Nick Bilton

NYCResistor wants to buy a Laser Etching Machine. We’re trying to figure out financially how we’d pay for it, and here’s the questions: If we get one, what would you use it for? Maybe you’d want to laser etch your…

I had to do it… couldn’t resist(or). Now I have an iPhone with a pseudo game of Space Invaders on the back… Special thanks to Phil Torrone and Ladyada for letting me use the laser etcher 3000. UPDATE: Don’t forget…

  It’s been a while since the last Microcontroller Study Group so it’s time to get together again… bring projects to show, and come and see the our new fancy space. When: Wednesday, March 19th.,  7:00 p.m. Where: 397 Bridge…

Great, simple, idea. An etch-a-sketch hooked up to an old mouse with a couple of stepper motors, wired through RS232 connectors, a couple of couplers (I love saying that), and a nothing-fancy Atmel Mega 32. Imagine the possibilities this could…

Great interview at Ecolect.net with the founder of SMIT – a sustainable design startup that was started by Teresita Chochran from NYU’s ITP program. SMIT, located in Brooknam, is doing some really interesting work with solar power on homes and…

There is a great show going on at the MOMA, NYC right now. It’s called Design and the Elastic Mind and features lots of amazing projects built with Processing, Flash, hardware, solar panels, etc. Here is a link to the…

Some updates to the Lilypad which are pretty useful. Speaking from experience it’s a nice add-on. Sparkfun just got these versions of Mrs. Lily in and describe them as follows: LilyPad is now even easier to use. LilyPad main boards…

This is by far one of the more interesting things I’ve come across in the past few days; the Gainer PSoC Development Board. It’s open source hardware and it is programmable in Flash, MAX/MSP and Processing. This is from the…

This has been around for a while but I’m just getting around to posting about it. The Resistor iPhone App is good for on the go Hardware Hacking. The typography is annoying and unnecessary (comic sans?!) but it’s useful and…

This is a great new product SparkFun is selling. It’s called the ScreenKey RGB Graphic Button and is described on the site as follows: ‘The RGB24T can be programmed to display any text or graphics on its 36×24 pixel display.…