open source hardware

Hardware has always lagged behind software in the open source movement. But one website is beginning to change that.

When your gadgets go to sleep, they tend to pulse peacefully. LEDs programmed to a soothing “breathing” waveform are to … Continued

Imagine being able to examine anything you want, at the atomic level, in your living room. If Sacha De’Angeli gets … Continued

Can pulsing 36 high-powered LEDs invoke sea-sickness? Adafruit have put together a $250 non-lethal weapon modeled after a 1 million … Continued

It takes a village to raise a robot. At least, that’s the belief of the creators of iCub, a humanoid … Continued

Peter Semmelhack freaks out the freaks at SXSW Interactive

We've received some great ideas, and will continue to do so until April 1, 2008. Now's your chance to win the coolest open source hardware platform around!

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If you’ve already gotten your hands on our hot-off-the-presses January issue, you may have seen our announcement of a contest … Continued

Pop Sci scores a look at the brand-new open-source hardware platform Creating new software has low overhead: All you need … Continued