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December 3, 2015

LED Dress Wows Daily Show, Promotes Google Coding Initiative for Women

SparkleDressGoogle and Zac Posen designed a light-up LED dress to promote Made with Code, a new non-profit inspiring more young girls to learn computer science.

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Published on December 03, 2015 09:10

6 Essential End Mills for Your CNC Machine

From left to right: straight flute, upcut, downcut, ballnose, V-bit, compression, and table surfacing bits.You've got your CNC mill, but now what? These useful bits will get you going on most starter projects.

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Published on December 03, 2015 05:30

EU Considers Taxes on Crowdfunding

bank-note-209104_1280Last month the European Union made a decision that has widespread implications, but hasn't yet gathered much coverage, or discussion, outside of the specialist press.

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Published on December 03, 2015 05:00

December 2, 2015

A First Look at SeeedStudio’s New Wio Link IoT Module

The Wio Link (Credit: SeeedStudio)The new Wio Link board from SeeedStudio that launched today on Kickstarter is not just another "kitchen sink" board, it's the start of sensors as a service.

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Published on December 02, 2015 09:00

A Guide to Buying Your First Laser Cutter

LaserCutOpener-12The hottest tool for Makers is powerful, versatile, and spendy — here’s what you need to know to get started with your first laser cutter.

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Published on December 02, 2015 06:31

A RepRap Family Tree: Tracking the Printers That Started it All

Screen Shot 2015-10-20 at 11.43.54 AMRepRap project is a symbiotic relationship: they would produce our goods at a low cost while we would provide the help they needed to reproduce themselves.

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Published on December 02, 2015 06:00

December 1, 2015

Watch Two Raspberry Pi Blast Off to the ISS This Thursday

The Astro Pi (Credit: Raspberry Pi Foundation)On Thursday the Orb-4 mission to resupply the ISS is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral, and onboard will be two Raspberry Pi boards on their way to the orbital outpost.

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Published on December 01, 2015 11:19

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