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Turning your Raspberry PI Zero into a USB Gadget
adafruit.com - lady ada
Go Go Gadget Pi ZeroThis tutorial is a writeup of how you can follow along and turn your Pi zero into a Usb Serial device or Ethernet device. That's …
Inventor Builds a Self-Balancing Stick That Can Hold Itself Up on a Point
laughingsquid.com - Glen Tickle
Inventor Mike Rouleau built an Arduino-controlled self-balancing stick that uses two motorised reaction wheels to hold itself up on a point. Rouleau …
Google puts a science lab in an app
newatlas.com - Eric Mack
Google has created an app to turn Android devices into mobile laboratories, in the hopes it will inspire young scientists to explore, measure and …
Star Track is an Arduino-powered star pointer and tracker
arduino.cc - Arduino Team
Maker and astronomy enthusiast Görkem Bozkurt has built a GoTo telescope mount-inspired system that points and tracks any object in the sky using its …
Raspberry Pi? Beginners Guide!
msdn.com - Greg Duncan
So you've heard and seen that node.js is the new thing the cool kids are working with. You've heard and seem that IoT and the Raspberry Pi are the …
The Nebulophone : An Open Source Arduino Based Synthesizer
tindie.com
It’s amazing how such cool sounds can be made using the minimal amount of hardware. The Nebulophone, an Arduino based synthesizer made by Bleep Labs, …
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Blackmagic Goes a Little DIY with 3G-SDI Arduino Shield
studiodaily.com - Bryant Frazer
It just got easier for engineers to build custom controller devices for cameras from Blackmagic Design with the release of the $95 Blackmagic 3G-SDI …
Building a Simple DIY USB MIDI Controller using Teensy
ask.audio - Liam Lacey on Jul 17, 2016 in DIY & Hacking 21 comments
When teaching DIY MIDI controller development I usually recommend using the Arduino platform due to its large user community and the extensive amount …
Raspberry Pi Zero – Programming over USB! (Part 2)
gbaman.info - gbaman
This is a follow on post from the older, more detailed documentation in an earlier post.SummaryAn extremely simple new way to setup Raspberry Pi Zero …
Raspberry Pi Zero 360 Degree Panorama Camera Zero 360
geeky-gadgets.com - Julian Horsey
Photographer and maker James Mitchell has created an awesome 360 degree panoramic camera, using 10 Raspberry Pi Zero mini PCs and aptly named the new …
Project Bloks: Google's latest effort to encourage kids to code
The Guardian - Stuart Dredge
From scribbling robots to music-making devices, tech giant’s initiative hopes to spark a new wave of ‘tangible programming’ toys and kits for children “How many robots can I control with this? In theory,
RuuviTag - Open-Source Bluetooth Sensor Beacon
kickstarter.com
The Internet of Things, beacons and The Physical Web are today’s hot topics. Soon we'll be surrounded by small intelligent sensor nodes that analyze …
RuuviTag Open-Source Bluetooth Internet Of Things Sensor Beacon Hits Kickstarter (video)
geeky-gadgets.com - Julian Horsey
Sharnon Tulabadi based in Finland has launched a new Kickstarter campaign for a new open source Bluetooth Internet Of Things sensor beacon called …
New Enviro pHAT for the Raspberry Pi launched by Pimoroni
recantha.co.uk - Michael Horne
Teased in a video stream some weeks ago, the Enviro pHAT has now been launched by Pimoroni. It includes the following: BMP280 temperature/pressure …
Pi Zero Digital Frame Kiosk Uses OTG Right
hackaday.com - by: Gerrit Coetzee
USB On-The-Go (OTG) is one of the fun aspects of the USB standard. There are feelings about the other aspects, but that one is alright. Regardless, …
Awesome Raspberry Pi Electric Skateboard (video)
geeky-gadgets.com - Julian Horsey
Raspberry Pi enthusiasts that are looking for a project to keep them busy for a few weekends, that also enjoy a little skateboarding, may be …
Raspberry Pi Car Speed Detector
circuitdigest.com
Speed cameras are there to measure the speed of the vehicles running on the road, and are used to find out the people violating the Traffic rules. …
An engineering student’s awesome graduation cap
arduino.cc - Arduino Team
Graduation season is now underway across America, and Western Carolina University student Michael King wanted to be sure he’d stand out from the …
[Update: Out of beta] Developer Joaomgcd lets you control your Arduino from Tasker with new AutoArduino Tasker plugin
androidpolice.com - Martim Lobao
João Dias — better known to the world as joaomgcd — has just announced the beta version of a new Tasker plugin called the AutoArduino. The …
FriendlyARM: A Different Flavor of Raspberry
hackaday.com - Al Williams
A lot of old science fiction movies show people wearing the same–or nearly the same–clothes. We’re left guessing if this is because there is a single …
Compact Controllers Automate Window Blinds
hackaday.com - by: Dan Maloney
Commercially available motorized window blinds are a nice high-end touch for today’s automated home, but they tend to command a premium price. Seems …
The New “Arduino Create” Makes for Easier IoT Dev, Better Collaboration
MAKE - By Alasdair Allan
Announced during the Arduino Day festivities earlier in the year, the new Arduino Create environment is finally coming out of private beta, and opening the gates to new users this weekend at Maker Faire
Case Study: Word Clock Maker Project Canvas
medium.com - John van Saders
Exploring the Form and Function of an innovative clock design This article is a case study of the popular Word Clock project using the Maker Project …
Google launches Science Journal to turn your phone into a research lab
TNW - Napier Lopez
Google believes there’s a scientist in all of us, so it’s launching a new app that turns your phone into a powerful little research lab. Called Science Journal, the app uses the sensors in your phone measure
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Raspberry Pi Temperature data recorder - Part I: Hardware
kugelfish.com - Bernhard Suter
The Raspberry Pi seems ideal for all kinds of "physical computing" applications, as it is small, cheap, low-powered and yet more powerful and feature …
Raspberry Pi Zero gains camera support, keeps the $5 price
Engadget - Matt Brian
Ever thought about building a low-cost security camera? When the Raspberry Pi Foundation launched the credit-card sized Zero, it stressed that the DIY computing board would not be as capable as the rest
plotly + ESP8266
hackaday.io - Johnny
Description NOTE: Plotly no longer supports streaming on their free cloud service. This project will no longer work :(. I was recently asked to create …
Embed with Elliot: I2C Bus Scanning
hackaday.com - by: Elliot Williams
A lot of great ICs use I2C to communicate, but debugging a non-working I2C setup can be opaque, especially if you’re just getting started with the …