The 555 Timer IC is a classic from the days of analog electronics tinkering, hacking, and other good clean fun. Learn how the 555 can measure time! Blink an LED! Play music! Control a Servo motor! Output PWM! Wireless IR…
The results are in for the hackerspace challenge. Check out the round-up and the winners here: Note the subliminal signals we’re sending to Mitch Altman. There’s the golden trophy in the background (never mind that it’s Adam’s Calculus trophy)…
Eyebeam’s running a fun workshop, build your own personal powerplant: In this workshop led by Eyebeam alums fluxxlab with collaborator Farrukh Zia participants will assemble and take home their own Personal powerPlant. The Personal powerPlant is a portable device that…
In March of 2009 a young bat gave his or her life in the pursuit of adventure, and in doing so captured the heart of a nation. NASA chronicled the odyssey of “space bat” in Interim Problem Report 119V-0080. Ultimately…
We have lots of interesting classes this fall. Come dumb. Leave genius.
Amy Holbrook, who’s been lasering up a storm at NYC Resistor lately, was selected in a run-off of 8 folks for 5 slots. Let’s help her get in Martha Stewart’s Holiday Craft Sale. She’s #6 AMH Design (there are 3…
The Transistor created a computer controlled zombie shoot-em-up based on Shaun of the Dead. They won’t stay dead! Click here to watch their episode. This is the final episode before we find out who won the hackerspace competition!
I’m here in Carbondale, Illinois with Joe Deken of New Blankets and Theron Trowbridge of Crashspace to spread the word about all sorts of hacking. Our host Gi Vania is a ham and he even has an official Illinois ham…
Artisan’s Asylum, our competitor to the north (Boston), has entered the race with pancakes and eggs! Watch their episodes:
This is your friendly introductory class to soldering and micro-controllers. In this three-hour class we will: Solder together a Freeduino board (an Arduino Duemilanove-compatible board) Learn how to program it using the Arduino environment Wire up several circuits and load…