Ambient backscatter promises battery-free communications
University of Washington created a wireless communication system that allows devices to interact by harvesting power from the environment.. See…
OSHWA appoints new Board Members
From the OSHWA Blog: New board members are: Gabriella Levin, David Mellis, Star Simpson, Jeffery Warren, and Emile Petrone. Click…
An Open Source Hardware, Nixie Tube Arduino Shield gets funded on Kickstarter
A Nixie tube is an electronic device for displaying numerals or other information using glow discharge. Now one guy funded…
Welcome to Piksi, the ultra precise GPS Receiver for Autonomous Vehicle Systems
This device, particularly designed for applications in autonomous vehicle systems, has been recently funded on kickstarter. An RTK (Real Time…
Stratasys tests 3D Printed Injection Molds
Interestingly enough, Stratasys developed a technology to 3d print injection molds: In manufacturing, 3D printing has turned the production of…
Zcapture an Open Source 360 Photography Solution is campaigning on Kickstarter
Zcapture a 360° product photography, open source hardware, with powerful processing software is raising money on kickstarter: may be useful…
Flutter: a $20 Wireless Arduino with 1km range (Kickstarter)
Flutter is a wireless electronics development platform based on Arduino. With over half a mile of usable range, a powerful…
A new Modular, Open Source, LED Display
A very interesting project has been funded on Kickstarter: Meet LEDgoes. It’s the simplest, most versatile, least expensive LED Matrix…
In case you lost it: Cosm (formerly Pachube) is now Xively
The service formerly known as Cosm is now dubbed Xively: The Internet of Things promises to revolutionize the relationship between…
DIMBODY: finally an OpenSource 3d desktop scanner funding on Indiegogo
Despite the Indiegogo Campaign has a challenging target, the Dimbody project seems really great and god only knows how much…