A discreet enclosure box sits in the sun, seeming to innocently soak up the rays abound. Two solar panels sit on top, recharging a Nickel–metal hydride battery contained within. You’ve seen this before in garden lights, motion lights, and similar outdoor appliances. But this black box has an ulterior motive!
BRYX is a Lego-esque brick with power and data pins sticking through the hubs, allowing you to stack multiple bricks of different functionality.
Turn your Arduino into an AVR programmer with the TinyLoadr Shield! Jeff Murchison’s shield makes shrinking Arduino projects easier and more efficient.
Aided by affordable materials, 3D printers, and open source technology, the merging of human and machine is a thriving subset of the maker community. Next week’s World Maker Faire New York will showcase a number of these projects and the makers who made them. These projects are also a testament to the best impulses of human nature: once we possess new skills and technology we look for ways to use them as a force for good and to share them with others.
With the release of the BeagleBone Black and its dramatic price reduction from the original BeagleBone, there’s been a flurry of interest in the open source embedded Linux development board. At Maker Faire New York next weekend, there will be no shortage of BeagleBone projects, presentations, and enthusiasts. Here’s a small taste of what to look out for if you’re interested in learning about the BeagleBone.
Golem, an 11 foot “steampunk rock” creature by maker Shannon Chappell, is debuting at the 2nd annual Calgary Mini Maker Faire this weekend.
Now in the closing few days of its Kickstarter campaign the Pixy camera board isn’t just another camera, it’s a “smart” vision sensor.
