Audio Looper: Mix-n-Match Beats with the BeagleBone Black
A simple three-switch effects looper for the BeagleBone Black built with open source software.
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Internet Speedometer Blinks All Your Bits and Bytes
Track all the bits and bytes that pass over a network connection. Convert that signal to blinking lights on a tricolor LED strip.
DIY Activity Tracker
Activity trackers (e.g. the FitBit) are becoming more popular for tracking fitness goals. As fun as this is, you could always just build your own with, you guessed it, an Arduino! You’ll also need a battery, a Bluetooth module, an accelerometer, as well as some custom software on your smartphone or other device. According to […]
21st Century Robot: The Manifesto
Note: This is an excerpt of Brian David Johnson’s new book, 21st Century Robot, an audacious experiment in storytelling that weaves sci-fi stories into a real-life nonfiction narrative featuring several worldwide adventures, a serious dose of 3D printing, plenty of open source technology, the efforts of a first grade class, and a socially precocious robot […]
Microsoft’s IoT Developer Program Puts Windows on Little Boards
I found it interesting that you could put Windows on an Intel Galileo. Like the version of Windows for for small tablets, it’s free (as in beer). To program a Galileo running Windows, you’ll need to run Visual Studio and write some C++.
Hacking the Royal Institution at Christmas
The Royal Institution’s annual Christmas lectures are just that, an institution. Given this year by Professor Danielle George it explores how 21st Century tinkering can change the world.
Ready, Set, Joust! Win a Robotics Starter Kit from Make: and RadioShack
Now is your chance to win a Make: it Robotics Starter Kit! Read more to learn how.