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10 Questions for Raspberry Pi’s Eben Upton

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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“I think one of the reasons we’ve been successful is we’ve had this commitment to not be a magpie and run off after some shiny new thing after six months.” As part of our celebration of Raspberry Pi’s second birthday, I interviewed Eben Upton, founder and former trustee of the Raspberry Pi Foundation.

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Binary Love Clock

Binary Love Clock

Dave Walker

By Dave Walker

Dave Walker

Dave is an electronics design engineer from the U.K. In his spare time, he enjoys darkroom photography, Super 8 film, Raspberry Pi, woodwork and playing with his 13-month-old son.

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I combined a strip of WS2812B addressable RGB LEDs with an Arduino, a real-time clock and a beautiful heart-shaped boutique paper box to make an ornament for my wonderful Valentine. It displays the time, in seconds, in binary, since we met… (of course, it’s slightly approximate — I forget the precise second we met, but I think I know to within about 30 minutes!)

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How-To: VHS Tape Secret Compartment

How-To: VHS Tape Secret Compartment

By Andrew Salomone

Andrew Salomone

Artist, writer, and teacher who makes work about popular culture, technology, and traditional craft processes. http://www.andrewsalomone.com

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Got something you need to stash? Or maybe you’d just like to use your space more efficiently? Why not use the empty space inside all those bulky VHS tapes with this ingenious VHS Tape Secret Compartment tutorial from Instructables user M3G?

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Robot Year in Review: 2013

Robot Year in Review: 2013

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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2013 was a good year for robotics. Let’s review some of my favorite stories, maker, products and projects.

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Robots: What’s Google up to?

Robots: What’s Google up to?

By Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova

Andrew Terranova is an electrical engineer, writer and author of How Things Are Made: From Automobiles to Zippers. Andrew is also an electronics and robotics enthusiast and has created and curated robotics exhibits for the Children's Museum of Somerset County, NJ and taught robotics classes for the Kaleidoscope Enrichment in Blairstown, NJ and for a public primary school. Andrew is always looking for ways to engage makers and educators.

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Google is acquiring robotics companies. Where are they headed? Take a look at who they bought and where it might lead them.

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