardown of Project Glass by Scott Torborg and Star Simpson. With no idea what lay ahead they took apart, and then put back together, their Glass Explorer Edition.
10 Hot New Boards to Watch
Over the last few months there have been a sudden rush of new micro-controller boards onto the market. A lot of that is down to Kickstarter and the appearance of a number slightly tweaked Arduino clones. A lot of them feature some sort of mesh networking, or other wireless capability. Here’s ten new boards that have just arrived, or are coming to market real soon, that you should maybe think about for your next project.
The Turbo Entabulator: A 3D-Printed Mechanical Computer
Chris Fenton’s 3D-printed mechanical computer can do simple calculations with the help of punch cards, also 3D-printed.