Today’s the last day to get 50% off the Early Release ebook of Getting Started With Raspberry Pi. Buy it now while it’s still being written, and get the final version of the ebook when it’s done.
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If you’re excited about getting into embedded Linux platforms for electronics projects, Matt shows you how to get started on the BeagleBone. By the end of this how-to video, you’ll be able to blink and LED, but hopefully you’ll be inspired to to take something on that’s a little more complex.
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The new DVI-D Cape for the BeagleBoard BeagleBone is now available in the Maker Shed! It will allow your BeagleBone to output directly to a monitor allowing you to use it as a standalone computer.
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The Embedded Linux Wiki has great instructions for getting up and running with the Hawkboard, but they are geared toward people using Linux. Although I’ve got a virtual machine handy running Linux, I do most of my work on the Mac, so I looked into the steps needed to boot the Hawkboard under the Mac.
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Inspired by Jeff Keyzer, Gary Dion decided to build his own WiFi radio. He constructed it using an Asus WL-520gu wireless router, an old USB audio headset, and a bunch of spare parts from his junk pile.
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Today is the birthday of Linus Torvalds. Linus is the creator of Linux, the free software kernel that helped make the open source software revolution happen.
Continue ReadingAdding a capacitive touchscreen to your Linux netbook just took a huge leap forward. Developers at ENAC Interactive Computing Lab in France recently published a video showing multitouch support on a standard PC running Fedora.
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