There are laptops that run open source software. And then there’s the Olimix Teres I laptop, which is not only designed to run Linux-based software, but which features open source hardware: you can find the CAD files necessary to build your own laptop at the project’s github page. In fact, even if you buy the […]
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This $90 kit converts an ODROID mini PC into a touchscreen computer
Hardkernel’s ODROID line of single-board computers are affordable, credit card-sized PCs with ARM-based processors. They look a lot like Raspberry Pi’s mini computers, but Hardkernel’s little computers use different processors and other hardware… and don’t really have the same kind of developer and user community that has helped the Raspberry Pi line of devices skyrocket […]
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BBC micro:bit goes global (tiny, affordable, educational computing)
The BBC micro:bit is a tiny gadget that was distributed to about a million students in British schools earlier this year as a way to encourage kids to learn to code. A few months later, the BBC partnered with retailers in the UK to sell the devices to anyone in willing to spend £13. Now the BBC […]
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Next Thing launches $6 GR8 system-on-a-chip, $16 CHIP Pro single-board PC for gadget makers
Comments Off on Next Thing launches $6 GR8 system-on-a-chip, $16 CHIP Pro single-board PC for gadget makersThe makers of the $9 CHIP mini computer that launched last year are introducing two new devices: a $16 version called the CHIP Pro, that’s designed for folks interested in building their own gadgets and a $6 system-on-a-chip called the GR8 SIP which is available to anyone that just wants the processor and RAM. While the original CHIP […]
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This DIY mini NES is way cooler than Nintendo’s (but a lot harder to set up)
This November Nintendo will ship the $60 NES Classic Edition. It’s a tiny replica of the classic Nintendo Entertainment System game console that comes with 30 games pre-loaded… and no way to add or remove any of those games. Meanwhile, folks have been building their own NES Classic-style devices for years by putting a Raspberry Pi […]
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Creoqode 2048 is $146 handheld game console for DIY games (crowdfunding)
London-based Creoqode’s handheld game console designed to let you play… and develop retro-style games. It’s called the Creoqode 2048 and it gets its name from the unusual display, which is made from 2048 individual LED light bulbs. The system is designed as a DIY, open source game console that allows you to develop games using […]
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ELLO 2M is a DIY portable 128K computer aimed at education/hacking (crowdfunding)
Want to learn how to program the same way people did three or four decades ago, but don’t want to hunt down an ancient PC? The ELLO 2M is a DIY computer kit with a keyboard, 7 inch touchscreen display, and an 1156-hole electronics protoyping space. The system is designed to run a version of the […]
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Motorola Lapdock turns $5 Raspberry Pi Zero into a laptop
The Raspberry Pi Zero is a $5 single-board computer that you could use as a low-power desktop if you hook up a keyboard, mouse, and external display. But what if you want to the tiny computer as the brains of a laptop? You could try to piece the components together yourself… or you could just […]
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Make a ‘Raspberry Pi Preserve’ data storage
You can preserve a lot of things in jars, including fruits, vegetables… and data. Make Magazine has put together a guide for using a Mason jar into an aesthetically pleasing custom Raspberry Pi enclosure for storing media backup. It’s called a Raspberry Pi Preserve (that name!). Maker Matt Reed explains that he used BitTorrent Sync as the […]
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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 […]