This is pretty much the biggest news of 2009 – I am going to email the OLPC folks confirm, but according to this article – The new OLPC XO-2 will be an open source hardware project… Just to recap what that means… the source, the schematics, the PCB files, the firmware, the CAD files, everything […]
Dave Vondle from IDEO wrote in to tell us about a cool project they are working on with Bug Labs. From their introductory post: We’re thrilled to be working with Bug Labs to make this great product even better. We are also prototyping a new, open way of working that we hope will combine the […]
Everybody seems to be messing with Arduino lately. So today was my chance to give it a go. Jimmie Rodgers of Willoughby and Baltic helped me set up the software on my laptop at Noise Night. It was incredibly easy, and he helped me to understand that the IDE for the ‘regular Arduinos’ is different […]
Here’s a house that announces its energy efficiency (or lack thereof): With large intentions, its mission is to demonstrate an alternative method of building that allows levels of flexibility and sustainability beyond the reach of typical residential construction. This building requires NO FURNACE, even in Maine, and provides owners with real-time, easily understandable feedback of […]
This week I am going to be making the Open Heart kit by Jimmie Rodgers. It’s a great open source kit that uses a technique called Charliplexing for lighting up the LEDs. Why? Charlieplexing allows you to control each LED’s state individually. All you need to do is create a simple program and upload it […]
Matt of Liquidware brings us the elegant and able-bodied open source Illuminato – an Arduino compatible featuring 42 I/O pins, Atmega645 (2x code space of ATmega168) and chic white LED backlighting – Great standout details on the board such as the side-mounted reset switch and symmetrical layout in black/gold. More videos, info, and insight to […]
SD Times Blog says Google might be working on their own router- For a long time now, Juniper has had one big ol’ customer floating its bottom line: Google. It makes sense, as Juniper specializes in gigantically powerful boxes for routing traffic, and Google exists as one giant pool of information in a constant state […]
