Category Archives: Electronics

Rastrack: where in the world are Raspberry PIs?

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Stefano

Meet Rastrack: a Google Maps-based service where you can register for free and tell where you’re taking care of your Raspberry PI – geolocating it, and when it was shipped to you. Check the numbers, check how many people around … Continue reading →

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Raspberry Pi FM transmitter: one short wire and a radio let you broadcast WAV files (Vine footage included)

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Stefano

Another Raspberry Pi project: how to turn RPi into an FM transmitter? Imperial College Robotics Society released this Python code that streams a simple (44.1 KHz, mono, 16 bit) audio WAV file into FM. How to prepare this recipe: download … Continue reading →

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1 Million Raspberry PIs sold! What did Eben Upton really thought at the beginning?

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Stefano

I love Raspberry PI, that’s a fact! It’s the perfect computer to learn, play, build and have fun. As reported by TechCrunch: To celebrate the company released this cute info graphic, informing us that, if stacked end to end, a … Continue reading →

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NASA’s Curiosity achievement, technology & some fun too!

Posted on August 8, 2012 by Stefano

A few things about great NASA Curiosity mission you may have missed! Apple was almost everywhere in this mission… just check out this photo of the EDL Ops Center (Entry-Descent-Land Operation) : Mac OS X looks like the weapon of … Continue reading →

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Lego Brain Bricks: Build, Connect, Play (with an iPad, some electronics and a lot of Legos!)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Stefano

Needless to say, I love this stuff! It just sums up some of the things I love the most: Lego, iPad gaming, some cool programming and some pretty electronics! LEGO® BrainBricks from Wonder Years on Vimeo. BrainBricks is a concept … Continue reading →

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Google’s sunglasses: Terminator look and Google’s augmented reality technology for the ultimate gadget

Posted on February 26, 2012 by Stefano

Google’s so-called “Terminator” glasses – they’re a pet project being developed at Google’s X laboratory, and will presumably place a computerized overlay on the real world. An exciting detail from the New York Times — the sunglasses will be ready … Continue reading →

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Cubelets: the modular robotics you’ve been missing!

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Stefano

Make Magazine is always a great source of inspiration for tinkering-oriented people like me. In this post, Make introduces the Cubelets from ModRobotics: a great educational tool for kids and adults alike! Just like Lego, but with some brain too! … Continue reading →

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