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

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

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

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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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.

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For the First Time in Public — the Pebble Smartstrap

For the First Time in Public — the Pebble Smartstrap

By Alasdair Allan

Alasdair Allan

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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We take a look at the SeeedStudio Xadow-based Smartstrap for Pebble Time. This is the first time that the Smartstrap has ever been seen in public.

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