The upcoming Playdate handheld game console has a few nifty things going for it, including a well-known design team, a promise of at least one “season” of 12 new brand new games delivered one per-week for three months, and… a hand crank that introduced a new way to play mobile games. But the Playdate isn’t […]
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MAKERPhone is a $99 DIY, hacker-friendly phone (crowdfunding)
Some of the best smartphones on the market today have price tags in the $1,000 range. The MAKERphone costs just one tenth as much… but that’s only part of the selling point for this crowdfunded cellphone. It’s a DIY phone that comes as a kit that you assemble. It’s programmable, allowing you to code your […]
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ODROID-GO is a $32 handheld game console (programmable and Arduino-compatible)
Hardkernel’s latest ODROID device isn’t a Raspberry Pi-like single board computer. Instead it’s a handheld game console that looks a bit like a classic Game Boy… but it’s way more of a DIY device (it’s also a little smaller than a Game Boy). The ODROID-GO is a kit that you assemble yourself to create a […]
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Netflix Socks will pause your video if you fall asleep
It never fails: you settle in for a marathon Futurama or Kimmy Schmidt marathon, but you doze off halfway through the second episode. Netflix is here to help. The company has released plans for a DY project that will automatically pause your video when you fall asleep. How does it work? Simple: you just need […]
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LattePanda is an Arduino-friendly $79 Windows 10 mini PC (crowdfunding)
Single-board computers are getting so cheap that you can pick up a CHIP or Raspberry Pi Zero for under $10. But you’ll have to pay a little more if you want a model that can run Windows. That doesn’t mean you’ll have to pay For example, Newegg sells the Kangaroo Mobile Desktop for $99. Want […]
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Play Tetris on this credit card size gaming device
The Tetris MicroCard is a tiny gaming device that’s the size of a small stack of credit cards. Despite its compact profile, the Testris MicroCard has an actual D-pad and action buttons. Although it comes outfitted with an officially licensed version of Tetris, the tiny console is fully programmable with Arduino. The Tetris MicroCard is available […]
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New Arduino board has Intel Curie inside
Intel’s new button-sized system-on-a-chip, Curie, will be incorporated into a next-generation Arduino board called the Arduino 101, making it the first device to ship with a Curie module. The company made the announcement at Maker Faire Rome. What makes the Curie so special? The tiny, low-power chip is designed for wearables and other low-power connected devices. The chip […]
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Make Your Own Smartwatch with an Arduino board
One such DIY-er who goes by Ben Hur Gonçalves posted a project on Instructables for a smartwatch that includes an Altitude monitor, temperature reader, compass, and pedometer. For this project, its creator used an Arduino Pro mini, a cellphone battery, a few other tech parts, and an old digital watch that was big enough to […]
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Turning a classic typewriter into a printer
Printers are pretty cheap these days (it’s the ink that’s expensive). But what if you want to print your documents in way that’s a bit more… Rube Goldberg-esque? Chris Gregg (with a little help from his friends) has figured out how to turn a Smith Corona typewriter from the 1960s into a printer that works with […]
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Second-Gen UDOO to have Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Sensors (crowdfunding)
Comments Off on Second-Gen UDOO to have Raspberry Pi, Arduino, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Sensors (crowdfunding)Two years ago, a mini mash-up was created in the form of UDOO, which brought together Raspberry Pi and Arduino into one. Now the company behind UDOO is back with a plan to build a more powerful model called the UDOO Neo, which combines Raspberry Pi and Arduino, and also comes with WiFi and Bluetooth connectivity, […]