Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Fun, games and entertainment – These open source hardware projects that are more fun than anything else, from net connect set top boxes to fun games (and gaming systems) you can make yourself. “Simon-like” Electronic Game Kit Originally designed for the Maker Faire […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Imaging – There’s only project, but it’s a great start. Open source cameras for everyone aren’t here yet, but there’s one project that is pioneering the field… of vision! Elphel open source cameras and network cameras Elphel, Inc. was started in 2001 to […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Medical and bio – The open source hardware projects are medical or biological. While this category only has a few I expect this to be the largest category in 5 years or less. Open sourcing medical equipment around the world seems like the […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Music – Music is one of the largest categories: synthesizers, guitar amps, MP3 players to an arcade MIDI device. These projects not only are open, they’re musical (one of the old forms of “open information”) so that’s twice the goodness rolled in to […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Processors – You can actually make and fabricate your own chips, I have met anyone who does this but there are a couple huge projects that openly share CPUs and on-chip interconnections. Living room chip fabs are a few years away (well, Jeri […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Religious – Open source hardware has made inroads in to religious from an LED menorah to a blinky Christmas card. These projects almost belong in the “Blinky projects” category, but I thought they should get their own. I suspect more religions will be […]
Part of The definitive guide to open source hardware projects in 2009 Robotics – From controlling motors to a robot arm you can make yourself, robotics is a new and growing category in open source hardware. While there’s not a ton of projects many robotics groups are using Arduinos (FIRST is now) so I think […]
