Isn’t she pretty. It’s the Arduino Nano. You see, when 2 Arduino’s get together (in private) and exchange their currents, a little robotstork brings you an Arduino Nano! Here’s a description from Trossen Robotics: Arduino Nano is a surface mount…
Rob Faludi and Kate Hartman posted about the protype version of the XBEE Lilypad. The Lilypad is the incredibly small — wearable version — of the Arduino, and to borrow a phrase from a well known advertisment, the XBEE ‘gives…
… what more could a girl ask for! I joke, but it’s pretty compelling how hot these little gadgets get and he’s got a neat little video to prove it. Something tells me the laptop on my, well, on my…
The videos below were Directed and Creative Directed by James Frost, Aaron Koblin was the Technical Director, Justin Glorieux was the Executive Producer, Google stored the code, etc. etc. and they all teamed up (along with tons of other talented…
If you’re looking for an introduction to making stringed instruments, Ranjit Bhatnagar is going to be teaching a rad class that will get you started actually making a stringed instrument right away. Check it out. – Link The electric guitar…
It’s time again for NYCR’s public Microcontroller Study Group. The meeting is Wednesday (tonight!) from 7-9pm. We’ve all been busy focusing on other tasks, so for tonight, the agenda is open. After tonight, the Study Group is going on hiatus…
With solder irons blazing, and the power of molten metal at their finger tips, New York City’s electricity enthusiasts and hardware hackers will connect components to complete circuits for the glory of being the fastest soldering gun in NYC. On…
This past week I had the opportunity to attend FOO Camp in Sabastapol, CA. It was an amazing experience and I’m still trying to digest it all. Sessions I attended included ‘Hacking Bacteria’, ‘The History of Internet Art’, ‘Better Data…
In 1986 German parliament decided to invent laws for computer crime. Before the field of computing had no laws on the books and it was an open game. In response to these laws, the Chaos Computer Club became a registered…
Gian Pablo, maker of this sweet algorithmic synth forces Wall-E to rock out. Gian Pablo has been known to teach synth making classes at NYCR so keep your eyes on the upcoming classes page if you’re interested. Wall•E and the…