Liquidware has a great touch shield out for the Arduino. It’s a 128×128 OLED display with a resistive touch screen on top. It can hold up to 60 full screen images and only uses pins 3 and 4 on your…

“The computers don’t write their own programs… yet!” Herbie Hancock shows Quincy Jones his computers… in 1983! Check out the old-skool touchscreen!

One of my side projects I’ve been working on lately is a fully self-contained Arduino shield. I originally started making it for the arduino classes i’m teaching. Today, I finished up the design and did a sanity-check prototype by printing…

We had a great time over here at NYCR doing some soldering classes. Everybody walked out of here with a beautiful LED blinky! It was a total success. Thanks to all who attended! If you’re interested in coming in for…

This weekend will be New York’s first Robotics Competition. It’s going to be held at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center @ 655 W. 34th St., New York, NY 10001 and will including a bunch of funny looking robots running…

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…

We’re beginning at the beginning with a few beginner’s classes. To begin: Electronics 101: Lets make electronics fun! This is a class for the completely uninitiated. Repeat: no experience necessary! We’ll cover how to make a circuit, how to use…

Last night we held our first ever party to raise funds for rent. The place was full of smiling enthusiastic smiles eagerly drinking the drinks that the barbot was pouring and stirring. Thanks to everyone who came out to support…

The Hacktory is an awesome hacker space starting up in Philly. Check out this article and video! Then go check out their site! – Link

– talks about how the idea that technology is neither good nor bad is fatally flawed. great read.