Posts Tagged “thefuture”
Android-Arduino linkup
By mw12 | May 13, 2011
Been a bit quiet on here recently, so here’s something interesting – Google have released an Android Open Accessory SDK for Android 3.1 and 2.3.4. It will allow USB devices to talk to your phone or tablet and the test implementation is based on an Arduino Mega (with a USB host shield). Kind of topsy-turvy […]
Palantir Box
By mw12 | March 17, 2011
Well it took a few rounds to get it right but we finally got a Palantir box cut and put together. It’s made of laser-cut acrylic from RazorLab, superglued (yes I know we should use DCM but..) and with the top held on with magnets. The Arduino fits in quite neatly and is now back […]
Game of Life, on Canvas
By michelle | February 21, 2011
There are several ways to show generated graphical content on web pages. Macromedia’s Adobe’s Flash has been threatening ubiquity for years, while open alternatives like SVG have not yet really found their stride (although Inkscape is nifty!). Microsoft’s Silverlight is under rapid development, although people seem generally wary of it and cross-platform support is weak. […]
Arduino article on Make
By mw12 | February 14, 2011
The Editor of Make has just posted an interesting little article on why he thinks the Arduino wins as a platform. On a totally unrelated note – the Palantir write up has been updated. Mostly hardware stuff at the moment – more software once it’s done!
Open Source Hardware
By mw12 | February 10, 2011
The first full version of a proposed Open Source Hardware definition has been posted. Particularly interesting is this executive summary: 1. Documentation: Establish and facilitate the right to repair 2. Necessary Software: Operates using Free Open Source Software 3. Derived Works: The right to fork the project. 4. Free Redistribution: Pay for parts, not permissions. […]
Escher lizard coasters
By michelle | February 8, 2011
From an idea, to SVG, to Ponoko, to holding up a mug of tea and entertaining the mathematicians. A very small taste of the maker revolution ;) Here is a little story of our Escher lizards coasters.