As I walked around the 2013 Maker Faire in San Mateo, it seemed that everything that interested me had Atmel chips inside of it. Even before I got inside a pavilion Saturday, there was a full-sized flight simulator as I walked in the gate. The Viper Flight simulator is a kickstarter project that actually got […]
The 2013 Silicon Valley Maker Faire kicked off today, with hackers, modders, makers and veteran DIYs showcasing their creations, many of which are powered by Atmel microcontrollers. Atmel’s booth – #625 – is drawing large crowds, with entire families clustering around to see the MakerBot: Replicator 2 desktop 3D printer, the Open Source Internet of […]
Maker’s Faire can probably best be described as the ultimate DIY electronics show. Held at the San Mateo County Fairgrounds, the event is a huge science fair for the general public, where Do-It-Yourselfers take center stage and roam around unleashed (usually on their segways), wearing propeller beanies and flashy LED pins. Atmel will be attending […]
I don’t usually make a big deal of my upcoming weekends, but when I get the chance to hang out in a human-size mouse trap, buzz around a giant Hand of Man robot, or get my code on competitively in a variety of hacker races, it’s worth talking up a bit. Before you wonder whether […]
You might see neighborhood kids, or even grown-ups, playing with remote-controlled helicopters. Well, the remote control that operates that toy may soon take a back seat. A San Francisco company called Puzzlebox has created a toy helicopter that can be controlled by your brainwaves. The Orbit features an electroencephalography (EEG) headset that reads electrical activity along the […]
