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April 14, 2014
Make: Books Author Takes Honorable Mention in SPARK Competition
Congratulation to Robert Bruce Thompson, author and co-author of many Make: Books for taking honorable mention in the prototype category of the Science, Play and Research Kit (SPARK) Competition.
New Project: Lego Bookreader: Digitize Books With Mindstorms and Raspberry Pi
Use the robotics power of Lego Mindstorms and a Raspberry Pi computer to digitize and vocalize paper books.
Will the new MetaWear board make wearables the next big thing?
People have been predicting wearables would be the next big thing for about as long as I've been involved in technology, but this time they might be right.
April 13, 2014
April 12, 2014
Maker-Friendly Hardware Stores
When faced with a tough technical challenge, you can always depend on a neighborhood hardware store.
New Project: Near-Space Balloon Cam with Arduino and APRS Radio
Build this battle-tested rig to launch, track, and recover a high-altitude balloon that will carry your hacked Canon camera to the stratosphere. With this setup using APRS ham radio and the Trackuino — an Arduino-based communications board — any hobbyist or science class can photograph (and video) the Earth against the blackness of space, and bring these amazing images home to share.
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