Tag: open hardware

Ten Ways to Give Old Gadgets a New Lease on Life

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Didn’t get the tablet you wanted for the holidays? Kids still begging for an iPod Touch? Don't toss that old device yet! Here are ways to repurpose old computers, smartphones and game consoles and get many more years of use out of them. Read more »

To The Stars! A DIY, Open Source Manned Spacecraft

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Can space travel be democratized? Kristian von Bengtson and Copenhagen Suborbitals think so, and are building a DIY manned suborbital spacecraft to prove it. Read more »

Are Maker Spaces the Future of Public Libraries?

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An interview with librarian Lauren Britton Smedley from the Fayetteville Free Library, which is adding a Fab Lab to its community offerings. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

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If you're in a Daylight Savings Time area (sorry some parts of Idaho), then I hope you'e enjoying your 25-hour day. Read more »

3D Printing Community to Crowdsource Saving a Species

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Where does 3D printing and species protection intersect? Hermit crabs, apparently. Read more »

Microtouch: An Open Source, DIY eBook Reader and Mobile Media Device

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The Microtouch is a mobile media device that aims to become an open-source alternative to the iPod Touch. Read more »

The Top Shareable Crowdfunded Projects [VIDEO]

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Feature films, music, web startups, open-source hardware, social activism — crowdfunding is enabling projects of all types. Here's video of some of our favorite shareable crowdfunded projects, past and present. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

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Occupy Wall Street, open hardware, Princeton's Open Access campaign, DIY cat beds and more in this week in sharing. Read more »

This Week in Sharing

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Welcome to the Shareable links round-up, from my browser tabs to yours. Read more »

Solar-Powered 3D Printer Makes Glass Objects From Sun and Sand [Video]

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Markus Kayser builds a 3D printer and solar cutter that create physical objects from the sun and Saharan sand. Read more »
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