eBay is releasing a new technology developed by its computer vision team that it says has the potential to transform the way people with motor impairments physically navigate through different applications The HeadGaze system works by creating a virtual stylus which follows the motion of the user’s head, as read by the depth-sensing front-facing camera on…
Brand new to the 6th edition of Maker Faire Rome is the area dedicated to Space. It is realized by MFR in collaboration with the Italian section of the British Interplanetary Society, and the School of Aerospace Engineering of Rome Sapienza University. Among the highlights of this area will be: the legendary Apollo Guidance Computer,…
Maker Faire Rome is not only the end point for makers, but a starting point towards a better future. This is why the 2018 edition will also include special contests and initiatives aimed at promoting the best projects in order to guarantee the visibility and development of the various initiatives presented, a public and tangible…
The wait is over. “Maker Faire Rome – The European Edition” returns, with impressive numbers of makers and innovators, new topics, and surprising attractions. Organised by the Rome Chamber of Commerce, Maker Faire Rome is now in its 6th edition. The event will take place from 12 to 14 October 2018 at the Fiera…
With the upcoming rise of self-driving and more connected vehicles come an increased risk of hacking those vehicles with ill-intent. Tesla, despite the common vulnerability of autonomous systems, has the programs that are considered impenetrable. With dozens of companies struggling to match the penetration security against hacking attempts, Tesla holds a benchmark of success. But…
Incorporating outside code into the mix can potentially introduce new security vulnerabilities. Sonatype has launched a free service called DepShield that can automatically identify vulnerable open-source components. The offering is available as an embedded tool for GitHub, the industry’s go-to code hosting service and the home of most of the world’s open-source projects. DepShield draws on Sonatype’s…
Shakti is an open-source initiative by IIT Madras aimed at developing industrial-grade processors based on RISC-V. This open source RISC-V processor is developed by students in India with assistance from Intel and its 22nm FinFET Technology. These chips are based on the RISC-V ISA from UC Berkley. The SHAKTI processor project aims to build 6…
Robonomics.network launched their alpha-release in the Ethereum mainnet. This is a huge step toward launching a fully functional open source Robonomics.network protocol that can create: – Decentralized IoT Data Marketplace: Trade data collected by IoT devices and sensors without intermediaries – Industry 4.0: Direct communication between consumers and smart factories, as well as solely among…
[youtube id=”sFnDtFq3dJY” width=”620″ height=”360″] Obniz is developed by CambrianRobotics, Japan. It is a Japanese startup company and raised money through Kickstarter and started selling “obniz,” cloud connected IoT development board, in May. Obniz is available worldwide through their website. Obniz has 12 IO and WiFi-BLE module. It can be controlled through the APIs on obniz…
Kobol fell short of its previous $110K funding goal on Kickstarter, but it fulfilled the last of its Kickstarter orders in January. The company is now running its own funding campaign to manufacture a second 500-unit batch. Now there’s a Helios4 Basic Kit for $176.12 that includes the SBC only and a Full Kit with…
[youtube id=”FxAPxaIH_Hk” width=”620″ height=”360″] But what is uStepper? In short, uStepper is a product, improving performance of a motor type called “stepper motors”. Stepper motors are used in a wide range of applications where you have to move something, a certain distance, precisely! For example, they are used in your inkjet printer for moving the…
When you decide to buy a new development board, usually you look at the processor, memory, storage, and the external ports, as well as I/Os. But if you look, above all, at the PMIC (Power Management IC) on the board, the upgraded Banana Pi M2 plus v1.2 might be just the thing. Development boards can…
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