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Motorola’s New Smartphone Lets Users Develop Swappable Mods

Cabe Atwell

The one-man ace engineering wrecking crew - If you have a problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find me, maybe you can hire... the Cabe-team

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August 17th, 2016August 16th, 2016

Motorola’s new Moto Z smartphone is designed for hacking with easy magnetic snap-on enhancements, perfboard, and personality cards.

A First Look at the RePhone, a Modular Cellphone You Build Yourself

Alasdair Allan is a scientist, author, hacker and tinkerer, who is spending a lot of his time thinking about the Internet of Things. In the past he has mesh networked the Moscone Center, caused a U.S. Senate hearing, and contributed to the detection of what was—at the time—the most distant object yet discovered.

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September 22nd, 2015October 5th, 2015 2

Today SeeedStudio launched an intriguing new Kickstarter project, the RePhone. Reminiscent of Google’s Project Ara, the RePhone is a modular phone built from open source components.

6 DIY Projects to Protect Your Digital Privacy

By Make: Editors

Make: Editors

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July 1st, 2015September 20th, 2015 9

Cellphone snooping. Network surveillance. Face recognition technology. As the gadgets we search, watch, and read become more able to watch us back, Makers are finding clever ways to guard their digital privacy and maintain anonymity online. Here are a few of our favorites. BROWSE ANONYMOUSLY DIY Raspberry Pi VPN/Tor Router Surf the internet securely with […]

Turning A Balloon into A Phone Cover in Seconds

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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December 4th, 2014

Need a phone cover in a hurry? Apparently, sheltering your phone is as easy as deflating a balloon, as Youtube user woosung an demonstrates in this handy tutorial video.

How-To: Felt Camera Phone Case

By Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox

Haley Pierson-Cox from Red-Handled Scissors is a maker of crafts, a lover of cats, an avid swearing enthusiast, a cross-stitch book author, and a general purveyor of quirk. She's also sometimes an irritable cartoon named Tiny Cranky Haley. https://www.redhandledscissors.com

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November 15th, 2014

Carry your phone–or other on-the-go necessities–in super-cute DIY style with this felt camera phone case tutorial!