Is Open Source Hardware for People or for Businesses?
As some of you may already know, this year I will be co-chairing Addie in organizing the Open Source Hardware…
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…
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…
An Open Source Graphics Processor (GPU) is raising funds on Kickstarter
A challenging but interesting project: Complete Verilog implementation of a 2D/ 3D graphics processor capable of OpenGL and D3D w/…
Desafio 100 Km Litro Challenge wants you to build an Open Source Car
The goal is to build a small car with very low petrol consumption. With 1 litre of petrol (or its…
Microduino: a miniaturized, stackable Arduino board that fits in your pocket – on Kickstarter
See this new board that debuted on kickstarter: amazingly small, this product comes to join the ever growing Arduino family.…
The Open Hand Project: A Low Cost Robotic Hand campaigning on Indiegogo
The Open Hand Project is an open source project with the goal of making robotic prosthetic hands more accessible to…
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…
How to choose your Open Source Hardware License
It’s always tricky when you create something: a complex project, a commercial product or just an hack and then you…
Intel’s creates an Open Source PC platform: MinnowBoard
MinnowBoard is a barebones x86 mini PC featuring: a 1GHz Atom E640 processor (with integrated graphics) 1GB DDR2 RAM micro…