$9 Computer Founder: Please Steal My Design
Dave Rouchwerk of C.H.I.P. $9 computer explains how important it was to be open source and how he welcomes clones of his device..
Computers & Mobile
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Watch This Tiny Adorable Drawbot Write Out the Time
This whiteboard drawbot uses its tiny adorable arms to draw the time every 5 minutes.
8 Types of Trash Every Maker Should Be Stoked to Score
You know what they say about one man’s trash. Keep your eyes on the curbside to come up on these perfectly useful items.
Homemade Motion Simulator Is Like a Spaceship in Your Living Room
This homemade 6DOF motion simulator rocks and rolls like a professional rig.
You Can Create Fantastical Landscapes with a Kinect-Powered Sandbox. Here’s How
These interactive displays use sand to allow you to scoop, smash, and splatter structures that are then analyzed by a Kinect and projected as a topographical map.
Your PC Needs a Control Panel Like This One
This control panel is entirely custom made and fully functional, with nerdy pseudonyms for opening oft-used programs and operating other daily functions.
Dial Like a Hipster: Make a Bluetooth Rotary Dial
You can experience the soothing chatter of a rotary encoder sending out your digits by building a Bluetooth rotary dial for your cell phone.
