We usually don’t feature projects that are only related to Open Source software but Magic Lantern is really a beautiful community based innovation project that Canon should really consider: Magic Lantern is a software enhancement that offers increased functionality to the excellent Canon DSLR cameras. We have created an open framework, licensed under GPL, for…
Another interesting resource where to map Makers and Maker Spaces around the world. Plus: it’s fully open source. The Maker Map is an ongoing open source project which aims to create a global database of maker resources – from workspaces to incubators – which is powered by the maker community and easily searchable on any…
London based Bare Conductive is funding the Touch Board on Indiegogo: go show some special love to this amazing project that could really open new perspectives in creating new and amazing interaction modes. Now anyone can transform touch into sound (and so much more!) with the Touch Board, an easy-to-use Arduino-compatible device. What is the…
Nowadays, obsolescence brings little if any advantage in terms of jobs. “Most of these products are manufactured outside Europe, by underpaid workers,” points out Mr Haber, who is the opinion’s co-rapporteur and a member of the EESC’s Consultative Commission on Industrial Change. “If we threw away less, we would have to repair more, creating thousands…
Interesting project from the guys at Maniacal Labs, the EpochPOV (combined with their product, the Binary Epoch Clock) plays with Persistence of Vision, and it’s open! We’ve been hinting at it for a while now but we are proud to finally announce EpochPOV, a custom firmware that turns your Binary Epoch Clock into a fully functional…
The guy behind the Tricorder project published a fantastic experiment in creating an open source, cheap CT Scanner. This project just gives you a glance of the potential of open source innovation in medicals and health devices: I decided that I wanted to try and build an open source CT scanner, and to do it…
Fabtotum personal Fabricator, the Italian project we interviewed few weeks ago, closed its Kickstarter campaign with more almost $600k representing the most successful campaign in Europe so far: Over 900 funders contributed for almost $600k, more than 1000 interactions from emails to comments, a metric ton of articles and press coverage for a project that…
We discovered via boingboing this amazing (halloween mood) project: The Hauntbox is an open-source hardware controller for all the sensors and controllers necessary to build sophisticated, automated electronic haunting projects. It requires no soldering or prior knowledge to use, and is fully hackable and accepts Arduino shields. The Kickstarter was successful, and they’ve gone into full production:…
The Makerspace playbook will help those who want to start a Makerspace, especially looking for schools and teachers. What do you need to know to get your Makerspace up and running? The Makerspace Playbook guides those who are hoping to start a Makerspace at their school or in their community. We welcome your feedback on the kinds…
http://vimeo.com/74192853 The Open Source Beehives project is a collaborative response to the threat faced by bee populations in industrialised nations around the world. The project proposes to design hives that can support bee colonies in a sustainable way, to monitor and track the health and behaviour of a colony as it develops. Each hive contains…
[Maker] is a feature-length documentary on Maker Movement, not only about hackerspace and MakerFaire, but about how the DIY or Juggad spirit influenced society. The film interviewed makers and observers to discuss the maker impact, such as Navi Radjou(Jaggad innovation), Alec Foege(writer of Tinkerers), Chris Anderson, Tim O’Reilly and Dale Daughery. It also discussed the…
Ok, will be fun to see where this project ends up as they claim they are “creating the next generation of manufacturing by bringing together software and basic tools to produce the first autonomous and self-sustaining factory. ” Would you be interested in an interview? The factory is designed as an integrated system. It brings…
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