Hardware

Today's Hardware Friday is about one of our favorite hardware things, the .NET Gadgeteer and its updated Code release... .NET Gadgeteer Core 2.42.700The .NET Gadgeteer Core installer includes the core libraries and end user project templates for Microsoft .NET Gadgeteer. This is a prerequisite for…

Today's Hardware Friday takes back to one of my favorite areas (okay, yeah I have a bunch of those, but still), mind to PC interfaces. I can't wait for the day when I can ditch my keyboard, mouse, voice, touch, gesture devices and just think at my PC. Talk about a "natural interface!"…

So Philips recently introduced their Hue Connected Bulbs: an easy-to-use set of LED light bulbs and Wi-Fi connected bridge which allows you to dynamically change the color of your home lighting using their iOS or Android app. What’s particularly cool is that the bridge has a web API which you can…

Today's Hardware Friday project by Mike Linnen is one that's pretty awesome in a cool Internet of Things kind of way. We've featured bits and pieces of like functionality in the past, but I don't think something ever as complete as this. The best part of all is that it's not really a project as much…

Welcome to the RogueCode Blog! Just kidding... but with all the cool work Matt, aka RogueCode, has been doing, and which we've been highlighting, it kinds of feels that way doesn't it? Now if only the stuff he was doing wasn't just so darn cool. We have just about everything in this project.…

The AR.Drone 2.0The Parrot AR.Drone 2.0 is an awesome device packed with cool features. The drone contains two cameras, one pointed forward that streams live video, and one pointed downwards (for all your surveillance needs). Its got four powerful engines that make it fast and maneuverable. The…

What can't we get enough of here? What's one of our favorite hardware platforms? What is the latest and shiniest new release? A release that JUST happened yesterday? Here's a hint from Chris Walker... Summary 2x the RAM, 4x the speed, and 6x the flash of GEN1   Many users have run out of…

In this special Edge show episode, the team gives coverage of Build as it relates to IT professionals and recent announcements.  More specifically, we cover: Windows 8 GA launch [00:58] Build Pre-conference stats [01:54] Day 1 keynote - Ballmer's demos Rick's Ballmer moments Hardware…

Today Hardware Friday post from Mario Vernari is one that I thought a little different than others I've blogged about (though related), one that helps solve a difficult problem and can might be a good kick off for building some Holiday hardware displays too... Led-matrix controller driven via…

IntroductionIn early January, we were tasked with creating a unique, interactive experience for the SXSW Interactive launch party with Frog Design. We bounced around many ideas, and finally settled on a project that Rick suggested during our first meeting: boxing robots controlled via Kinect. The…