The Hackaday prize, where entrants competed to build something awesome that transmits data and is openly documented, has now been won by the satNOGs team led by Pierros Papadeas. The device, or system rather, is a open standard based network of ground stations for tracking and monitoring satellites. As cool as that is, the prize, […]
Late Friday night I saw what may be the future of toys, or at least something completely unique at my local Toys’R’Us.
Listening to audio and radio stations on the internet usually involves using a PC or mobile device to do so. That’s no longer the case as an engineer and audiophile named Chris (of niston cloud) designed a stand-alone Hi-Fi internet receiver component that can be connected to independent sound systems and stereos. Incredibly enough, […]
Bored with playing games with a non-glowing ball? Why not build your own IcosaLEDron, a programmable, LED-enabled glowing contraption about the size of a baseball. This ball, as seen on Instructables, features 20 sides that light up as different colors depending on the situation. An ATmega328p board, which is Arduino-compatible, provides the brains for this […]
Cardiac arrest survival rate could rise from 8% to 80% with the help of drones
This blinking rock sculpture by artist Eric Huebsch just can’t help but look a little sentimental
I was asked to design and make the sign/clock for the Inc., a maker space at Solomon Schechter School
