Reporting In from the 2012 Open Hardware Summit and World Maker Faire
I just got back from the 3rd annual Open Hardware Summit and World Maker Faire. It’s been a whirlwind week of robots, 3D Printers, inspiring talks, education, networking and more. I’m excited to share all the details!
Open Sourcing the LibeTech QR Code Lock System
A few months ago I developed a beaglebone-based QR Code door lock system. Check into a room online, and a QR code is sent to your phone to act as your key. Just hold it up to the door! I’m releasing this project under an open source license so you can build it yourself.
Teaching at BlueStamp Engineering
This summer, I taught a six week engineering program for high school students. Check out their amazing final projects!
e14 Blog Post: How Start-ups are Changing Everything
As I’ve mentioned before, entrepreneurship is something I’m rather passionate about. With the recent founding of the PopShop co-working space, my time spent at NYC start-ups BlueStamp Engineering and MakerBot Industries, and my involvement with Cornell’s new NYC Tech Campus, I’ve become very excited about how start-ups are fundamentally changing[…]
Back from the Dead: I report in on the ZombieTech Podcast
After my first guest spot on the ZombieTech podcast back Spetember 2011, I’m back for more! In this episode I discussed 3D printing, the Cornell NYC Tech Campus, the PopShop, Blum Idea Labs, the every1Campaign, and much more! I also describe my tactics regarding the usage of bamboo to survive a Zombie Apocalypse.
EEVBlog Does a Tear-Down of the MakerBot Replicator
Dave Jones, fellow Electrical Engineer and Youtuber, recently received a MakerBot Replicator. In this video, Dave delivers a thorough investigation of the machine and the MightyBoard electronics that I developed for it. Check it out for a close look at how the MakerBot ticks!
Putting Facebook in an Actual Book (at Facebook’s Summer of Hack in NYC)
Ordinarily, hackathons are strictly software events, with the participants generally building websites or mobile apps. It’s simply too difficult to build a complete piece of hardware in 24 hours … right? Wrong. Ignoring the fact that everybody else was building software apps, Jason and I rolled in with two duffle bags filled with electronics and set to work building a physical version of facebook.
Tutorial 15 for Arduino: GPS Tracking
This tutorial was featured on the Cooking-Hacks website on 07/18/2012 This was easily the most time I’ve spent producing an Arduino Tutorial. I’ve been sporadically walking around NYC with this GPS for weeks as I’ve tweaked the code and gotten it just right. If it wasn’t obvious from the title,[…]
Year of Open Source
This was so cool, it simply had to be shared. Sam Muirhead, a filmmaker in Berlin, is going to attempt something so awesome, that I can’t help but to be excited. Sam’s plan is to spend an entire year living open source. I don’t just mean using linux and ditching apple products.[…]
Tutorial 2 for CadSoft Eagle: Printed Circuit Board Layout
In this second tutorial on CadSoft Eagle, I’ll show you how to turn your schematic into a board design that you can get manufactured! Specifically, I’ll cover part layout, automatic and manual routing, layer and grid controls, ULPs, ground pours, net classes, and much more!