OpenIncubate is a new accelerator program formed to fund teams using open source IP to transform the IT infrastructure layer, backed by Austin Ventures, Battery Ventures, and The Valley Fund. The three venture firms have joined forces to create OpenIncubate in response to two key technology shifts they believe will define the next decade of computing: 1) The emergence of open networking…
HackRF is an open source hardware project to build a Software Defined Radio (SDR) peripheral. SDR is the application of Digital Signal Processing to radio waveforms. It is similar to the software-based digital audio techniques that became popular a couple of decades ago. Just as a sound card in a computer digitizes audio waveforms, a…
MinnowBoard is a barebones x86 mini PC featuring: a 1GHz Atom E640 processor (with integrated graphics) 1GB DDR2 RAM micro SD card slot SDVO to DVI port audio input and output two USB 2.0 ports gigabit Ethernet PCI Express SATA2 4MB of flash firmware The board runs Angstrom Linux and is Yocto Project compatible. Last but not…
The OSHWA published the second edition of the Open Source Hardware Community Survey This is the second edition of the survey. The 2012 data is available at http://www.oshwa.org/oshw-community-survey-2012 Our goal is to arrive at a better understanding of who we are as a community, why and how we use/make open-source hardware, and how our practices and…
OpenDesk is a collaboration between furniture designers Joni & David Steiner and Development 00, the team behind digital fabrication platform FabHub. An offshoot of / follow up to the TED-prize winning WikiHouse project, which created the world’s first viable open source construction set you can use to print your own house, OpenDesk aims to explore…
The conference will be held in September 9, 2013 – Aachen, Germany FabLabCon is a conference that is a part of the Makerfaire Kerkrade that takes place right outside Aachen city. One day after the Makerfaire, we invite researchers to present and discuss their ongoing research in Fab Labs and Personal Fabrication. The conference is sponsored…
Help research on the Maker movement and Fablabs Because you attend fab labs we are inviting you to participate in this research study by completing the attached surveys. Thank you for taking the time to assist us in our educational endeavors. The data collected will provide useful information to the understanding of the relation between…
Let’s face it, the world needs a Hoverboard! So that’s exactly what we’re going to try and build. We want to create an open source Hoverboard platform that can be customized for fun or tailored to meet the needs of any industry. The technology needed to make a real working Hoverboard already exists, it’s just…
See the details here about Open Source Design Centre RS Components has hosted a comprehensive free guide to open source electronics design on designspark.com, the company’s online resource for electronics design engineers. The Open Source Design Centre brings together all the elements involved in open source design in a single, easy-to-access reference point. Providing reliable information…
the first device in the world that turns an iPhone into a 3D camera capable of capturing, viewing and sharing full-motion, full-color video and stills in 3D. How does it work? Poppy works with iPhone 4, 4S, iPhone 5 and the fifth generation iPod Touch. You put your phone in and Poppy’s mirrors capture two…
Finally, you can submit your projects for publication! See this page here with all the details about the process! Unleash your creativity and tell the others what you’re up to!
Barcelona held its first mini maker faire June 29 and by all accounts the event was a hit. “Wow,” said event co-organizer Ian Collingwood. “We had an incredible turnout of visitors and some really inspiring makers showing really cool stuff. We were all of us walking around on a high the whole day. Big smiles…
Open-Electronics.org is the brainchild of a world leader in hobby electronics Futura Group srl. Open-Electronics.org is devoted to support development, hacking and playing with electronics: we share exciting open projects and create amazing products!
Open-Electronics.org is not just a container of ideas: it is also a web site lead by a team of engineers and geeks who will take part in the discussions and give support.
Our mission is to become a reference Open Source hacking site with ideas and feedback aimed to enrich the community.
