As bizarre as it sounds there happens to be a high powered laser in my living room but I wanted to give the online site Ponoko a whirl. If you can make 2D designs in Corel Draw, Illustrator, etc you can upload them as EPS files and sell both the file and the completed design […]
Matt Hartley @ Itmanagement has an interesting article about open source hardware (I found it because of the MAKE mention). Worth a read, post your thoughts in the comments – With open source software becoming a household name, another open source movement that may one day see some fanfare is already taking shape. Open source […]
Bunnie posted up more in the “Made in China” videos/article series. It’s a really interesting view in to what actually goes in design, development and bringing a product to market when you go overseas, in this case the open source “Chumby” a Wi-Fi clock-like companion that does interactive applications… Link. More: Made in China: Automation […]
If you have an iPhone and watch long movies (usually from ripped DVDs) leaving the phone in the dock doesn’t cut it, the iPhone needs to be horizontal. I usually have CNN, ABC or a few hours of news on my phone and like to leave it on my desk while I work but you […]
AIBO’s open-source successor?
Jeff writes – This page contains plans to build a device to interface RS-232 (a laptop computer) to the ISO9141-2 / SAE J1962 (OBD-II) diagnostic connector on many Volkswagen, Audi, Seat, and Skoda automobiles. It should also work on many pre-OBD-II models. It has been tested on my two vehicles, a 1998 VW GTI 8v […]
Here’s an open source random bit generator, source and schematic included… Link.
