Countdown to the PSoC Pioneer Challenge Deadline — Your Final Weekend
This is the final weekend to prepare your PSoC Pioneer Challenge project
DIY Projects
What Do Jurrassic Park, Twisted Metal, and Waffles Have in Common? Power Wheels Racing
Coming to the 10th Annual Bay Area Maker Faire is the 7th season of Power Wheels racing. The Power Racing Series is a vaguely popular nerd “sport” that mods simple toy store ride-on plastic cars and converts them into $500 25mph electric racing machines. The series’ main take home is the “enforcement” of a tiny budget with sort […]
Slideshow: First Benicia Mini Maker Faire
Glorious spring weather graced the first annual Benicia Mini Maker Faire
Learn About PSoC and BLE in Upcoming Online Tutorials
Wilcher will be teaching one 45-minute session each weekday next week on his experience with the PSoC 4 BLE kit
Explore Microscopic Worlds at Benicia Mini Maker Faire
The Benicia Mini Maker Faire opens its gates for the first time on March 28 and is already becoming the talk of the town. Dale Dougherty will be speaking at the faire along with a host of robots, electric bicycles and cars, clean sustainable technology projects, and steampunk favorites. Kids (and adults) will be able […]
Cypress Discuss PSoC, Demo BLE Nerf Gun, Talk Fingernail-Sized Bluetooth Modules
Your browser does not support the video tag. Cypress staff demonstrate a Nerf gun project built with PSoC operated over Bluetooth using a smartphone touchscreen controller. The project contains motors, relays, and an ultrasonic (“PING“) distance sensor. Our friends at Cypress Semiconductor recently hosted a Hangouts on Air for the PSoC Maker community to discuss […]
Exploring Laser-Cut Fashion at the Kent State Mini Maker Faire
Textile design is not limited anymore to your local fabric retailer. New tools in fashion themed maker spaces are allowing designers to manipulate fibers in interesting ways. Fashion design student, Abby Steger, has taken her inspiration from the Cleveland Botanical Garden’s Orchid Mania flower show to her dress design by rendering her interpretation of the […]