Discover the ePaper smart journal, an open-source electronic notebook built with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, a Waveshare ePaper display, and an M5Stack CardKB keyboard. It offers the simplicity of paper with the power of a computer, perfect for capturing ideas without distractions.
Discover Angelo, an open source portable audio amplifier designed to improve communication with elderly or hearing-impaired people. This project combines simple electronics with a human-centered approach, making it easy to build, customize, and use.
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Pi-top has preannounced its first mini-PC form factor Pi-top and the first Pi accessory to feature the new Raspberry Pi 4 Model B. The pi-top [4] works more like a portable PC, with the Raspberry Pi 4 encased in a rectangular (and colorful) vessel. Pi-Top is eager to tout the performance advantages of the latest-and-greatest…
A new open-source, artificially intelligent prosthetic leg designed by researchers at the University of Michigan and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is now available to the scientific community. As an open-source project, anyone can contribute to improving the leg’s design and function. Although the designs and code are free, the leg is still a high-end, state-of-the-art prosthetic,…
A new Arduino compatible practical jokes board is now available on Kickstarter. Enabling you to set up a variety of different spooky sounds and Halloween treats to scare your family and friends, the aptly named Troll board is production ready and will be in your hands before Halloween. This device contains a ton of very…
PocketPi by Ramin Assadollahi is powered by the Raspberry Pi Zero W and offers a fantastic truly portable DIY pocket PC. Measuring just 14 x 11 cm the portable Raspberry Pi pocket computer is powered by a 3000mAh battery and equipped keyboard and a 4-port USB hub. A Pi Zero W was chosen for its…
Mindseye Biomedical has created a new open source biomedical imaging system called Spectra which is both safe and easy to use now available to preorder via the Crowd Supply website price from $299 for a Spectra Starter Kit. The Spectra imager was designed using a tiny two-inch PCB outfitted with 32 electrodes arrayed around a…
Just few weeks ago, the maker Electronoobs announced the Homemade Soldering Iron v1.0, but unfortunately it encountered many problems from the beginning: the design was held back by the quality of the $5 replacement soldering iron tips he designed it around. Now Electronoobs is back with the second version of the Soldering Iron and this time it’s…
The PiPod is an open source portable music player based on the $5 Raspberry Pi Zero. It uses this affordable single-board computer to run Linux-based software including VLC (which handles media playback) and a custom user interface to display song titles, artist names, and album titles, song length, and other details. A 2.2″ TFT displays…
Designed and created to be capable of running a wide variety of different emulators, Raspiboy allows owners to enjoy a massive library of retro games. The maker Pierre-Louis Boyer has once again taken to the Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign to raise money for his third generation Raspiboy Raspberry Pi games console. This new version features an improved…
The maker Justin Strawn has just unveiled his new creation: a Raspberry Pi travel companion which takes the form of a small device that offers a portable SD Card File Copier, Phone Battery, Computer and Internet of Things driver. The system is still a work in progress but Justin has published more details and files…
“Plenty of DIY PCB UV exposure tool building posts are available on the internet with total different approaches. I also designed my own, to fulfill my needs: it should be relative small and portable and the hacking/modding should be fun. ? Flat bed scanners were found as possibly good target. Compared to most of the…
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