European Economic and Social Committee calls for ending Planned Obsolescence
Nowadays, obsolescence brings little if any advantage in terms of jobs. “Most of these products are manufactured outside Europe, by…
The EpochPOV an open source hack to create a 32pixel Persistence of Vision display
Interesting project from the guys at Maniacal Labs, the EpochPOV (combined with their product, the Binary Epoch Clock) plays with…
An Open Source desktop sized CAT Scanner
The guy behind the Tricorder project published a fantastic experiment in creating an open source, cheap CT Scanner. This project…
Italian FABtotum is the most successful European crowdfunding Campaign
Fabtotum personal Fabricator, the Italian project we interviewed few weeks ago, closed its Kickstarter campaign with more almost $600k representing…
Hauntbox, Open Source Platform for Electronic Haunting projects and props
We discovered via boingboing this amazing (halloween mood) project: The Hauntbox is an open-source hardware controller for all the sensors…
OpenPicus launches Flyport Lite (board with no transceiver)
OpenPicus released a new, very streamlined, tiny and open board with no transceiver! Flyport LITE is our latest product: a…
Angel, the Open Source sensor platform for Health and Fitness funded on Indiegogo
Angel, is a super interesting wearable device coming up from indiegogo. This project really looks awesome: Angel is the first…
The Makerspace Playbook is here for You
The Makerspace playbook will help those who want to start a Makerspace, especially looking for schools and teachers. What do…
Open Source Beehives wants to help Bee Populations, with OpenSource
http://vimeo.com/74192853 The Open Source Beehives project is a collaborative response to the threat faced by bee populations in industrialised nations…
Maker, a documentary on the Maker Movement is campaingning on Kickstarter
is a feature-length documentary on Maker Movement, not only about hackerspace and MakerFaire, but about how the DIY or Juggad…