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The Raspberry Pi model B now ships with 512MB of RAM. Opens the system to even more possibilities.

The story behind ARM, and the technology centre in Cambridge fashinates me. Go read some of it at reghardware. I’ll inspire you with a quote. Herman Hauser was once asked why a great British success story like Acorn finally failed. … Continue reading →

Over at 8 Bit Spaghetti, Kyle is building an 8 bit computer from discrete components. To repeat this feat, go over to Instructables and read the guide. Personally, I enjoy his reading tips. Recommending books that are 20 and almost … Continue reading →

Anyone longing for the classic Lunar Lander title from the late ’70s. Anyone looking to create something more realistic. Over at ibiblio, a collection of documents regarding the Apollo missions can be found. This is not popular science or simplified … Continue reading →

As the model B of RaspberryPi has been released and deliveries are starting, the schematics have been made available. Great stuff!

My recollection from using floppy disks is that they where notoriously prone to failure. Now imagine trying to read you old collection of disks not used since the late 1990’s. Before you run off collecting your disk and run fsck … Continue reading →

After some inspiration from Lorenzo Bravi via makezine, built a small painterbot from a toilet paper roll, a small motor, a nut, a battery and some velcro.

The EagleUp tool helps you generate nice 3D drawings from your Eagle PCB designs. The work is the result of the efforts from Jerome Lamy, an electronics design engineer. To get started, visit the nice video tutorial on the project site. … Continue reading →

Thingiverse is a great site that we have mentioned before. Yesterday, the user swepet uploaded PL2Q Hugin. this is the second iteration of his 3D printable quadcopter design. Print, solder and fly. Finally a project where the sky really is … Continue reading →

I just bought and soldered up a prototype shield for the Arduino. To be more precise, the Proto Shield from lawicel. Mounting the pin headers  is a quick job. Then, two pins need to be cut, since they interfere with one of … Continue reading →