The open source washing machine project aims to rethink the way we wash clothes around the world, in accordance with economical, sociological, cultural and environemental aspects. Most of the people in this planet, mostly women, wash clothes by hand in harsh conditions related to poverty, lack of sanitation, water or energy. The OSWash project seeks […]
Open Camera Control is a project from HDRLabs to build a custom cable to interface your DSLR with a Nintendo DS.
SXSW: Bug Labs Says Content Will Drive Open-Source Hardware – Epicenter @ Wired.com… The iPhone is a direct descendant of the Model T Ford — you can get one in any color you want, so long as it’s black (or white). That’s the viewpoint of Peter Semmelhack, founder and CEO of Bug Labs, whose modular, […]
Open-source hardware takes steps toward gadget mainstream… IDG article – Could the same philosophy — the free and public dissemination of underlying code and specs, with multiple developers from disparate sources contributing to the design — work for tech gadgets as well? Will we one day commonly use smartphones, netbooks or other gadgets that have […]
Jason Moungey of macetech dropped me an e-mail yesterday to let me know that the 9×9 RGB LED matrix table they were showing off at Maker Faire Bay Area 2009 (as shown above) has been upgraded with a Bluetooth shield that lets it receive tweets that control the display. Construction and programming details are available here, and there’s a live feed of the table here.
Open Structures is a set of standards allowing product designers and architects to create hackable items — for instance, a sink or a bicycle — which could be recombined into new inventions. The system’s starting point is a 4x4cm grid that all components must accommodate. [The] project explores the possibility of a modular construction model […]
Bug 2.0!… OMAP3, BeagleBoard compatible and Android development support – solid 2.0 release! Today’s a big day for the BUG team. We are reporting to you from the 2010 Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain with some really exciting news and some really incredible demos (be sure to check back for updates as they come […]
