Four months ago, 16-year-old John Wall had introduced the prototype of his Atmel powered OLED smartwatch. Now, the Maker has revealed that the design was completed and functioning on its own power. Drum roll please…………..My BT 4.0 arduino compatible smart watch is on its own power! My prototype is complete! pic.twitter.com/JY1XrwCO32 — John Wall (@walltechOSHW) October 12, 2014 “After […]
Cooking Hacks, the open hardware division of Libelium, has launched two new sensor platforms that automate control and maintenance tasks in aquariums and in gardens through wireless connectivity and using open-source APIs. Designed for Makers, the new IoT solutions are based on Arduino, and include specialized sensors to measure parameters vital to aquatic life in ponds and […]
If you frequent Bits & Pieces, you know that we love ourselves a good hacked musical devices. Whether it is a series of stepper motors belting our Guns N’ Roses or long outdated computer parts being repurposed into instruments, these techie tunes just warm our hacker hearts. Today, we have two more musical creations to add to our ever-growing […]
And just like that, another weekend of making has come to an end but not without its ‘Faire’ share of memories. The Atmel team spent the weekend of October 3-5th in Italy’s Renzo Piano Auditorium Parco della Musica for Maker Faire Rome. The European flagship event attracted a record-setting 80,000+ Makers, modders, hackers, hobbyists and veteran engineers from all across […]
Jonathan Cook’s Atmel based BLE smart watch has now not only been named the official winner of MAKE‘s Arduino Challenge, but has collected a “Maker of Merit” ribbon at Maker Faire — The European Edition recently held in Rome. Powered by an ATmega644PA Microduino Core and an ATmega1284P microcontroller (MCU), the device features Bluetooth LE connectivity and in true Maker style, a […]
Just days after taking center stage at World Maker Faire in New York, Atmel is getting ready to kick off Maker Faire Rome 2014 at Renzo Piano’s Auditorium Parco della Musica, a Makers village of nearly 70,000-square meters. Once again a Silver Sponsor of the event, we will be shining the spotlight on the latest Arduino and Arduino-related projects. As they say, “When in Rome, do as the […]
SpellTag — which recently made its debut on Kickstarter — is described by its creators as “laser tag LARPing with 3D-printed wands and software spells.” What an experience that sounds like! And to think, we thought Dungeons and Dragons was ahead of its time in the ‘80s. With the addition of 3D printing to the LARPing (Live Action Roleplaying […]
Every Maker out there probably has an area in their home that is littered with bits and pieces that haven’t found their way to the proper storage container. Searching through a sea of parts makes the prototyping process infinitely more difficult. That’s where the ProtoPalette comes in… Karl Alexius and Will Pemble were having organizational […]
While most high school students spend their summer months washing dishes, flipping burgers or lying poolside, a group of young Makers from Granada Hills Charter High School used their time and knowledge to design a low-cost exoskeleton that would help children with cerebral palsy learn to walk. The project is a result of a partnership between the […]
And just like that, another weekend of making has come to an end but not without its ‘Faire’ share of memories. On September 20th and 21st, World Maker Faire 2014 attracted some 85,000 Makers, modders, hackers, hobbyists and veteran engineers from 45 states and 36 countries to Flushing Meadows-Corona Park. Inside a jam-packed booth (#EP24), attendees had the […]
